Gaza volunteer surgeon Adam Hamawy wins New Jersey House seat
The gist
Surgeon Adam Hamawy won New Jersey's 12th District with 74.8% of the vote as counted.
He becomes New Jersey's first Muslim and first Arab American in the US House.
How it unfolded
- 2024Hamawy served on medical missions in Gaza organized by the Palestinian American Medical Association and coordinated by the WHO.
- 2025He served on further Gaza medical missions organized by the same association and coordinated by the WHO.
- Nov 2025Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman announced she would not seek reelection, leaving New Jersey's 12th District seat open.