"Former White House aide Gabe Amo, who grew up in Pawtucket the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants, could become the first person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress after his win Tuesday in the crowded Democratic primary for the state’s 1st Congressional District special election sent him on to the general election in the heavily Democratic state."
https://apnews.com/article/rhode-island-primary-democrat-republican-house-1b694c616deae70b7cc2cb046a272d59
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"Democrat Gabe Amo defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday, becoming the state’s first Black candidate elected to Congress."
https://apnews.com/live/election-2023-live-updates#0000018b-ac66-de56-a9cf-fe76ab2f0000
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