Judy and Jan Johnson appeared in a campaign ad supporting their grandson.

Judy and Jan Johnson told ABC News Live on Friday that they were always proud of their grandson, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, ever since he entered their lives as a child.

And now they said they are ecstatic that he will be making history as the first Muslim American U.S. senator after he won the race for the Michigan seat Tuesday.

Jan and Judy Johnson, the grandparents of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, listen as he speaks to supporters at Eastern Michigan University, Nov. 2, 2026, in Ypsilanti, Mich.

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"He's the same now as he was then. Very energetic, very intelligent, very verbal, and really wants to help people," Judy Johnson told ABC News Live.

El-Sayed's father married their daughter Jackie when Abdul El-Sayed was 4 and the Johnsons said they quickly welcomed them into the family.

"I felt like he came into my heart.…