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This Eritrean-American is now Colorado’s first black Congressman

The story of Joe Neguse’s family begins in war-torn Eritrea. On Tuesday night, it came of age in the US state of Colorado. The 34-year-old Democrat made history in the Nov. 6 midterm elections by becoming

The story of Joe Neguse’s family begins in war-torn Eritrea. On Tuesday night, it came of age in the US state of Colorado.

The 34-year-old Democrat made history in the Nov. 6 midterm elections by becoming the first black congressman to be elected in the western state of Colorado. As a first-generation American whose parents emigrated to the United States as refugees, Joe will also become the first lawmaker with Eritrean origins to serve in Congress come Jan. 2019.

In this distinction, he joins a growing cadre of elected officials whose families or themselves fled conflicts across the world. This includes Ilhan Omar, who on Tuesday became the first Somali, Muslim woman elected to Congress from Minnesota’s 5th congressional district. Mike Elliott, a Liberian-American activist, also became the first person of color to serve as the mayor of Brooklyn Center city in Minnesota.

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  • Eri=thiopia is our new country November 11, 2018

    haregot are you saying this because you know of him or that democrats are advocates of criminals & immorals ?

    • Asmara Eritrea November 11, 2018

      This is wonderful news. As a democrat, Joe is, of course, on the side of the long suffering Eritrean people and keen to see Isaias’ demise soon. At least that is my hope but time will tell.

      Eritrea forever, death to diactorship.

    • Haha November 11, 2018

      Yes, that is what he is saying. What do you expect from the followers of assna, most of them from Tigray to say? These people live in a dream land. What they don’t get it is if the Eritrean govement ask assna to serve as information minister, he would abandon them in a minute.

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