On June 11th, Serein Tamimi, the first hijabi police officer in Paterson, New Jersey, was sworn into office by the Mayor of Paterson, Andre Sayegh. Along with being the first hijab wearing police officer of Paterson, Tamimi is also the first female Palestinian officer in Paterson. She is believed to be the second hijabi officer…
Muslim Woman Defeated in Democratic Primary Election For Virginia State Senate
Ghazala Hashmi, a muslim woman from Pakistan, has won the Democratic Primary Election for Virginia State Senate, District 10.
Muslim Man Wins Democratic Primary Election For Virginia State Senate
Muslim candidate defeated in Virginia State Senate Election
Two Somali Refugees Defeated in Wisconsin Election
Muslim Immigrant Elected to Sugar Land City Council in Texas
Muslim man defeated in New Jersey Election
Khurrum Wahid, a Pakistani-born Muslim, is a candidate for Coral Springs City Commission, Seat 2 in Florida.
Nigerian immigrant running for Nashville Metro Council at Large
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Muslims Running for Virginia State Senate
Muslim Man Running for Virginia State Senate
Sharafat Hussain-Babu is a Democratic candidate for Virginia State Senate, District 33. Hussain-Babu is a Bangladeshi muslim man. On Hussain-Babu‘s website, it states: I would like to express my deepest gratitude for the opportunity to represent the 33rd district after residing for more than a decade in Loudon County. I have received a tremendous amount of…
Muslim Woman Running for Virginia State Senate
Muslim Man Defeated in Sugar Land City Council Election
Two Muslim Candidates Head to Runoff Election in Texas
Pennsylvania Muslim Woman Sworn into Office on Quran
Linda Sarsour Congratulates First Muslim Woman Elected to Pennsylvania House of Representatives
CAIR Celebrates First Muslim Woman Elected to Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Movita Johnson-Harrell has been elected to Pennsylvania State House District 190. According to reports, “At 9:20 p.m., with 58 of 80 precincts reporting, Johnson-Harrell had garnered 66 percent of the vote, with her nearest challenger at 21 percent.” Johnson-Harrell is the first muslim woman elected as State Representative in Pennsylvania. Johnson-Harrell is the Founder of The CHARLES…
Yasmine Taeb is a Democratic candidate for State Senate in Virginia’s 35th District for the 2019 election. Taeb came to the U.S. from Iran, illegally, when she was in the second grade. Taeb says that her and her family made their way to Mexico and climbed through a hole in the fence at the southern…
Muslims running in U.S. Elections (2019-2020)
Muslim Woman Seeks Pennsylvania House of Representatives Seat
In January, The Attorney General of Michigan, Dana Nessel, appointed Fadwa Hammoud, a muslim woman, as Solicitor General of Michigan. On Tuesday, Hammoud was sworn into office on the quran. Hammoud was previously an at-large member on the Dearborn Public Schools school board in Michigan. Hammoud was appointed to the board in 2015 and won re-election in…
The Attorney General of Michigan, Dana Nessel, appointed Fadwa Hammoud, a muslim woman, as Solicitor General of Michigan. Hammoud was previously an at-large member on the Dearborn Public Schools school board in Michigan. Hammoud was appointed to the board in 2015 and won re-election in 2016. Fadwa Hammoud is the first Arab muslim person to hold…
City of Bell Councilmember and former Mayor, Ali Saleh is running for California State Senate in District 33. Saleh is running in the primary special election on March 26, 2019. The general special election is June 4, 2019. Saleh was a candidate for California State Senate in 2018 but was defeated. Saleh is the son of parents from Lebanon. Saleh…
On Jan. 26th, the Arizona Democratic Party State Committee Meeting was held to elect several members to the committee. Deedra Abboud was one of 6 people elected to Arizona Democratic Party Vice Chair. There were a total of 9 Vice Chair candidates with 6 Vice Chair positions open. Deedra was elected with 52% of the votes. Abboud is…
Deedra Hill Abboud made an announcement on Facebook today, informing her supporters that she is a candidate for Vice Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party. In 2018 Deedra ran for U.S. Senate in a failed attempt. Deedra is a muslim convert who has worked for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) & the Muslim American…
Kaisar Ahmed is 1 of 48 people seeking to fill the vacant 3rd District seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, in California. The seat is vacant following Supervisor James Ramos’ election as Assemblyman in the 40th District. The current 4 supervisors will narrow down the list of applicants and then interview the remaining…
Kayvan Khalatbari was a 2019 mayoral candidate in Denver, Colorado. Kayvan is the son of an immigrant from Iran. Kayvan is the co-founder of Denver-based pizza chain called Sexy Pizza. Kayvan is also the co-founder of Sexpot Comedy. View this post on Instagram @sexypizza @jayteeyew #denver #pizza #sexypizza A post shared by Kayvan Khalatbari (@kkhalatbari) on Jul 3, 2017 at…
Kayvan Khalatbari is a 2019 mayoral candidate in Denver, Colorado. According to Wikipedia “Kayvan Khalatbari (Kayvan Soorena Tyler Khalatbari-Limaki) is an Iranian-American entrepreneur, advocate, and 2019 mayoral candidate in Denver, Colorado. He is co-founder and partner of several successful businesses including a Denver-based pizza chain, a free arts magazine, a cannabis consulting company, and the longest continually operated cannabis company in Denver…