El-Sayed Wants to Become Michigan's First Muslim American Governor

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About 90 Muslim Americans are seeking elected office throughout the United States during midterm elections this year. Many are running as Democrats, hoping to be part of a "blue wave" that shifts control of the U.S. Congress. As VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports, among the 13 Muslim candidates running for office in the state of Michigan is a young doctor, Abdul El-Sayed, who is hoping to make history.