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First Muslim Was Elected to Congress in 2006

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There were no Muslims in Congress before 2018.

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The first Muslim individual elected to the U.S. Congress was Keith Ellison in 2006, who served in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. 

André Carson became the second Muslim elected to Congress in 2008 after winning a special election in Indiana’s 7th Congressional District.  

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