Rashida Tlaib

Rashida Tlaib is set to become the US’s first ever Muslim woman elected to Congress. After winning a crowded Democratic primary election to represent Michigan’s 13th district last August, she will enter Congress unopposed following the mid-term elections, as there are no Republican candidates contesting the seat. Rashida Tlaib was born in Detroit in 1976 of Palestinian immigrant parents, and had previously held a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives.

to be set to être en passe de / first ever tout premier / crowded ici, qui comptait de nombreux candidats / primary election élection primaire (élection de sélection au sein d’un parti) / district circonscription / unopposed ici, sans aucun adversaire / mid-term elections élections législatives qui ont lieu au milieu du mandat présidentiel.