NJ, by some measures the most Arab and Muslim state in the union, managed to make it to 2024 before sending its first MENA and/or Muslim member of Congress to Washington (appointed Sen. George Helmy, an Egyptian Coptic Christian) only to p much immediately elect Egyptian Muslim Adam Hamawy in 2026
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Adam Hamawy's win also highlights the emergence of Muslim voters as a constituency to contend with in New Jersey, no longer just a small minority easily placated with a patronage appointment here and there. Muslim orgs and leaders went incredibly hard for him and it paid off.
