‘Call me senator’: How Abdul El-Sayed beat Trump’s hate to create history
Summary
Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate. With more than 95 percent of votes counted, he was projected to receive over 52 percent and said he would focus on economic inequality, health care, and living costs.Key Facts
- El-Sayed is a 42-year-old Democrat from the Detroit metropolitan area and is of Egyptian descent.
- Donald Trump and JD Vance used insulting language about El-Sayed during the campaign.
- El-Sayed said Vice President JD Vance would be constitutionally required to swear him in in January.
- El-Sayed campaigned on economic inequality, health care, and the cost of living.
- He studied at the University of Michigan, Oxford University, and Columbia University, where he earned a medical degree.
- Before running for office, El-Sayed worked in public health and led Detroit’s Health Department.
- Michigan is described in the article as a swing state that Trump won two years earlier.
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