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Larry Shaw is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-first Senate district, including constituents in Cumberland County from 1995 to 2011. [1] A corporate executive from Fayetteville, North Carolina , Shaw is currently serving in his seventh term in the North Carolina Senate .
First of two Muslim women in Congress. Born to a Muslim family of Palestinian immigrants. [7] Abraham Hamadeh: Republican: AZ-08: January 3, 2025: Incumbent 39 days First Muslim in Congress who is a member of the Republican Party. Identifies as non-Denominational. [8] Lateefah Simon: Democratic: CA-12: January 3, 2025: Incumbent 39 days [9]
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Dilawar Syed as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration, ending more than two years of delays after a blockade by Republicans in the last Congress.
A bus carrying 18 students and two advisers from the historically Black university in Raleigh was stopped and searched in Spartanburg County, SC on Oct. 5 for a minor traffic violation.
Jamilah Nasheed, member of the Missouri Senate (2013–present) John Collins-Muhammad, City of St. Louis Alderman of the 21st District; Larry Shaw, former member of the North Carolina Senate (1995–2009) Ilhan Omar, U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district (2019–present)
Much as President Joe Biden's campaign did before, Vice President Kamala Harris — now the Democratic presidential nominee — sent officials to Michigan on Thursday to meet with Arab American ...
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Tlaib and Omar were also the first Muslim women in Congress. [3] The U.S. House of Representatives currently has five Arab-American members. The first Assyrian American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives was Adam Benjamin in 1977, [ 4 ] and the first Persian-American U.S. representative was Stephanie Bice in 2021. [ 5 ]