Muslim candidate for US Congress gets endorsements
Imraan Siddiqi, a Muslim resident in the Seattle area of Washington, who has entered his district’s US congressional race to unseat a Democratic incumbent over her position on Gaza, has received several prominent endorsements, giving his campaign a boost. This week, his campaign announced that he has been endorsed by multiple Democratic elected officials, including […]
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Imraan Siddiqi, a Muslim resident in the Seattle area of Washington, who has entered his district’s US congressional race to unseat a Democratic incumbent over her position on Gaza, has received several prominent endorsements, giving his campaign a boost.
This week, his campaign announced that he has been endorsed by multiple Democratic elected officials, including Washington State Senator Yasmin Trudeau, Bothell City Council Member Rami Al-Kabra, Northshore School Board Member Han Tran and Redmond City Council Member Osman Salahuddin.
In addition to these endorsements, his campaign has also announced that around a week after their launch, they have raised around $223,000 in grassroots donations, a significant amount for a newcomer.
“People are dissatisfied with the current leadership and are clamouring for moral clarity in this pivotal moment in time,” Siddiqi said in a statement issued from his campaign on Wednesday.
“Those who have endorsed my campaign are embracing change forthcoming. There is no wrong time to do the right thing.”
Washington state’s 8th congressional district, currently represented by Kim Schrier, is solidly Democratic, meaning that whoever wins the primary on August 6 is expected to win the general election in November. (The New Arab)