A new congressional map imposed by the courts on Feb. 23 has reinvigorated liberals in this purple state, where GOP legislative dominance has reigned since former President Obama narrowly carried the state in 2008.
Now Allam is 28 and a front-runner to become the Democratic nominee to replace longtime Rep. David Price — a white man— in the state's ultra-liberal congressional district around Durham.
Brian Turner, the campaign co-chair for the Democratic state house caucus, agrees. “For far too long, our delegation hasn't looked like the rich diversity that is North Carolina,” says Turner, a white man who's an outspoken supporter of Allam.A state that's 22% Black and 37% people of color overall has only two representatives of color in Washington out of 13 current House members and two senators.
Now, if the more equitable map doesn't produce a more diverse delegation after this primary season, Democrats likely have no one to blame but themselves.
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