Aisha Wahab makes history as the first Afghan American elected to Congress
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Aisha Wahab has won the special election for the U.S. House seat formerly held by Rep. Eric Swalwell, Decision Desk HQ projects, making her the first person of Afghan descent to be elected to Congress.
Swalwell resigned in April amid accusations of sexual misconduct.
Wahab, a Democrat, was the first Muslim and first Afghan American […]
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