Progressive Aisha Wahab wins California special election to fill Eric Swalwell seat
State senator beats rival Melissa Hernandez and will replace US congressman who quit amid sexual misconduct claims Progressive Aisha Wahab has been elected to Congress in a special election following a bitter intra-party battle over the seat formerly held by Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April after facing sexual misconduct allegations . Swalwell has denied the allegations. Wahab, a state senator, was widely considered the frontrunner in the district in California ’s East Bay and had the…
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Progressive Aisha Wahab wins California special election to fill Eric Swalwell seat(opens original report in a new tab)The HillTier B
Progressive wins special election to fill Swalwell’s California House seat(opens original report in a new tab)Progressive California state Sen. Aisha Wahab (D) is projected to defeat Bay Area Rapid Transit Board President Melissa Hernandez in the special election to fill the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.)… — The Hill
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