politics
Aisha Wahab wins California special election in defiance of AIPAC flood
Democratic state Sen. Aisha Wahab won the special election for former Rep. Eric Swalwell‘s seat in California‘s 14th Congressional District, after the American Israel Public Affairs Committee dumped $4.4 million into the race.
TL;DR
- Democratic state Sen. Aisha Wahab won the special election for California's 14th Congressional District.
- The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) reportedly spent $4.4 million in the race.
- Wahab secured 53.1% of the vote, defeating AIPAC-backed Democratic mayor Melissa Hernandez.
- Wahab will serve in the House until January and will face Hernandez again in the November election for a full term.
- During a debate, Wahab described Israeli actions in Gaza as genocide, while Hernandez refused to answer directly but stated Israel had the right to defend itself.
- Hernandez also commented that the destruction in Gaza had gone too far.