El-Sayed Becomes First Muslim Elected To US Senate, Mocks AIPAC In Victory Speech Via Middle East Eye Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won a highly coveted Michigan Senate seat on Wednesday, and will become the first Muslim to serve in the upper chamber of Congress come January .
El-Sayed declared victory with 80 percent of votes counted, showing him in a comfortable 51.8 percent lead compared to his Republican opponent Mike Rogers at 46.2 percent. The Associated Press declared El-Sayed the winner at 2:27 am EST (7:27 GMT). via AFP "I am so proud and honored to stand here as your senator-elect," Sayed said in an energized victory speech, where he said he was able to overcome 'Islamophobic slurs' aimed at him by US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
"To all the parents who struggled to explain [to their kids] why the president openly mocked someone for their name or how they pray, let them know tomorrow that the bad guys lost," he said to cheers and applause.