A hijabi Indian-American woman Nabeela Syed has scripted history by becoming the youngest member to get elected to the Illinois General Assembly. The 23-year-old Indian-American defeated her Republican opponent Chris Bos in the recently held US midterm elections by grabbing 52.3% votes in the election for the 51st District in the Illinois State House of Representatives.
Nabeela Syed shared her excitement on Twitter by writing, “My name is Nabeela Syed. I am a 23-year-old Muslim, Indian-American woman. We just flipped a Republican-held suburban district.”
She revealed, “And in January, I’ll be the youngest member of the Illinois General Assembly.”
In a follow-up tweet, Ms Syed thanked the team by saying, “Thank you thread incoming tomorrow. We had an incredible team that made this possible.”
Narrating her journey, Nabeela Syed posted a long note on Instagram which read:
“When I announced for State Representative, I made it a mission to genuinely engage in conversation with people – to give them a reason to get involved in our democracy and hope for better leadership that represents their values.
We won this race because we engaged in that conversation.
We talked to seniors about the rising cost of prescription drugs. We talked to working families about the growing burden of property taxes. We talked to women, pledging that I would protect their right to reproductive healthcare. We spoke with parents about their desire to strengthen commonsense gun safety laws.
We won this race because the people of the 51st District want a representative who is ready to fight for them and their families.
I knocked every door in this district. Tomorrow, I start knocking them again to thank them for placing their trust in me. I’m ready to get to work.”
