Another elected official, 46 years old, from a Greek-American family known in his state for a restaurant chain, had sat in the House since January 2019. As a representative, he distinguished himself by his support for the Equality Act, a Democratic bill aimed at enshrining in federal law protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
The wave also allowed many candidates from minorities to break the glass ceiling. These midterms are marked by several"firsts."An African-American elected official would thus become the first to preside over the House of Representatives.
The Democrats have not only retaken Congress: the map of victories sketches a renewal of faces, notably on the left of the party and among elected officials from immigrant backgrounds.
Abdul el-Sayed embodies this wing: a doctor, a Muslim, elected from Michigan. Other profiles, such as the Greek-American representative who supports the Equality Act, have consolidated their place.
Congress thus reconstituted weighs on Washington's legislative agenda, as both chambers pass under Democratic control.
In Virginia,"yes"won to make the right to abortion a constitutional right.
Results are updated in real time from Associated Press information.
He thus becomes the first Muslim American elected to the Senate.
Americans were voting to renew the House of Representatives and part of the Senate. It is customary for the sitting president's party to be punished in the midterms; George W. Bush, in 2002, had escaped a defeat in the House.
Several Democratic figures emerge from this election night. Abdul el-Sayed, a 42-year-old doctor, son of Egyptian immigrants and from the left wing of the party, won the Senate election in Michigan against Republican Mike Rogers.