Christopher Benjamin (politician)
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Christopher Benjamin is an American politician from Florida.[1][2]
In November 2020 he was the first muslim elected to be elected to the Florida legislature.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dawn Araujo-Hawkins (2020-11-16). "Religious diversity in the election". Christian Century. https://www.christiancentury.org/article/news/religious-diversity-election. Retrieved 2020-11-18. "More than 100 Muslims ran for office this year, and five states elected their first Muslim state lawmakers. Madinah Wilson-Anton was elected to the Delaware House of Representatives, while Iman Jodeh won a seat in Colorado’s house. In Florida, Christopher Benjamin was elected to the House of Representatives, and Mauree Turner was elected to the Oklahoma legislature. Samba Baldeh was elected to the Wisconsin’s State Assembly."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tori B. Powell (2020-11-04). "Five Muslim Lawmakers Elected in History-Making Result". Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/five-muslim-lawmakers-elected-in-history-making-result-for-2020-election. Retrieved 2020-11-18. "Christopher Benjamin was elected in Florida to represent the 107th District in the House of Representatives."
