Palestinian-American congresswoman Rashida Tlaib wins a fifth term in US midterm elections

Rashida Tlaib has won again from Michigan's 12th congressional district in the US midterm elections. Defeating Republican candidate James D Hooper, she has won a fifth term in the US House of Representatives. The vote took place on Tuesday (3 November).

Rashida Tlaib is an American politician and lawyer. She currently represents Michigan's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

She was born in Detroit to a Palestinian immigrant family. She is the first woman of Palestinian descent elected to the US Congress.

Rashida Tlaib was first elected to Congress in 2018. She is the first Palestinian-American woman elected in the history of the US Congress.

She is a progressive leader of the Democratic Party and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. She is one of the members of 'The Squad', a group of progressive women lawmakers in Congress.

She has mainly spoken out for working-class rights, universal healthcare, environmental justice and raising the minimum wage.

She has also been vocal for Palestinian rights and in criticism of the Israeli military operation in Gaza. With this election victory, she has held the seat again.