Rashida Tlaib

Rashida Tlaib^[1] (born July 24, 1976) is an American politician and attorney. She is a Democratic former member of the Michigan House of Representatives. She represented the 6th District.

Rashida Tlaib
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 13th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Brenda Jones
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2014
Preceded by	Steve Tobocman
Succeeded by	Stephanie Chang
Constituency	12th district (2009–12) 6th district (2012–14)
Personal details
Born	Rashida Harbi (1976-07-24) July 24, 1976 (age 48) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Fayez Tlaib ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2015)​
Children	2
Education	Wayne State University (BA) Thomas M. Cooley Law School (JD)
Website	House website

Tlaib became the first Muslim American woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature, and the second Muslim woman in history to be elected to any U.S. state legislature.^[2]

In 2018, Tlaib won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives seat from Michigan's 13th congressional district. She was unopposed in the general election and became the first Muslim woman in Congress and the first Palestinian-American woman in Congress.^[3][4]

She is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.^[5]

According to Aktualita.co: "(S)he is the first Palestinian-born congressman in the United States legislature" ^[6]

Tlaib is a member of "The Squad" along with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley. In 2020, she endorsed Bernie Sanders for President.

References

1. "Member Profile". State Bar of Michigan. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
2. Schallhorn, Kaitlyn (August 8, 2018). "Meet Rashida Tlaib, who is poised to become the first Muslim woman elected to Congress". Fox News. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
3. Astead W. Herndon, Rashida Tlaib, With Primary Win, Is Poised to Become First Muslim Woman in Congress, New York Times (August 8, 2018).
4. "With primary win, Rashida Tlaib set to become first Palestinian-American congresswoman - U.S. News". Haaretz. Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
5. "There Will Now Likely Be Two Democratic Socialists of America Members in Congress". The Daily Beast. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
6. "Rashida's profile is the Palestinian United States Congressman". Aktualita.co. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-07-14.