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Elections 2000:
152 Muslim Americans elected
to Local and State Offices
About 700 Muslim Americans ran for various local, state and federal offices in the 2000 elections. At least 152 of them were elected to local and state offices. These individuals were elected as members of precinct committees, delegates to Democratic and Republican party conventions, city councils, state assemblies, state senates, and judgeships. Ninety-two of these were elected from Texas.
Mr. Saghir Tahir, President of the New Hampshire Chapter of the American Muslim Alliance – one of the leading American Muslim organization, was elected to the State Assembly from the 38 District. Mr. Larry Shaw, the highest-ranking elected Muslim in America, was re-elected unopposed in North Carolina. Judge David Shakoor was also re-elected to his judicial post. AMA New Jersey Activist Hassan Fahmy was elected to Prospect Park City Council.
American Muslim voter turn out exceeded the national average and, at least, 40% of the Muslims who voted in the year 2000 presidential election did so for the first time. As estimated through AMA's post-election telephone survey, more than 80% of the Muslim Americans cast their votes for George W. Bush. About 10% voted for Ralph Nader.
Source: American Muslim Alliance
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