On a sunny Monday afternoon, Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, formally announced that she is running for the newly drawn U.S. Congressional seat that covers a district held for decades by retiring Rep. David Price. “I think it’s high time for North Carolina to have a fighter,” Allam told the INDY...
Nida Allam Makes History as the First Muslim Woman Elected to Public Office in North Carolina
In an election month filled with delayed results, frivolous lawsuits, a recount, and baseless claims of voter fraud, the race for the Durham County Board of Commissioners proved decidedly uncontentious. That’s because the outcome was all but sealed in the primary back in March. In deep-blue Durham County, North Carolina,...