Religious diversity in the election
On November 3, the United States elected its first Catholic president in 60 years, but that wasn’t the only important religion angle of the 2020 election.
More than 100 Muslims ran for office this year, and five states elected their first Muslim state lawmakers. Madinah Wilson-Anton was elected to the Delaware House of Representatives, while Iman Jodeh won a seat in Colorado’s house. In Florida, Christopher Benjamin was elected to the House of Representatives, and Mauree Turner was elected to the Oklahoma legislature. Samba Baldeh was elected to the Wisconsin’s State Assembly.
“It was incredibly surreal. I felt like we had the chance to make history in Colorado,” Jodeh, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, told local media after her historic win.
