Rashida is rooted in community. Rashida fights for all of us.
Meet Rashida
Rashida currently serves Michigan’s 12th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Raised in Southwest Detroit in a proud working-class union household as the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, Rashida learned early on the importance of community, service, and standing up for working people. As the eldest of 14 children, she has been taking care of people most of her life. She considers herself a social worker at heart and her colleagues in Congress have given her the nickname Mama Bear. She fights against systems that hurt people and doesn’t back down.
Rashida has secured more than $68 million in direct federal funding for her local communities, and her advocacy has resulted in billions more being dedicated to water affordability, lead service line replacement, and local infrastructure projects. She has worked tirelessly to lower costs for working families, expand access to clean air and water, and deliver direct support to residents through her neighborhood service centers.
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Rashida Delivers Results
Check out more about our accomplishments through policies and through in-district services during Rashida’s time serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Rashida’s Top Priorities
Hand-in-hand with grassroots movements, Rashida is building a government that works for all of us, not just the wealthy few. She’s working toward environmental justice, racial and immigration justice, economic and housing justice, healthcare for all and healthcare equity, reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights and gender justice, and human rights around the world. Rashida will keep working tirelessly to improve the quality of life for our communities through policy and action. Her commitment to staying rooted in the community is what sets Rashida apart as a public servant who puts people first.