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Bushra Amiwala | |
|---|---|
 Bushra Amiwala speaking at international conference | |
| Member of the Cook County Board of Education | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Constituency | D73.5 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 30, 1997 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Bushra Amiwala (born December 30, 1997)[1] is a Pakistani-American college student at DePaul University who, as of April 2019[update], is the first Gen Z elected official in the United States,[2] and the youngest Muslim elected official in the United States.[3][4] Amiwala was a Democratic candidate for the Cook County Board of Commissioners in the 2018 Illinois primary election. She lost to the then 16-year incumbent Larry Suffredin in the Democratic primary election on March 20, 2018.[5] Suffredin then encouraged Amiwala to run for public office shortly after she announced her candidacy for D73.5 Board of Education, and was elected in April 2019.[6][7] Amiwala also became the first Muslim person elected to the board of education seat in her district.[8] In February 2020, Bushra Amiwala was awarded the Asian American Coalition of Chicago (AACC) award for exemplary community service and youth excellence.[9] Bushra Amiwala is known for hosting annual Ramadan Iftar events, which have been attended by notable politicians, including J.B. Pritzker.[10][11]
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- ^ Burke, Sammi (2019-08-07). "How Bushra Amiwala Became the Youngest Muslim U.S. Elected Official & What She Hopes For Next". Her Campus. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
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- ^ "Bushra Amiwala", Ballotpedia. Retrieved on 5 December 2018.
- ^ Davis, Susan; Parks, Miles; Elving, Ron (2019-11-29). "How To Run For Office". NPR. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Meadows, Jonah (2019-04-01). "2019 Election Results: Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove, Lincolnwood". Skokie, Illinois Patch. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Van Sickle, Dylan (2019-04-05). "Meet Bushra Amiwala: The DePaul Junior Newly Elected to the Skokie School Board". Fourteen East. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Ullah, Syed Khalil (2021-02-22). "Bushra Amiwala receives Exemplary Community Service Award". Patch.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ Dorfman, Dan. "Gov. Pritzker, other top officials attend Skokie iftar organized by local elected official". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved Aug 17, 2023.
- ^ Ullah, Syed Khalil (2021-02-22). "Bushra Amiwala receives Exemplary Community Service Award". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved 2022-08-14.