re: #8 rawmuse

Let me guess, he is from Minnesota?

Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician belonging to the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He became the first Muslim to be elected to the United States Congress when he won the open seat for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, which centers on Minneapolis, in the House of Representatives in 2006. He is also the first African American elected to the House from Minnesota, currently serving in the the 111th United States Congress. Ellison is also active on a national level in advocacy for Muslims in the United States.