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Lateefah Aaliyah Simon [1] (born January 29, 1977) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for California's 12th congressional district since January 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first member of congress known to be congenital blind in both eyes, and the first Muslim member from California and outside of the Midwestern U.S. [2] [3]
Lateefah Simon, who was born legally blind, said she has weathered challenges that have fostered in her a sense of empathy and an urge to help others. Meet the woman Rep. Barbara Lee literally ...
Lateefah Simon, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2025. The district was represented previously by longtime congresswoman, Barbara Lee . Currently, the 12th district is located in Alameda County and includes the cities of Oakland , Berkeley , Emeryville , Alameda , Albany , Piedmont , and most of San Leandro .
Simon, born legally blind, has served on the Bay Area Rapid Transit board of directors since 2016 and was elected president of the board in 2020. Her candidacy for the House was endorsed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom last year. She defeated fellow Democrat Jennifer Tran. The Associated Press declared Simon the winner at 8:19 p.m. EST.
In 2004, Harris recruited civil rights activist Lateefah Simon to create the San Francisco Reentry Division. [101] The flagship program was the Back on Track initiative, a first-of-its-kind reentry program for first-time nonviolent offenders aged 18–30. [ 102 ]
The new Harris for President site launched 26 hours after Joe Biden’s withdrawal announcement — and the new logo pays tribute to the president. Designers gave us their honest review
Alex Tourk, who has worked in San Francisco for 30 years including on the Brown and Newsom campaigns, was at the Avery cheering for Harris.He called competitive San Francisco politics "a knife ...
First of two Muslim women in Congress. Born to a Muslim family of Palestinian immigrants. [7] Abraham Hamadeh: Republican: AZ-08: January 3, 2025: Incumbent 39 days First Muslim in Congress who is a member of the Republican Party. Identifies as non-Denominational. [8] Lateefah Simon: Democratic: CA-12: January 3, 2025: Incumbent 39 days [9]