(JTA) – Kathy Manning, the first woman to be chair of the Jewish Federations of North America, handily won a Democratic primary and will face a right-wing Republican congressman in a district encompassing her hometown, Greensboro, N.C. Manning defeated her rival in the May 8 primary, Adam Coker, by a 70-30 margin, local media reported. She now faces freshman incumbent Rep. Ted Budd in North Carolina’s 13th district, a once reliable Democratic district that trends Republican after recent redistricting.

Manning, 60, a former immigration lawyer who is well known in her district for her philanthropy, has been feted multiple times for her firsts. In addition to chairing JFNA from 2009-2012, she was the founding chairwoman of Prizmah, the umbrella body for Jewish day schools of all denominations.

CAP: Kathy Manning