Egyptian doctor who undertook medical missions to Gaza will now go to US Congress

Egyptian doctor who undertook medical missions to Gaza will now go to US Congress

Egyptian-American surgeon Adam Hamawy has won his bid for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th congressional district, joining the blue wave across the US and making history as the first Muslim and Egyptian American to represent the state.

During his victory speech in the midterm elections on Tuesday, he spoke directly to the people in Gaza, saying: “To the men, women and children of Gaza and Palestine. Your smiles give me the courage and the hope to fight for a better world."

Republicans previously held the majority of the House of Representatives with 218 seats, four more than the Democrats at 215, but come January, Hamawy is one of the congressional wins to give his party a majority. with a whopping projected 250 seats, according to MS Now.

Middle East Eye attended Hamawy's watch party in Princeton, New Jersey, where he declared during his speech that he was ready to get to work and vowed to “hold Donald Trump accountable”.

“I'm a surgeon, and I can tell you that we are going to stop the bleeding. We are going to fight for every American that's been left behind by the establishment that has been ruling Washington for so long.”

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