Somali-American woman elected mayor in USA

GOOBJOOG NEWS | USA: A Somali-American woman has entered the books of history after being elected the mayor of St. Louise Park city in Minnesota, USA.

Nadiya Abdirizaq Mohamed defeated her closest Dale Anderson, a professor at the University of Minnesota, with more than 58% of the votes.

Nadiya Abdirizaq also becomes the first Muslim, Somali, and Black person to hold the mayoral position in the city, which has a population of about 49,000 people.

She said that her hope is that her victory will serve as motivation for other young people, especially girls and women, from marginalized communities.

Nadiya Abdirizaq is not the first Somali woman to become a mayor in the United States, but she is the first one to be elected through an election. In 2012, Deeqa Dhalac was appointed as the mayor of South Portland, a city in the state of Maine, by the local council.

Her victory is an exceptional achievement that reflects the growing diversity and representation of Somali-Americans in the political sphere.