加州议员Aisha Wahab赢得特殊补选进入国会

加州州参议员Aisha Wahab在周四举行的特殊补选中获胜，将代表加州第14国会选区进入众议院，任期至明年1月1。她击败了湾区快速交通管理局主任Melissa Hernandez1。Wahab将成为首位在国会任职的阿富汗美国人1。

Wahab接替的是众议员Eric Swalwell，后者因被控性骚扰在4月辞职，他否认了这些指控1。Wahab和Hernandez将在11月的正式选举中再次对阵，以确定谁将在下一个两年任期内任职1。

California State Senator Aisha Wahab won a special election on Thursday to represent California's 14th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, replacing Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April following sexual harassment allegations that he has denied 1. Wahab will serve the East Alameda County seat, located in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area, until January of next year 1.

In the race, Wahab defeated Melissa Hernandez, director of the Bay Area Rapid Transit authority, who will face her again in the November general election to determine who holds the seat for the next two-year term 1. With this victory, Wahab becomes the first Afghan American to serve in Congress 1. Her political career has been marked by firsts: she became the first Afghan American elected to public office in 2018 when she won a seat on the Hayward City Council 1. In 2023, she authored legislation to prohibit caste-based discrimination 1.