First Muslim Elected to Congress
CBS News
November 8, 2006
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"Ellison, who supports abortion rights, is calling for an immediate withdrawal of troops in Iraq because, he said, Iraqis and Americans both want them out and the war has cost too much. He disagrees with the route the House has taken on illegal immigration — turning “hardworking immigrants into felons” — and added that he supports a path to citizenship."
CNN.com
Status: Challenger Party: Democratic
Birthdate: August 4, 1963 Religion: Muslim
"Keith Ellison was born in Detroit and lives in Minneapolis. He attended Wayne State University and moved to Minnesota in 1987 to attend law school at the University of Minnesota.
"A defense attorney, Ellison has served in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2003 and in 2006 became a candidate for U.S. Congress in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District.
"He and his wife, Kim Ellison, have four children."
USA Today
"Keith Ellison, a 43-year-old criminal defense lawyer who converted to Islam as a college student, didn't let questions about his past slow down his campaign to become the first Muslim in the United States Congress."
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