Now Allam is 28 and a front-runner to become the Democratic nominee to replace longtime Rep. David Price — a white man— in the state's ultra-liberal congressional district around Durham.
Brian Turner, the campaign co-chair for the Democratic state house caucus, agrees. “For far too long, our delegation hasn't looked like the rich diversity that is North Carolina,” says Turner, a white man who's an outspoken supporter of Allam.A state that's 22% Black and 37% people of color overall has only two representatives of color in Washington out of 13 current House members and two senators.
Now, if the more equitable map doesn't produce a more diverse delegation after this primary season, Democrats likely have no one to blame but themselves.
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