Years later, Jaffer, a Muslim American woman of Pakistani heritage, is now the mayor of Montgomery Township. The significance of Jaffer’s appointment as mayor on Jan. 3 reaches far outside the boundaries of her small town. The committee is composed of five elected officials, one of whom is chosen by its members every year to serve as mayor. The last time a Democrat was elected to the Montgomery Township Committee was 2010, according to CentralJersey.com. “I didn’t feel that my political perspectives were being represented in my town,” Jaffer said.

Source: Huffington Post January 31, 2019 17:48 UTC