​Virginia’s Ghazala Hashmi Becomes First Muslim Woman Elected to Statewide Office 

Ghazala Hashmi, elected as lieutenant governor, became the first Muslim woman to win statewide office in any state.

​Ghazala Hashmi, elected as lieutenant governor, became the first Muslim woman to win statewide office in any state. Ghazala Hashmi, elected as lieutenant governor, became the first Muslim woman to win statewide office in any state.