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Ohio Elects the State’s First Ever Somali-American Lawmaker

Ohio has elected its first-ever Somali-American lawmaker.

Munira Abdullahi, a Democrat, created history by becoming the first American of Somali descent to win a seat in the Ohio Legislature.

She ran unopposed in the elections held on Tuesday, November 8.

The 26-year-old Abdullahi, who serves as a youth director, also becomes the first Muslim woman to represent her constituents at the Ohio Legislature.

She was elected in a city that has the second-largest population of Somalis in the United States.