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Abdul El-Sayed becomes first Muslim US Senator

short by / on Thursday, 5 November, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race to become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate. In his victory speech, he took aim at Trump and VP JD Vance, noting the 'delicious irony' of Vance being constitutionally required to swear him in. His wife's family has roots in Karnataka's Bhatkal.
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