by Associated Press
DETROIT — An attorney and former Michigan lawmaker is looking ahead to becoming the first Muslim woman elected to Congress.
Former
state Rep. Rashida Tlaib won the Democratic nomination late Tuesday to
run unopposed for the Detroit-area congressional seat long held by
former U.S. Rep. John Conyers. No Republicans or third-party candidates
were in the race, meaning the daughter of Palestinian immigrants is set
to win the seat in November and begin serving a full two-year term in
January.
"I
will uplift you in so many ways," she told supporters during a victory
speech early Wednesday morning. "Not only through service but fighting
back, against every single oppressive, racist structure that needs to be
dismantled, because you deserve better than what we have today in our
country."
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