Abdul al-Sayed, the Democratic candidate, managed to win the Michigan state senate seat in the US mid-term elections and became the first Muslim elected to the US senate. Alcide, 42, defeated Donald Trump-backed Republican candidate Mike Rogers in a close race and retained the seat of retired Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, according to media projections. Al-Sayed, who is a former public health official, has focused his election campaign on reducing the cost of living, expanding public health services and limiting the influence of large corporations in politics. This Democratic candidate has previously called Israel's war in Gaza "genocide" and opposed a war against the Islamic Republic. When an Iranian-American student asked him to condemn the Revolutionary Guards, instead of condemning this institution, he emphasized the right of Iranians to determine their own destiny.

Abdul al-Sayed, the Democratic candidate, managed to win the Michigan state senate seat in the US mid-term elections and became the first Muslim elected to the US senate. Alcide, 42, defeated Donald Trump-backed Republican candidate Mike Rogers in a close race and retained the seat of retired Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, according to media projections. Al-Sayed, who is a former public health official, has focused his election campaign on reducing the cost of living, expanding public health services and limiting the influence of large corporations in politics. This Democratic candidate has previously called Israel's war in Gaza "genocide" and opposed a war against the Islamic Republic. When an Iranian-American student asked him to condemn the Revolutionary Guards, instead of condemning this institution, he emphasized the right of Iranians to determine their own destiny.