PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Delaware County will soon have a new sheriff in town. Democrat Siddiq Kamara won Tuesday night's election and will make history once he's sworn in.

"I'm so grateful. Where my family came from. We came from a civil war. I lost my mom at the age of one," Kamara said.

At 30 years old, Kamara will become not only the country's youngest sheriff but also the first-generation Liberian American sheriff.

After graduating from Upper Darby High School, Kamara joined the Army. He later worked in the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, eventually serving on Governor Josh Shapiro 's executive detail.

"I received a call from Governor Josh Shapiro today congratulating me and how he's so proud of me," Kamara said.

His decision to run was also personal. In 2021, his 8-ye

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