The Republican candidate for Maine House District 95 has previously said on social media that “Muslims should not be allowed to hold public office.”
His opponent in November is Democrat Mana Abdi, who would become the first Somali American member of the state Legislature, if she wins. She is Muslim.
Abdi, 26, was born in a refugee camp in Kenya, and grew up in Lewiston. She went to Lewiston Middle School and Lewiston High School, where she ran varsity track.
A graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington, Abdi works as a program coordinator at the Bates College Office of Intercultural Education. She previously worked for Disability Rights Maine and the Androscoggin County District Attorney’s Office.
Reached this week, Abdi said she’s focused on speaking with constituents “and better understanding the issues and needs of my district.”
Asked about the previous comments from Sanborn-Silvers, Abdi said, “I believe everyone who seeks to serve in public office should read and understand the United States Constitution. If my opponent did that, he would know that Article VI says that ‘no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.’ I am looking forward to representing all my future constituents, of every faith and none, in the Maine House.”
Abdi has used her Facebook page to promote her campaign and highlight events and other progressive causes.
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His opponent in November is Democrat Mana Abdi, who would become the first Somali American member of the state Legislature, if she wins. She is Muslim.
Abdi, 26, was born in a refugee camp in Kenya, and grew up in Lewiston. She went to Lewiston Middle School and Lewiston High School, where she ran varsity track.
A graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington, Abdi works as a program coordinator at the Bates College Office of Intercultural Education. She previously worked for Disability Rights Maine and the Androscoggin County District Attorney’s Office.
Reached this week, Abdi said she’s focused on speaking with constituents “and better understanding the issues and needs of my district.”
Asked about the previous comments from Sanborn-Silvers, Abdi said, “I believe everyone who seeks to serve in public office should read and understand the United States Constitution. If my opponent did that, he would know that Article VI says that ‘no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.’ I am looking forward to representing all my future constituents, of every faith and none, in the Maine House.”
Abdi has used her Facebook page to promote her campaign and highlight events and other progressive causes.
Lewiston woman seeks to become the first Somali American in the Maine Legislature
LEWISTON — The Republican candidate for Maine House District 95 has previously said on social media that “Muslims should not be allowed to hold public office.”
Hope she wins
