El-Sayed will become the first practicing [[Muslim]] U.S. Senator,<ref>[[Barack Obama]], who has campaigned extensively for El-Sayed, served as a U.S. Senator from January 3, 2005, to November 16, 2008. ''See'' [[Obama's Religion]].</ref> and could become an outspoken critic of his own party's leadership in that chamber. | El-Sayed will become the first practicing [[Muslim]] U.S. Senator,<ref>[[Barack Obama]], who has campaigned extensively for El-Sayed, served as a U.S. Senator from January 3, 2005, to November 16, 2008. ''See'' [[Obama's Religion]].</ref> and could become an outspoken critic of his own party's leadership in that chamber. |