Aisha Wahab | |
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| Member of the California Senate from the 10th district | |
| Assumed office December 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Wieckowski |
| Member of the Hayward City Council | |
| In office December 11, 2018 – December 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Marvin Peixoto |
| Succeeded by | George Syrop |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1987 or 1988 (age 36–37) New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Hayward, California |
| Education | San Jose State University (BA) California State University, East Bay (MBA) |
Aisha Wahab (born 1987/1988) is an American politician who has been a member of the California State Senate from the 10th district since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first Muslim elected to the California State Senate.[1] Wahab served on the Hayward City Council from 2018 to 2022 and was one of the first Afghan-Americans elected to public office, alongside New Hampshire state representative Safiya Wazir.[2]
- ^ "Hayward city council member Aisha Wahab becomes 1st Muslim, Afghan American elected to CA senate". ABC7 San Francisco. 2022-11-22. Archived from the original on 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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