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                   Somali-American Makes History as Lawmaker

   A newly elected councilman in the northern U.S. city of Minneapolis is
   poised to become one of the highest elected persons of Somali descent
   in the United States.
   Abdi Warsame won the race in a landslide victory Tuesday, against an
   incumbent candidate, Robert Lilligren.
   In a VOA interview , Warsame said has a feeling of "quiet satisfaction"
   about his victory.
   "I would describe it as a job well done and a feeling of content
   because we worked very hard for the last three years to be where we are
   today. To get a landslide victory against an incumbent, it is a
   remarkable achievement."
   Warsame was born in Somalia and raised in Britain. He settled in
   Minneapolis in 2008.
   He says that as a city councilman, he plans to focus on creating jobs,
   and improving education and transportation.
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