5 quick takeaways for American Jews from the 2022 midterm elections
Extremists fell short, Florida is in the spotlight and a Jewish presidential contender continued his winning streak
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Fast Forward Civil rights attorney will be first Jew to serve in Alabama legislature in nearly 50 years
Phillip Ensler will continue to serve as executive director of the Jewish Federation of Central Alabama
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Fast Forward Summer Lee, progressive opposed by AIPAC oppositional funding, appears to win Penn. House seat
The pro-Israel lobby had spent $1 million against the progressive Democrat
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Fast Forward Kathy Hochul reelected as NY governor, heading off challenge from Jewish Republican Lee Zeldin
Schumer, Nadler returned to Congress; Max Rose falls short in Staten Island comeback bid
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Fast Forward Elaine Luria, Jewish Democrat on the Jan. 6 committee, loses House race in Virginia
She once held up a weathered Hebrew bible to explain why she sought Trump’s impeachment
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Fast Forward Michael Bennet and Jared Polis secure wins in Colorado
Bennet, who cites his mother’s Holocaust experience as a key influence on his outlook, faced an unexpectedly strong challenge from a moderate Republican
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News In race rife with antisemitism, Josh Shapiro becomes Pennsylvania’s next governor
Doug Mastriano, Shapiro's Republican rival and a leader in the movement to overturn the 2020 presidential election, embraced both Messianic Jews and antisemitic tropes
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Fast Forward ‘Your rabbi wants you to vote’: Jews vote, wait for news and worry over future of democracy
Jewish voters have ranked democracy as a more important electoral concern than the economy
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