Turning away from the presidential race for a moment, there was a significant event in Indiana yesterday. The late Congresswoman Julian Carson's grandson, Andre Carson, won a special election 54-43% to serve in Indiana's 7th congressional district. What makes this story more interesting is that Carson will be the second Muslim elected to Congress. Joining the ranks of Keith Ellison (DFL-MN), Carson said "I'm a proud Hoosier. I'm an Indy 500 Hoosier, I'm a Covered Bridge Festival Hoosier, I'm a Black Expo Hoosier, I'm a state fair Hoosier. I just happen to be a Hoosier of the Muslim faith". Carson will finish out the ten months in this session before having to run again in November.
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