More than that, however, both Mejia and Hamawy have been occupied with what just happened about 900 miles away in Michigan. Mejia endorsed him and campaigned for him. On the House level, Hamawy endorsed progressive Donavan McKinney, who went on to beat an incumbent congressman. As for El-Sayed, Mejia endorsed him in July. After his win on Tuesday, Mejia wrote, "Congratulations Abdul El-Sayed on proving that people power is stronger than big money.