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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Co-Chair, Michigan Nonprofit Legislative Caucus

Former Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • JD, Western Michigan University, Cooley Law School, 2004
  • BA, Political Science/Government, Wayne State University, 1994-1998

Professional Experience

  • JD, Western Michigan University, Cooley Law School, 2004
  • BA, Political Science/Government, Wayne State University, 1994-1998
  • Former Employee, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services
  • Former Employee, International Institute of Metro Detroit
  • Social Worker, Latin Americans For Social and Economic Development
  • Social Worker, Neighborhood Tax Center
  • Former Staff Member, Social Work, Office of State Representative Steve Tobocman
  • Former Attorney, Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice

Political Experience

  • JD, Western Michigan University, Cooley Law School, 2004
  • BA, Political Science/Government, Wayne State University, 1994-1998
  • Former Employee, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services
  • Former Employee, International Institute of Metro Detroit
  • Social Worker, Latin Americans For Social and Economic Development
  • Social Worker, Neighborhood Tax Center
  • Former Staff Member, Social Work, Office of State Representative Steve Tobocman
  • Former Attorney, Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Michigan, District 13, 2019-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Michigan, District 13, 2018, 2020
  • Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, 2008-2014
  • Candidate, Michigan State Senate, District 4, 2014

Former Committees/Caucuses

Co-Chair, Michigan Nonprofit Legislative Caucus

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Financial Services

Member, Committee on Oversight and Reform

Member, Natural Resources Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Member, Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion

Member, Subcommittee on Environment

Member, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services)

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Western Michigan University, Cooley Law School, 2004
  • BA, Political Science/Government, Wayne State University, 1994-1998
  • Former Employee, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services
  • Former Employee, International Institute of Metro Detroit
  • Social Worker, Latin Americans For Social and Economic Development
  • Social Worker, Neighborhood Tax Center
  • Former Staff Member, Social Work, Office of State Representative Steve Tobocman
  • Former Attorney, Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Michigan, District 13, 2019-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Michigan, District 13, 2018, 2020
  • Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, 2008-2014
  • Candidate, Michigan State Senate, District 4, 2014
  • Member, Democratic Socialists of America
  • Establishing Member, The Mary Turner Center for Advocacy

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Made history by becoming the first female Muslim legislator in Michigan and only the second in the country

Michigan's Children Visionary Freshman Award

Alternative for Girls Role Model Award Award

CAIR Michigan's Empowering Muslims award

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- No

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Unknown Position

Michigan Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- No Answer

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