California Lawmaker Aisha Wahab Wins Special Election to Succeed Eric Swalwell in Congress
Wahab won after AIPAC-linked groups spent about $2.5 million against her in the final weeks, NBC News projected.
- Democratic state Sen. Aisha Wahab won California's 14th Congressional District special election on Thursday, NBC News projects, and will serve the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term ending in January.
- Wahab defeated Democrat Melissa Hernandez, a Bay Area Rapid Transit Board member, after the two advanced from the June primary where Wahab took 43% to Hernandez's 17%.
- A super PAC aligned with the Israel American Israel Public Affairs Committee spent about $2.5 million against Wahab in the race's final weeks, yet with 95% of the vote counted, Wahab led 53% to 47%.
- Wahab has criticized Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza as genocide, and her campaign website panned "AIPAC-linked dark-money PACs" for "trying to" tear her down.
- While AIPAC-linked PACs won key victories in Illinois and Missouri, the United Democracy Project spent more than $30 million in Michigan yet failed to secure a win there.
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Progressive Aisha Wahab wins California special election for Swalwell’s seat
California state Sen. Aisha Wahab has won the special election to succeed Democratic former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April amid allegations of sexual misconduct. With more than 95 percent of the vote counted, Wahab was leading fellow Democrat Melissa Hernandez, the president of the Bay Area Rapid Transit board, 53 percent to 47 […]
'Organized People Won': Aisha Wahab Defeats Millions in AIPAC Spending to Win US House Race
"This victory belongs to the voters who made clear that our district cannot be bought," said Wahab, who will serve out the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term.
Aisha Wahab becomes first Afghan American elected to Congress
California state Sen. Aisha Wahab will serve out the rest of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term after securing victory Thursday in a special election.Swalwell, a Democrat who was running for California governor, ended his campaign and resigned from Congress in April after he was accused of sexual assault and harassment, which he denies. Wahab will represent the states 14th Congressional District, which covers parts of Alameda County on the eastern…
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ATNAisha Wahab Makes History as First Afghan American Elected to US Congress
Photo/AP. Aisha Wahab has won a special election for California’s 14th Congressional District, becoming the first person of Afghan descent elected to the US Congress, according to Decision Desk HQ. Wahab, a progressive Democrat and California state senator, defeated Melissa Hernandez in Tuesday’s election to fill the seat vacated by former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April following allegations of sexual misconduct. Swalwell h…
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