Hamawy Wins New Jersey’s 12th District House Seat
Adam Hamawy, a physician who served in the U.S. Army, secured election to represent New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District in the U.S. House. He received 70% of the vote on November 3.
The campaign drew attention to Hamawy’s past interactions with radical figures before a 1995 terrorism trial, where he testified. His humanitarian work in Bosnia in 1994 for Benevolence International Foundation also became a focus of criticism. The Treasury Department later shut down the charity for funding Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda.
The criticism and negative press did not prevent Hamawy from winning in the heavily Democratic district. He is now congressman-elect.
Hamawy Wins Despite GOP Attacks on His Past
Adam Hamawy, a doctor and Army veteran, won a seat in the U.S. House from New Jersey’s heavily Democratic 12th District, taking 70% of the vote on November 3.
Republican criticism focused on Hamawy’s past interactions with radical figures before a 1995 terrorism trial, where he testified, and on humanitarian work he did in Bosnia in 1994 for Benevolence International Foundation. The Treasury Department later shut down the charity for funding Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda.
The negative press did not stop voters from choosing Hamawy. His win shows that attacks centered on his past could not overcome his support in the district.
Hamawy Wins Despite Questions About His Past Associations
Adam Hamawy won election to the U.S. House from New Jersey’s heavily Democratic 12th District, receiving 70% of the vote on November 3. The doctor and Army veteran will enter Congress despite persistent questions raised during the campaign about his past associations.
Hamawy interacted with radical figures before a 1995 terrorism trial, where he testified. He also undertook relief work in Bosnia in 1994 on behalf of Benevolence International Foundation; the Treasury Department subsequently closed the organization after it provided support to Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda.
Republican criticism and negative press failed to change the result. Hamawy’s decisive victory makes him congressman-elect, even as the concerns raised about those past ties formed a major part of the campaign.
Reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Fox News, The Washington Examiner.
