Nabilah Islam says she endured harassment for her Muslim faith and says she wants to 'give people a real voice at the table that understands their day-to-day lives.'
The district is a mix of older traditionally Republican suburbs infused with booming growth from domestic and foreign immigration: Its foreign-born population of almost 195,000, more than 82,000 of whom are U.S. citizens, is the largest in Georgia, according to the Census Bureau. In terms of racial and ethnic breakdown, 20 percent of residents are black, 20 percent are Hispanic and 14 percent are Asian, according to the Census Bureau.
There are reasons to think she'll get the chance to make her case, even if she doesn't start with the high profile of some of her rivals: At the same time Islam was having trouble running full time and making her personal budget work, she was bringing in more than $300,000 in campaign contributions through the end of September, according to the Federal Election Commission.
Islam said health insurance coverage — she supports the"Medicare for All" program touted by Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — is a priority issue for her.
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