Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison was the first Muslim member elected to Congress in 2006. Carson became the second Muslim to serve in the House when was elected in a special election in 2008 to replace his grandmother, Rep. Julia Carson, after she died in 2007.
Last week Pelosi tapped fellow California lawmaker, Rep. Adam Schiff, to serve as the Ranking Democrat on the intelligence committee, but the rest of the membership has not been named yet.
