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A young Palestinian man wins the Illinois Parliament membership.. Who is he?
Democrat of Palestinian origin Abdel Nasser Rashid won the Illinois State Parliament, located in the midwest of the United States, during the local elections that took place on Tuesday.
Prior to that, Abd al-Nasser Rashid won the primaries for the Democratic Party, to gain the party's support to run in the Illinois House of Representatives for the (Cook County) district.
Rashid overthrew his rival, the current deputy in the State House of Representatives for the province, Michael Zalowski, who has held the position since 2008, and obtained 3897 votes, or 51.7 percent, compared to 3,642 votes for his opponent, or 48.3 percent.
During the election campaign, the democrat of Palestinian origin presented that he would prioritize the interests of working families and not the private interests of companies.
He indicated on his official website that he would fight to eradicate corruption, fund public education, and work to reform a crippling property tax system that penalizes working families while giving large corporations deep tax cuts.
And Rashid, 33 years old, is the son of a Palestinian family that moved to the United States 55 years ago, where his parents came from a rural Palestinian village where educational opportunities were scarce, especially for women, while the family was among the first in their village to send their daughters to college. .
Abdel Nasser grew up helping his mother run a kiosk at the local flea market, while his father ran a small retail store in Chicago, before Rashid obtained his degree from the prestigious Harvard University.
After graduation, Abdel Nasser Rashid returned to Illinois where he joined the Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, which fights for immigration reform in Illinois and across the country.
Nasser also managed the election campaign for Chicago Mayor Jesus "Choy" Garcia and served as the deputy chief clerk of Cook County.
Nasser also recently led a successful effort to help seniors save time and money by passing legislation to automatically renew the seniors' exemption, rather than forcing them to apply for the exemption every year.
Abdel Nasser Rashid is married and has three children.
The county representative serves as a liaison between the senator and constituents, county organizations, local governments, and state institutions.
As such, the local MP should keep an eye on any relevant district or local issues, particularly those relating to state institutions, and keep the senator and district chief updated.
The district representative must be able to represent and articulate the senator's approved position on legislative and local issues affecting the district through oral and written communication.
A member of the local representative is also responsible for planning and organizing area events sponsored by members or hosted by state institutions.
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