❗️Egyptian-American surgeon and Gaza medic Adam Hamawy wins New Jersey House seat Egyptian-American combat surgeon Adam Hamawy won a seat in the US House of Representatives representing New Jersey's 12th Congressional District on Tuesday, becoming the first Muslim and Arab-American elected to Congress from the state. The 56-year-old Democrat defeated Republican opponent Gregg Mele after running a campaign focused on lowering healthcare costs, expanding social services, and completely halting US military aid and weapon transfers to Israel. A former US Army combat surgeon who saved the life of US Senator Tammy Duckworth after her helicopter was downed in Iraq in 2004, Hamawy subsequently spent months volunteering on medical missions in Gaza during 2024 and 2025. His firsthand experience treating wounded civilians under continuous bombardment by Israeli occupation forces served as a primary catalyst for entering electoral politics, according to his campaign. Hamawy’s victory reflects growing domestic resistance to Washington's unconditional funding of Israeli war crimes, joining an expanding bloc of incoming congressional lawmakers advocating for an end to foreign military financing.