“This victory belongs to the voters who made clear that our district cannot be bought. Through one of the ugliest, most expensive elections we’ve ever seen, we never took the bait or went negative. We stayed focused on the people, and I will fight for this district that raised me.
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Aisha Wahab
Democrat
Representative • California, District 14
California state senator (SD-10) elected to the U.S. House in the August 2026 special election for California’s 14th District. First Afghan American elected to Congress; previously the first Afghan American and first Muslim woman in the California Legislature, and the first Afghan American elected to any office in the United States (Hayward City Council, 2018).
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“From foster care to Congress, this journey shows the possibility of the American Dream. Today this district made history by electing the first Afghan American to Congress.