George Helmy becomes first Coptic Christian sworn into US Senate
Helmy fills the New Jersey seat left vacant after Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted of federal crimes and resigned.
![US President Pro Tempore of the Senate Patty Murray (D-WA) swears in US Senate-Designate George Hemly (D-N.J.).](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2024-09/GettyImages-2170419808.jpg?h=c2859ddd&itok=eXLvjj73)
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