Fady Qaddoura

A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to represent Senate District 30 in the Indiana Senate in the 2020 general election, becoming the first Arab Muslim lawmaker in the state's history.

[1][2] Qaddoura was born in the West Bank, State of Palestine to Palestinian parents.

[3] Qaddoura studied at the University of New Orleans and obtained a bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science.

[5] Qaddoura volunteered with the Muslim American Society in Houston to help feed those in need after Hurricane Katrina, while also being an evacuee himself.

[6] During Ramadan of 2007, Qaddoura organized a community iftar, hosting refugees coming from Sudan, Somalia, and Nigeria.