Draft:Abe Hamadeh
Abe Hamadeh | |
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| Born | Abraham Hamadeh 1991 (age 32–33) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Arizona State University, Tempe (BA) University of Arizona (JD) |
Abraham Hamadeh (born 1991) is an American politician, former prosecutor, and intelligence officer. Hamadeh is the Republican nominee for District 6 in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona. He was previously the Republican nominee for Attorney General in 2022, narrowly losing to Democrat Kris Mayes.
Early life and education
[edit]Hamadeh was born in Chicago in 1991, the youngest child to immigrants from Syria. At the time of his birth, his father was an undocumented immigrant. He grew up in a mixed faith household; his father is Muslim and his mother is Druze. In 1994, Hamadeh’s father was accused of being involved with the fire-bombing of the Mikro Kodesh Anshe Tiktin Synagogue in Skokie, Illinois. His name was ultimately cleared.[1]
Hamadeh graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts and the University of Arizona College of Law with a Juris Doctor.
Career
[edit]Hamadeh served in the US Army as an intelligence officer. He was deployed to Saudi Arabia.
2022 Attorney General campaign
[edit]2024 Congressional campaign
[edit]Political positions
[edit]Hamadeh is a supporter of Israel, he criticized pro-Palestine campus demonstrations and said "there was a direct connection between Marxism and the rise of antisemitism in the US since Oct. 7."[1]
Electoral history
[edit]2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Abraham Hamadeh | 265,636 | 33.56% | |
| Republican | Rodney Glassman | 186,863 | 23.60% | |
| Republican | Andrew Gould | 132,253 | 16.71% | |
| Republican | Dawn Grove | 94,670 | 11.96% | |
| Republican | Lacy Cooper | 67,742 | 8.56% | |
| Republican | Tiffany Shedd | 44,453 | 5.61% | |
| Total votes | 791,617 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kris Mayes | 1,254,613 | 50.00% | +1.74% | |
| Republican | Abraham Hamadeh | 1,254,102 | 49.98% | −1.74% | |
| Libertarian | Samantha Severson (write-in) | 418 | 0.02% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 2,509,133 | 100.0% | |||
Personal life
[edit]Hamadeh identifies as non-denominational.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Van Winkle, Clint (November 17, 2023). "One of Arizona's most pro-Israel candidates Is Arab-American". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ Arizona Secretary of State (22 August 2022). "State of Arizona Official Canvass – August 2, 2022, Primary Election" (PDF). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 General Election Statewide Canvass" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2022.