Edward Durr, a commercial truck driver, beat Stephen Sweeney in the state senate race for New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District.
Edward Durr has said he only spent $153 on the primary race earlier in the year - around half of which was spent on items from Dunkin Donuts.A political newcomer who beat New Jersey's veteran state senate president in a surprise election upset met with a local Islamic group Wednesday after apologizing for a previous anti-Muslim tweet.
Edward Durr, a commercial truck driver, beat Stephen Sweeney in the state senate race for New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District. Soon after his victory, Durr came under fire for past social media posts, including a 2019 tweet where he called the prophet Mohammed a"pedophile" and Islam a"cult of hate."statements from Durr comparing vaccine mandates to the Holocaust. Durr has since deleted some of his social media pages.
"I'm a passionate guy and I sometimes say things in the heat of the moment. If I said things in the past that hurt anybody's feelings, I sincerely apologize," Durr said last Friday, according to WPVI."I support everybody's right to worship in any manner they choose and to worship the God of their choice. I support all people and I support everybody's rights.
After his election victory, the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim advocacy and civil rights organization, condemned his tweet but invited Durr to meet with the organization's local chapter.
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