Throughout November, The Huffington Post UK is running its Beyond Belief series, chronicling the remarkable lives of religious people who've taken on their faith to create a force for change. NEW YORK -- Representing Indiana's 7th district, Andre Carson is only the second Muslim to be elected to serve in the United States Congress following Minnesotan Keith Ellison, who was elected in 2006 . Carson won a special election in early 2008 to succeed his late grandmother, Congresswoman Julia Carson. He then retained his seat at the general election later that year, and won re-election in 2010 against Republican...
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