{"id":785039,"date":"2026-11-04T10:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T10:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=785039"},"modified":"2026-11-04T10:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T10:14:29","slug":"lebanese-born-abbas-alawieh-leads-race-for-michigan-state-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/785039\/lebanese-born-abbas-alawieh-leads-race-for-michigan-state-senate-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese-Born Abbas Alawieh Leads Race for Michigan State Senate Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"    <button class=\"sideconvo-button\">         <svg         xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"         width=\"64\"         height=\"64\"         viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\"         fill=\"none\">         <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_5407_120)\">             <mask                 id=\"mask0_5407_120\"                 style=\"mask-type:luminance\"                 maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"                 x=\"0\"                 y=\"0\"                 width=\"64\"                 height=\"64\">                 <path d=\"M64 0H0V64H64V0Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path>             <\/mask>             <g mask=\"url(#mask0_5407_120)\">                 <path                     d=\"M38.4702 26.64L38.5252 26.775C40.3652 31.435 44.0902 35.165 48.7502 37L48.8852 37.055L48.7502 37.11C44.0902 38.95 40.3602 42.675 38.5252 47.335L38.4702 47.47L38.4152 47.335C36.5752 42.675 32.8502 38.945 28.1902 37.11L28.0552 37.055L28.1902 37C32.8502 35.16 36.5802 31.435 38.4152 26.775L38.4702 26.64ZM38.4702 14.815C38.0702 14.815 37.6702 15.035 37.5002 15.475L33.7702 24.935C32.4352 28.325 29.7502 31.01 26.3602 32.345L16.9002 36.075C16.0202 36.425 16.0202 37.67 16.9002 38.02L26.3602 41.75C29.7502 43.085 32.4352 45.77 33.7702 49.16L37.5002 58.62C37.6752 59.06 38.0752 59.28 38.4702 59.28C38.8652 59.28 39.2702 59.06 39.4402 58.62L43.1702 49.16C44.5052 45.77 47.1902 43.085 50.5802 41.75L60.0402 38.02C60.9202 37.67 60.9202 36.425 60.0402 36.075L50.5802 32.345C47.1902 31.01 44.5052 28.325 43.1702 24.935L39.4402 15.475C39.2652 15.035 38.8652 14.815 38.4702 14.815ZM14.4702 29.125L11.9802 24.57C11.9452 24.505 11.8902 24.45 11.8202 24.41L7.26516 21.92C6.62516 21.57 6.62516 20.655 7.26516 20.305L11.8202 17.815C11.8852 17.78 11.9402 17.725 11.9752 17.66L14.4652 13.105C14.8152 12.465 15.7302 12.465 16.0802 13.105L18.5702 17.66C18.6052 17.725 18.6602 17.78 18.7302 17.82L23.2852 20.31C23.9252 20.66 23.9252 21.575 23.2852 21.925L18.7302 24.415C18.6652 24.45 18.6102 24.505 18.5752 24.57L16.0852 29.125C15.7352 29.765 14.8202 29.765 14.4702 29.125Z\"                     fill=\"#fff\"><\/path>                 <path                     d=\"M38.4702 26.64L38.5252 26.775C40.3652 31.435 44.0902 35.165 48.7502 37L48.8852 37.055L48.7502 37.11C44.0902 38.95 40.3602 42.675 38.5252 47.335L38.4702 47.47L38.4152 47.335C36.5752 42.675 32.8502 38.945 28.1902 37.11L28.0552 37.055L28.1902 37C32.8502 35.16 36.5802 31.435 38.4152 26.775L38.4702 26.64Z\"                     fill=\"#fff\"><\/path>                 <path                     d=\"M32 10.7351C33.6569 10.7351 35 9.39196 35 7.73511C35 6.07825 33.6569 4.73511 32 4.73511C30.3431 4.73511 29 6.07825 29 7.73511C29 9.39196 30.3431 10.7351 32 10.7351Z\"                     fill=\"#fff\"><\/path>             <\/g>         <\/g>         <defs>             <clipPath id=\"clip0_5407_120\">                 <rect width=\"64\" height=\"64\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect>             <\/clipPath>         <\/defs>     <\/svg>        <span class=\"sideconvo_button\"  data-sideconvo-message=\"People you didn&#039;t know were Lebanese\" data-sideconvo-mode=\"SPEAK\" data-sideconvo-customCTATitle=\"People you didn&#039;t know were Lebanese\" data-sideconvo-customCTAPlacement=\"TITLE_TAG\" data-sideconvo-force-init=\"true\">             People you didn&#039;t know were Lebanese        <\/span>         <div class=\"hoverEffect\">             <div><\/div>         <\/div>     <\/button>     <style>      <\/style>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lebanese-born <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abbasformi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abbas Alawieh<\/a> is on track to make history in Michigan. Early results from Tuesday&#8217;s US midterm elections show him with a major lead in the race for the state&#8217;s 2nd Senate District, putting him in line for a seat in the Michigan State Senate. <\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DfIPYETAhCu\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With partial results in, Alawieh holds about 70% of the vote against Republican Harry Sawicki&#8217;s 27%.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <h2 id=\"h-a-seat-built-around-dearborn\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A seat built around Dearborn<\/strong><\/h2>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The district covers Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Melvindale, along with parts of Detroit, Allen Park and Taylor. It has the highest concentration of Arab Americans of any of Michigan&#8217;s 38 state senate districts, with Dearborn being home to one of the largest Lebanese communities in the United States.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For readers less familiar with US politics: a state senate is not the US Senate in Washington. It is the upper chamber of Michigan&#8217;s own legislative body, (meaning the people who write state laws and approves the budgets, covering education, healthcare, housing and infrastructure).<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <h2 id=\"h-from-south-lebanon-to-lansing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From South Lebanon to Lansing<\/strong><\/h2>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/De7ahpyCdvj\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alawieh was born in Lebanon and later raised in Dearborn. He has <a href=\"https:\/\/wdet.org\/2026\/03\/25\/the-metro-abbas-alawieh-on-lebanon-loss-and-speaking-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said his path into politics began at 15<\/a>, when he was visiting his grandmother in South Lebanon as war broke out. He spent days sheltering in a basement during the bombing. He has said,&#8221;I am a son of the South, a son of Bint Jbeil, a son of Arnoun, a son of Nabatieh,&#8221; he has said, adding that he first grew up in Hay el-Sellom, in Beirut&#8217;s southern suburbs.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DfUACM1Rkce\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public service runs in the family. His sister, Fadwa Alawieh Hammoud, also Lebanese-born, became the first Muslim and first Arab American state solicitor general in the US when she was appointed in Michigan.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <h2 id=\"h-a-historic-night-for-michigan\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A historic night for Michigan<\/strong><\/h2>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DfT6NUZvZ1J\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alawieh&#8217;s race was one of several firsts in Michigan on election night. Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, defeated Republican Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If his lead holds, Alawieh will take his seat in Lansing in January 2027. Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/beirut.com\/en\/tag\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#News<\/a> section for more! <\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanese-born Abbas Alawieh is on track to make history in Michigan. Early results from Tuesday&#8217;s US midterm elections show him with a major lead in the race for the state&#8217;s 2nd Senate District, putting him in line for a seat in the Michigan State Senate. 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