Second Muslim Elected To Congress

In Indiana on Tuesday, voters elected Andre Carson to Congress, making him the second Muslim ever to serve. Carson won a special election to fill out the House term of his grandmother. AP yesterday reported that Carson, a Democrat, had received 54% of the vote. Carson, raised as a Methodist, converted to Islam more than ten years ago. His district covers most of Indianapolis. (See prior related posting.) [Thanks to Melissa Rogers for the lead.]