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.