CHICAGO: An Egyptian-American US Army trauma surgeon who served in Iraq and Gaza, and who treated first responders injured in the 9/11 attacks, won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District seat on Tuesday. Adam Hamawy is favored to defeat the winner of the Republican primary, Greg Mele, in the Nov. 3 general election. It is considered a “safe” Democratic district. Democrat Kamala Harris carried New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District by 23 points over Donald Trump in the November 2024 presidential election.

Hamawy is the front-runner in Tuesday's primary for a solidly Democratic New Jersey congressional district.

Hamawy is the front-runner in Tuesday's primary for a solidly Democratic New Jersey congressional district.

Adam Hamawy is now all but guaranteed to become a US congressman after the November midterms

Hamawy, a doctor who volunteered in Gaza, won despite media reports that sought to tarnish the progressive candidate as an Islamic extremist.

Republicans had attempted to brand Adam Hamawy as a “terrorist.”

Hamawy won the Democratic primary despite his close association with the spiritual mastermind behind the World Trade Center bombing.

Adam Hamawy, a surgeon who volunteered at the European Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza during 2024, has won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional…

Adam Hamawy, a retired US Army combat surgeon and sharp Israel critic, will win the crowded Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, CNN’s Decision Desk…

Adam Hamawy, a retired US Army combat surgeon and sharp Israel critic, will win the crowded Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District.

CHICAGO: An Egyptian-American US Army trauma surgeon who served in Iraq and Gaza, and who treated first responders injured in the 9/11 attacks, won the Democratic nomination for…

“I am going to Congress to fight for you—for healthcare, not bombs, to abolish ICE, and to unrig the economy once and for all,” Adam Hamawy told supporters.

Hamawy's victory in New Jersey likely to make him a rare US Congress member with firsthand experience in besieged Gaza.

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) said Hamawy, a retired U.S. Army combat surgeon, should be investigated if he wins in November.