印度裔Saba Haider当选伊利诺伊州众议员 成首位南亚裔女性州议员
伊利诺伊州第84选区11月3日选举结果出炉，印度裔民主党人Saba Haider以71.2%的得票率当选伊利诺伊州众议员，成为首位进入伊利诺伊州议会的南亚裔女性。
根据计票结果，Haider获得21995票，共和党对手Brian Scopa获得8902票。Haider此前担任DuPage County委员，今年3月17日以63.5%的得票率赢得民主党初选。
她的选区覆盖Will、DuPage、Kane和Kendall四县的部分地区，包括Aurora、Naperville、Oswego、Montgomery和Boulder Hill等社区。
Haider出生于印度，家族来自北方邦Bulandshahr县，约20年前移民美国，毕业于Aligarh Muslim University，获野生动物科学硕士学位。她的当选被视为伊利诺伊州南亚裔政治代表性的里程碑。
India-Born Saba Haider Elected to Illinois House, First South Asian Woman in State's General Assembly
Democrat Saba Haider, who was born in India, won election to the Illinois House of Representatives from the 84th District on Nov. 3 with 71.2% of the vote, becoming the first South Asian woman elected to the Illinois General Assembly.
Haider received 21,995 votes to 8,902 for Republican Brian Scopa, according to reported results. Haider, a DuPage County Board member, had won the Democratic primary on March 17 with 63.5% of the vote.
The 84th District covers parts of Will, DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties, including Aurora, Naperville, Oswego, Montgomery and Boulder Hill.
Haider was born in India to a family from Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh and immigrated to the United States about 20 years ago. She earned a master's degree in wildlife science from Aligarh Muslim University. Her election is a milestone for South Asian political representation in Illinois.
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