Rashida Tlaib (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 12th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Tlaib (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 12th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2024 election.
In 2018, Tlaib ran for the Michigan's 13th Congressional District in two elections: the regularly scheduled election for the 2019-2021 term and a special election to fill the seat for the rest of the 2017-2019 term. She lost the Democratic special primary election to Brenda Jones, but defeated Jones in the primary for the regular election. Tlaib did not face a Republican opponent in the general election and won 84 percent of the vote.
Tlaib is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 12 from 2009 to 2015.
Tlaib and Ilhan Omar (D), who was also elected in 2018, became the first Muslim women to serve in Congress. Tlaib was also the first Muslim woman to serve in the Michigan House of Representatives.
Rashida Tlaib was born in Detroit, Michigan. Tlaib graduated from Southwestern High School in 1994. She earned a B.A. in political science from Wayne State University in 1998 and a J.D. from Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School in 2004. Tlaib's career experience includes working as an attorney with nonprofit legal advocacy groups and as a staffer for former state representative Steve Tobocman.
