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From Abdul El-Sayed’s psychiatrist wife to Chris Pappas’ fixer husband and James Talarico’s very well-connected girlfriend: Meet DC’s newest power spouses
Democratic Senate victories in the 2026 midterms have brought the candidates’ partners into the public eye. The article profiles Abdul El-Sayed, Chris Pappas and James Talarico, focusing on their spouses or partners and the role they played during the campaigns.
El-Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the Senate, Pappas the first openly gay man elected to it, and Talarico flipped a Texas Senate seat for Democrats for the first time since 1988. El-Sayed’s wife, psychiatrist Dr Sarah Jukaku, met him at the University of Michigan; they have two daughters. Pappas’s husband, attorney Vann Bentley, married him in 2023; the supplied article text cuts off before giving further details about Talarico’s partner.
In short
- El-Sayed, Pappas and Talarico won Senate seats.
- Their partners featured prominently during the campaigns.
- The article gives family and career details for two couples.
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