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🇺🇸 BEFORE ABDUL EL-SAYED MADE SENATE HISTORY, HE WAS WORKING ON A DIFFERENT KIND OF PUBLIC CRISIS. Long before Michigan voters sent him to Washington, El-Sayed was building his career in public health. He served as Detroit’s health director and later led Wayne County’s health department. His work included tackling childhood lead exposure, expanding access to healthcare and addressing medical debt. Now, that background is entering a very different arena. El-Sayed has won Michigan’s open Senate seat, defeating Republican Mike Rogers. He will become the first Muslim American elected to the United States Senate when he takes office in January 2027. His campaign placed healthcare reform, the cost of living and corporate influence at the centre of its message. But winning an election and delivering on those promises are two different challenges. The Senate will test whether his public-health experience can translate into national legislation particularly on healthcare costs and access. He has made history by getting there. Now America will be watching what he does once he takes his seat.