A 42-year-old Muslim woman has won the Democratic nomination to run unopposed for a House seat in Michigan, bringing her closer to becoming the first female from the minority community to be elected to the US Congress, according to a media report.<\/p>\n
Rashida Tlaib, a former state Representative, has won a crowded battle to replace former US Representative John Conyers Jr. in the Michigan\u2019s 13th Congressional District Democratic primary, The Detroit News reported.<\/p>\n
No Republican is running for the seat in the Democratic-leaning district, meaning Palestinian-origin Tlaib is virtually guaranteed to win the seat in election scheduled for November.<\/p>\n
Tlaib had pulled in 33.2 % of the vote over Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones, who has 29.2%, with 96% of precincts reporting, it said.<\/p>\n
She has boasted a grassroots campaign and came out on top in fundraising, topping $1 million. She said her day had been filled with emotion and described it as \u201chappy chaos,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEspecially meeting voters and talking to them, they are inspired,\u201d she was quoted as saying by the report.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne resident said she\u2019s happy for me and it\u2019s already written. It\u2019s been amazing to interact with families at polling locations. I feel very much supported.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 89-year-old Conyers was first elected to the House in 1964. He stepped down in December citing health reasons, though several former female staffers had accused him of sexual harassment.<\/p>\n
The daughter of Palestinian immigrants and the eldest of 14 children, Tlaib became the first Muslim woman in the state legislature in 2008. She was a lawyer and community activist prior to her political career.<\/p>\n
The 13th Congressional District she will represent includes a large southern area of suburban Detroit in Wayne County. After boundary lines were redrawn in 2012, the 13th is the only congressional district entirely within one county.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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