In a major political development involving Bangladeshis in the US, four Bangladeshi-origin candidates have been elected in the midterm elections held on Tuesday.
In fact, one of the candidates won for the third time while another registered his fifth victory in a row.
The four are Georgia state senators Sheikh Rahman and Nabilah Islam, Connecticut State Senator Md Masudur Rahman and New Hampshire House of Representative Aboul B Khan.
Sheikh Rahman is the first immigrant and first Asian American to serve in the Georgia State Senate. He is also the first Muslim Georgia Legislator.
Sheikh Rahman was elected for the third time unopposed, with Nabilah Islam, 30, winning for the first time.
“We won with 53% of the vote in a challenging year. Our margin of victory is a testament to our brilliant team & hard working volunteers. We ran a strong campaign & fought hard. My sincerest thank you to the voters who put their trust in me to be their voice in the State Senate,” Nabilah tweeted.
Masudur Rahman tasted his very first win in the Connecticut State Senate polls, which he confirmed through a social media post. The trio ran with the Democratic Party tickets.
But Aboul B Khan was a Republican candidate winning the post of New Hampshire House of Representatives for the fifth straight time.
“I am grateful to you for electing me for the fifth term to serve as your State Representative at the New Hampshire State House,” he wrote on his Facebook account.
Republicans move toward House majority
Republicans edged closer on Thursday to securing a majority in the US House of Representatives while control of the Senate hinged on a few tight races, two days after Democrats staved off an anticipated "red wave" of Republican gains in midterm elections.
Republicans have captured at least 210 House seats, Edison Research projected, eight short of the 218 needed to wrest the House away from Democrats and effectively halt President Joe Biden's legislative agenda.
While Republicans remain favored, there were 33 House contests yet to be decided - including 21 of the 53 most competitive races, based on a Reuters analysis of the leading nonpartisan forecasters - likely ensuring the final outcome will not be determined for some time.
Thousands of votes still remained uncounted in the two closely competitive states of Arizona and Nevada. Election officials in Maricopa County, Arizona's most populous, said it could take until at least Friday to tally all votes there.
