Julia Carson

Congress OKs renaming post office after Carson

Indy Star (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008

WASHINGTON � The Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved naming an Indianapolis post office after Rep. Julia Carson, who died in December.

The Machine Is Back: Center Township Delivered Big For Carson

taking down words (Free subscription) | 03/15/2008

How did André Carson defeat Jon Elrod in this week's special election in the Seventh Congressional District? The Star's Brendan O'Shaughnessy tells us: Center Township, the late Julia Carson's political base, delivered victory for her one last time. On Tuesday,...

Voter turnout a key factor in Carson win

Indy Star (Free subscription) | 03/15/2008

Center Township, the late Julia Carson's political base, delivered victory for her one last time.

Carson sworn in as congressman for 7th District

Indy Star (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008

WASHINGTON — The grandson of the late Julia Carson has taken over her seat in Congress.

Carson Becomes Second Muslim to Serve in Congress

Capitol Briefing (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008

On Tuesday, Andre Carson (D) won a special election to replace his grandmother -- the late Rep. Julia Carson (D) -- in Indiana's 7th district. The younger Carson is the second Muslim in U.S. history to serve in Congress, following the trail blazed by current Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.). It's been a busy 48 hours for Carson, as he was already in the Capitol today...

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Second Muslim Elected to Congress

The Crossed Pond (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008

INDIANAPOLIS — The grandson of the late Rep. Julia Carson of Indiana won a special election Tuesday to succeed her, keeping the seat in Democratic hands and becoming the second Muslim ever elected to Congress. Andre Carson had a 4,000-vote lead over Republican Jon Elrod out of nearly 49,000 votes counted. With 88% of 445 precincts [...]

Dem holds late grandmother’s House seat

OTB News (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

Indiana Democrat Andre Carson won Tuesday's special election to succeed his grandmother, the late representative Julia Carson, … Share This

Yay, Indiana 7!

Shakespeare's Sister (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

In December , Indiana lost one of our finest members of Congress when 7th district's Julia Carson died. Yesterday, there was a special election to fill her seat—and it was won by her own grandson, Andre Carson. Democrat Andre Carson beat back a Republican challenge to win the Indiana House seat long held by his late grandmother, Julia Carson, in a special...

Dem holds late grandmother's House seat

USA Today (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

Indiana Democrat Andre Carson won Tuesday's special election to succeed his grandmother, the late representative Julia Carson, ...

Goode Grief

Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

Last night in Indiana, Andre Carson was elected to fill the seat in Congress made vacant by the death of his mother, Julia Carson. This means that the number of Muslim Representatives in the House has doubled since this time yesterday, Keith Ellison of Minnesota is the other. Apparently the subject of Carson's faith was not an issue in the special election campaign against...

Democrats Retain IN-7 in Special Election

Political Wire (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

André Carson (D) won a special election yesterday to fill the vacant seat in Indiana’s 7th Congressional District, CQ Politics reports. He will succeed his late grandmother, Rep. Julia Carson, who died in December of lung cancer. "The result was not a surprise. Carson, a member of the elected council for the unitary government that covers Indianapolis and surrounding Marion...

A Second Muslim Is Elected To Congress

Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

The grandson of the late Rep. Julia Carson has been elected to succeed her as the member of Congress for Indiana's seventh congressional district. He is Andre Carson. 33 years old. A Muslim -- in his words , an "orthodox, secular, universal Muslim." For the most part , the campaign was respectful. He faces stiff competition in a May primary and then in a general election in November....

Muslim candidate wins congressional seat

Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

(CNN) — Indiana voters elected the second Muslim congressman in U.S. history Tuesday. Andre Carson, the grandson of the late U.S. Rep. Julia Carson and a Muslim convert, was elected in a special election, with 54 percent of the popular vote to Republican opponent Jon Elrod's 44 percent. Julia Carson represented Indiana's 7th district for 10 years. [...]

Grandson wins late lawmaker's seat

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

The grandson of late U.S. Rep. Julia Carson, who died in December, won a special election Tuesday to succeed her, keeping the seat in Democratic hands.

Rep. Carson's grandson wins her seat

OTB News (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

The Indiana congresswoman died in December. Andre Carson is the second Muslim ever elected to Congress. The grandson of the late Rep. Julia Carson [...]