Rashida Tlaib

Rashida Tlaib (pronounced ta-LEEB) (born July 24, 1976) is a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives . She represents the 12th District ( map ), which is located in Southwest Detroit and stretches from an area just south of Downtown to the city's southern border, and west to the city of Dearborn . Upon her swearing in on January 1, 2009, Tlaib became the first Muslim-American woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature, and only the second Muslim woman in history to be elected to any state legislature in America.

Tlaib (pronounced ta-LEEB) (born July 24, 1976) is a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives . She represents the 6th District ( map ), which is located in Southwest Detroit and stretches from an area just south of Downtown to the city's southern border, and west to the city of Dearborn . Upon her swearing in on January 1, 2009,for her first term which she served in the 12th district, Tlaib became the first Muslim-American woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature, and only the second Muslim woman in history to be elected to any state legislature in America.

Representative for Michigan Rashida Harbi Tlaib ( / t ə ˈ l iː b / ; born July 24, 1976) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 13th congressional district since 2019. The district includes the western half of Detroit , along with several of its western suburbs and much of the Downriver area. A member of the Democratic Party , Tlaib represented the 6th and 12th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives before her election to Congress. In 2018, Tlaib won the Democratic nomination for the United States House of Representatives seat from Michigan's 13th congressional district . She ran unopposed in the general election and became the first woman of Palestinian descent in Congress, the first Muslim woman to serve in the Michigan legislature, and one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, along with Ilhan Omar ( D-MN ). Tlaib is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). She and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) are the first female DSA members to serve in Congress. Tlaib has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration and advocated Trump's impeachment . On foreign affairs, she has sharply criticized the Israeli government , called for an end to U.S. aid to Israel , and expressed support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign. Tlaib has gained notice for being a member of " The Squad " along with fellow House freshmen Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley ( D-MA ), and Ocasio-Cortez. State Bar of Michigan .

American politician and lawyer (born 1976) Rashida Harbi Tlaib ( / t ə ˈ l iː b / tə- LEEB ; born July 24, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from Michigan since 2019, representing the state's 12th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party , she is the first Palestinian American woman to serve in Congress and one of the first two Muslim women elected (along with Ilhan Omar ) to Congress. Tlaib was born to working-class Palestinian immigrants in Detroit in 1976. She graduated from Southwestern High School in Detroit in 1994, from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1998, and from Thomas M. Tlaib was admitted to the bar in the state of Michigan in 2007. She began her political career in 2004 when she interned with State Representative Steve Tobocman , who hired her to his staff when he became majority floor leader in 2007, and encouraged her to run for his seat the next year. She did so, and won the election. Tlaib represented the 6th and 12th districts in the Michigan House of Representatives . She was the first Muslim woman to serve in Michigan's legislature. In 2018, she won the Democratic nomination and the general election for the United States House of Representatives in Michigan's 13th congressional district . Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are the first female members of Democratic Socialists of America to serve in Congress. Tlaib is a member of The Squad , an informal group of U.S. representatives on the left wing of the Democratic Party. As a U.S. representative, Tlaib has been a vocal critic of both the Trump and Biden administrations. She has argued in favor of abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement . Tlaib voted to impeach President Donald Trump in both 2019 and 2021 . She is sharply critical of Israel , viewing it as an apartheid state . Tlaib has called for an end to U.S. aid to Israel ; she supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and a one-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . On November 7, 2023, Tlaib was censured by the House of Representatives in response to her public statements following the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).