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The first Arab American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives was George A. Kasem in 1959, and the first Arab-American U.S. senator was James Abourezk in 1973. In the 115th Congress, there were six U.S. representatives and no U.S. senators of Arab-American descent serving in Congress.
First of two Muslim women in Congress. Born to a Muslim family of Palestinian immigrants. [7] Abraham Hamadeh: Republican: AZ-08: January 3, 2025: Incumbent 54 days First Muslim in Congress who is a member of the Republican Party. Identifies as non-Denominational. [8] Lateefah Simon: Democratic: CA-12: January 3, 2025: Incumbent 54 days [9]
Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York (Democrat) admitted to sending sexually explicit photos of himself to several women through his Twitter account. [140] He resigned from Congress on 16 June 2011, [141] but he continued sexting. [142] On 6 November 2017, Weiner began serving a 21-month sentence for sexting a 15-year-old girl. [143]
Joseph R. Burton Senator (R-KS) was convicted of accepting a $2,500 (equivalent to $87,491 in 2024) bribe (1904). [9]John Hipple Mitchell Senator (R-OR) was involved with the Oregon land fraud scandal, for which he was indicted and convicted while a sitting U.S. Senator (1905).
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Darrell Edward Issa (/ ˈ aɪ s ə / EYESS-ə; born November 1, 1953) [1] is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 48th congressional district. He represented the 50th congressional district from 2021 to 2023.
A Palestinian-American woman is pressing charges against Mississippi's District 4 Congressman Mike Ezell for allegedly assaulting her on Capitol Hill.
Bashir Noorzai is a former Afghan drug lord. [1] He was an early supporter of the Taliban movement [2] and later worked as an undercover agent on behalf of the U.S. government. . Despite being among America's most wanted drug traffickers, he agreed to come to New York City for a debriefing after being promised by his handlers that he would not be arrested, and was arrested ten days after his ...