Member of the California Senate from the 10th district
Incumbent
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.
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