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September 14, 2018

Former Refugee from Afghanistan Safiya Wazir Unseats Incumbent in NH Primary Race
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Meanwhile, in New Hampshire's primary Tuesday, a former refugee from
Afghanistan named Safiya Wazir defeated deeply-entrenched incumbent Dick
Patten in the Democratic primary for state representative in Concord.
Wazir ran on a platform of education equality, affordable housing, and
Medicaid expansion; Patten ran on an anti-immigrant platform. She beat
him out by winning 329 votes to his 143.


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