Carson wins IN-07 special election

It’s only tangentially related to Minnesota politics, but Andre Carson has won the special election in Indiana’s 7th Congressional district.  Carson replaces his grandmother Julia Carson, who died in December, in the seat.

In a statement released after the victory was announced last night, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen said in a statement “Andre Carson will be a tremendous asset to our Democratic Caucus as we fight to strengthen our economy, end the war in Iraq, and restore the American dream to America’s middle class families.” Carson the younger also represents the second Muslim to be elected to Congress, after Minnesota’s Keith Ellison.  Paging Virgil Goode….