After a transformative night for Muslim Americans across the country, MAPS extends our congratulations to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Virginia Lieutenant Governor Elect Ghazala Hashmi, Dearborn Mayor-elect Abdullah H. Hammoud, Dearborn Heights Mayor-elect Mo Baydoun, Portland City Council Member Pious Ali, Biddeford Mayor-Elect Liam LaFountain, Hamtramck Mayor-Elect Adam Alharbi, Cambridge City Council Members Sumbul Siddiqui, Esq. and Ayah Al-Zubi, Melrose City Council Member Maya Jamaleddine and Newburyport City Council Member Afroz Khan, Virginia Delegate Sam Rasoul, New York City Council Member Shahana Hanif, Dearborn City Council Members Kamal Alsawafy, Mustapha Hammoud, Hillard City Council Member Nadia Rasul, Grove City Council Member Mohamed Omar and other exemplary Muslim American public servants and trailblazers who have answered the call to serve their communities and their country!

Zohran Mamdani will be the first Muslim mayor of New York City, the largest city in the United States, while Ghazala Hashmi will be the first Muslim woman Lieutenant Governor and first to hold State-wide office.

Rooted in faith and service to community, these wins are a testament to the Muslim public servants who work tirelessly to create a more perfect union. As we approach America’s 250th birthday, Muslim Americans continue to indelibly shape the fabric of this nation.