Aisha Wahab
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, California District 14 (won Aug. 20, 2026 special election; term to January 2027)
- Occupation
- State Senator (ballot designation); U.S. Representative
Background
- Won the August 20, 2026 special election for California's 14th Congressional District, filling the seat vacated by Rep. Eric Swalwell's resignation until January 2027. source: nbcbayarea.com
- Served in the California State Senate (D-Fremont) before the special election. source: danvillesanramon.com
- Elected to the Hayward City Council in 2018, the first Afghan American elected to public office in the U.S. source: nbcbayarea.com
- Authored a 2023 state bill to ban caste-based discrimination, which Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed. source: nbcbayarea.com
In their own words
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- Give residents "an accessible, responsive and trusted voice in Congress" source: danvillesanramon.com
- "Defend the civil and constitutional rights of every community" source: danvillesanramon.com
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