Raised in the East Bay, State Sen. Aisha Wahab says she was always encouraged by her father to serve her community.
State Senator Aisha Wahab was the 1st Afghan American woman to be elected to office in the country back in 2018. Her political career began on the Hayward City Council. Since 2022, she’s been serving as a state Senator representing the Bay Area’s District 10. Raised in the East Bay, Wahab said she was always encouraged by her father to serve her community. She was a guest speaker at a dinner event for Carpenter Local 713 members on Thursday night.
Menlo College Political Science Professor Melissa Michelson also said women now have more support when running for political office."More and more women are being backed up by organizations and groups that say ‘Hey, we want to support you to run’ because one of the things we know is that men nominate themselves, but women tend to have to be recruited and asked," said Michelson. Wahab said she too was recruited to run for a state Senate seat.
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