Council on American-Islamic Relations
Council on American Islamic Relations is a self-described "grassroots civil rights and advocacy group. CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties organization, with regional offices nationwide. CAIR's national headquarters are on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C."
Mission
- "Since its establishment in 1994, CAIR has worked to promote a positive image of Islam and Muslims in America. Through media relations, government relations, education and advocacy, CAIR puts forth an Islamic perspective to ensure the Muslim voice is represented. In offering this perspective, CAIR seeks to empower the American Muslim community and encourage their participation in political and social activism."[1]
Palestine Committee connection
Evidence linking CAIR and its founders to a Hamas-support network has been released through court action. That evidence prompted the FBI to cut off its outreach with the group. In 2010, the DOJ said it had seen no "new evidence that exonerates CAIR from the allegations that it provides financial support to designated terrorist organizations."
CAIR was listed among organizations belonging to an umbrella group of Hamas-support entities in the United States called the Palestine Committee. In addition, CAIR founders Nihad Awad and Omar Ahmed were included alongside senior Hamas officials such as Mousa Abu Marzook and Ahmed Yousef on a telephone list of individual Palestine Committee members.
That evidence was released in the terror-financing trial of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) in Dallas.[2]
Local affiliates
- CAIR - Alabama
- CAIR - Arizona
- CAIR - Austin
- CAIR - California
- CAIR - Chicago
- CAIR - Cincinnati
- CAIR - Cleveland
- CAIR - Columbus
- CAIR - Connecticut
- CAIR - Dallas/Fort Worth
- CAIR - Florida
- CAIR - Georgia
- CAIR - Houston
- CAIR - Iowa
- CAIR - Kansas
- CAIR - Los Angeles
- CAIR - Massachusetts
- CAIR - Michigan
- CAIR - Missouri
- CAIR - Minnesota
- CAIR - New Jersey
- CAIR - New York
- CAIR - Oklahoma
- CAIR - Oregon
- CAIR - Philadelphia
- CAIR - Pittsburgh
- CAIR - Sacramento
- CAIR - San Antonio
- CAIR - San Diego
- CAIR - San Francisco Bay Area
- CAIR - Washington
Support from Democrats
Letters of support written in September 2018 for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) from Congressional Lawmakers obtained by The Investigative Project on Terrorism:[3]
- Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) WI
- Rep. J. Lou Correa (D) 46th district, CA
- Rep. Doris Matsui (D) 6th district, CA
- Sen. Michael Bennet (D) CO
- Rep. Jim Costa (D) 16th district, CA
- Rep. Betty McCollum (D) 4th district, MN
- Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) CT
- Rep. Joe Courtney (D) 2nd district, CT
- Rep. Jerry McNerney (D) 9th district, CA
- Sen. Cory Booker (D) NJ
- Rep. Elijah Cummings (D) 7th district, MD
- Rep. Grace Meng (D) 6th district, NY
- Sen. Ben Cardin (D) MD
- Rep. Rodney Davis (R) 13th district, IL
- Rep. Seth Moulton (D) 6th district, MA
- Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D) IL
- Rep. Suzan DelBene (D) 1st district, WA
- Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D) 7th district, FL
- Sen. Kamala Harris (D) CA
- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D) 11th district, CA
- Rep. Donald Norcross (D) 1st district, NJ
- Sen. Doug Jones (D) AL
- Rep. Debbie Dingell (D) 12th district, MI
- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D) 6th district, NJ
- Sen. Tim Kaine (D) VA
- Rep. Mike Doyle (D) 18th district, PA
- Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D) 9th district, NJ
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) MN
- Rep. Keith Ellison (D) 5th district, MN
- Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D) 10th district, NJ
- Sen. Robert Menendez (D) NJ
- Rep. Anna Eshoo (D) 18th district, CA
- Rep. Mark Pocan (D) 2nd district, WI
- Sen. Christopher Murphy (D) CT
- Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D) 5th district, CT
- Rep. David Price (D) 4th district, NC
- Sen. Patty Murray (D) WA
- Rep. Dwight Evans (D) 3rd district, PA
- Rep. Michael Quigley (D) 5th district, IL
- Sen. Bill Nelson (D) FL
- Rep. Marcia Fudge (D) 11th district, OH
- Rep. Jamie Raskin (D) 8th district, MD
- Sen. Tina Smith (D) MN
- Rep. John Garamendi (D) 3rd district, CA
- Rep. Raul Ruiz M.D. (D) 36th district, CA
- Sen. Thomas Tillis (R) NC
- Rep. Gene Green (D) 29th district, TX
- Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D) 2nd district, MD
- Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) MD
- Rep. Raul Grijalva (D) 3rd district, AZ
- Rep. Tim Ryan (D) 13th district, OH
- Sen. Mark Warner (D) VA
- Rep. Alcee Hastings (D) 20th district, FL
- Rep. Linda Sanchez (D) 38th district, CA
- Rep. Pete Aguilar (D) 31st district, CA
- Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) Washington D.C.
- Rep. John Sarbanes (D) 3rd district, MD
- Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan (D) 44th district, CA
- Rep. Jared Huffman (D) 2nd district, CA
- Rep. Adam Schiff (D) 28th district, CA
- Rep. Karen Bass (D) 37th district, CA
- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D) 18th district, TX
- Rep. David Scott (D) 13th district, GA
- Rep. Ami Bera M.D. (D) 7th district, CA
- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) 30th district, TX
- Rep. Adam Smith (D) 9th district, WA
- Rep. Don Beyer Jr. (D) 8th district, VA
- Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D) 9th district, OH
- Rep. Darren Soto (D) 9th district, FL
- Rep. Susan Brooks (R) 5th district, IN
- Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D) 4th district, MA
- Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) 15th district, CA
- Rep. Anthony Brown (D) 4th district, MD
- Rep. Ro Khanna (D) 17th district, CA
- Rep. Mark Takano (D) 41st district, CA
- Rep. Michael Capuano (D) 7th district, MA
- Rep. Dan Kildee (D) 5th district, Ml
- Rep. Mike Thompson (D) 5th district, CA
- Rep. Salud Carbajal (D) 24th district, CA
- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) 8th district, IL
- Rep. Paul Tonko (D) 20th district, NY
- Rep. Tony Cardenas (D) 29th district, CA
- Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D) 14th district, Ml
- Rep. Norma Torres (D) 35th district, CA
- Rep. Andre Carson (D) 7th district, IN
- Rep. Al Lawson (D) 5th district, FL
- Rep. Juan Vargas (D) 51st district, CA
- Rep. Judy Chu Ph.D. (D) 27th district, CA
- Rep. Barbara Lee (D) 13th district, CA
- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) 12th district, NJ
- Rep. Katherine Clark (D) 5th district, MA
- Rep. John Lewis (D) 5th district, GA
- Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) Washington D.C.
- Rep. Yvette Clarke (D) 9th district, NY
- Rep. Dave Loebsack (D) 2nd district, VA
- Governor Ralph Northam (D) VA
- Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay (D) 1st district, MO
- Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D) 19th district, CA
- Candidate Rashida Tlaib (D) 13th district, MI
- Rep. Gerry Connolly (D) 11th district, VA
- Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D) 47th district, CA
Civil Rights Work
CAIR's civil rights department counsels, mediates and advocates on behalf of Muslims and others who have experienced religious discrimination, defamation or hate crimes. The department works to protect and defend the constitutional rights of American Muslims, thereby supporting the rights of all Americans.[4]
Government Affairs
CAIR's government affairs department conducts and organizes lobbying efforts on issues related to Islam and Muslims. The department monitors legislation and government activities and responds on behalf of the American Muslim community. CAIR representatives have testified before Congress and have sponsored a number of activities designed to bring Muslim concerns to Capitol Hill.[5]
Media Relations
CAIR's communications department works with local and national media to ensure an accurate portrayal of Islam and Muslims is presented to the American public. CAIR monitors local, national and international media, in part to challenge negative stereotypes, but also to applaud and encourage positive representations of Islam and Muslims. Over the years, CAIR has become a respected and credible source for journalists and other media professionals.[6]
In 2019 Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) held its 25th Annual Gala in Washington, D.C, in which CAIR’s executive director announced a goal of pushing more Muslims into Congress.
Aiming for political power
CAIR’s executive director Nihad Awad shared the “formula” he believes will secure Islamists greater political power:
- A strong CAIR equals a strong community. A strong community will produce a strong and confident and successful Muslim … “So I’m telling you tonight we are going to work in the next years, inshallah (God willing], to elect at least 30 Muslims in the Congress. This number is equivalent to our size and our potential as American Muslims. Including at least two [U.S.] senator Muslims.
In addition, Awad envisioned Muslim judges, including a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, along with an Islamist extension of Hollywood. [7]
Freedom Road connection
A group of 50 people gathered at the First United Church of Tampa, February 2015, for a panel discussion, “State Repression and the War on Terror.” Speakers focused on the U.S. government targeting of Arab-Americans, Muslims and anti-war activists for political repression.
“Only the fish that opens its mouth gets in trouble,” said Attorney Hassan Shibly of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). Shibly advised individuals to remain silent and call their lawyer when facing intimidation and questioning by the FBI. CAIR offers representation to clients for free.
Another panelist, Cassia Laham, spoke about the growing student movement in opposition to U.S. support for Israeli and for the liberation of all of Palestine. She helped found Students for Justice in Palestine at University of Florida.
“We have a duty to keep organizing together to keep moving forward,” Laham said. Currently she is active with People’s Opposition to Imperialism, War, and Racism (POWIR) in Miami and organizes in solidarity with Palestinian American women’s leader Rasmea Odeh..
“Targeting of Arab Americans and Muslims for the sake of ‘safety’ is a lie used by the state to perpetuate fear of these oppressed communities and to instill support of U.S. wars overseas,” said Mick Kelly from Minneapolis.
“The U.S. has built an empire that encompasses every continent, the people of the Middle East are defeating that empire. They are fighting to get the boot of the U.S. and Israel of their necks. We need to stand in solidarity with all those who are fighting for their liberation and defeat attempts to repress ourselves and others,” continued Kelly. Kelly is one of the anti-war and international solidarity activists whose home was turned upside down by the FBI in 2010.
Kelly also spoke about Rasmea Odeh’s trial in Detroit, “Through organizing and speaking out, it is a way to make a breakthrough.”
The CSFR-Tampa is organizing a local protest on March 12 in support of Rasmea Odeh. One local leader will be attending Odeh’s sentencing in Detroit.[8]
"No Muslim ban" campaign
25 Influential American Muslims
CAIR promoted a video of 25 Influential Muslims on May 3 2018: Andre Carson, Farhana Khera, Ibrihaj Muhammad, G. Willow Wilson, Imam Suhaib Webb, Keith Ellison, Linda Sarsour, Hasan Minhaj[9]
Board
As of 2016;[10]
- Roula Allouch - National Board Chair
- Ahmed Al-Shehab - National Board Member
- Nihad Awad - National Board Member
- Arlene El-Amin, National Board Member
- Sarwat Husain - National Board Member
- James Jones - National Board Member
- Masoud Nassimi - National Board Member
Staff
As of 2016;
- Nihad Awad - Executive Director
- Ibrahim Hooper - Communications Director
- Corey Saylor - Director of the Department to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia
List of Candidates
A report by Jetpac, Council on American-Islamic Relations, and MPower Change called The Rise of American Muslim Changemakers reports:
- "The success of the “My Muslim Vote” campaign was built atop the organizational infrastructure MPower Change has built since its founding.
MPower has quickly grown to become one of the largest Muslim-led social and racial justice organizations in the United States. It combines digital organizing with grassroots, community-based organizing to conduct campaigns with a diverse set of ally organizations across the U.S. Founded in 2014 by Linda Sarsour, Mark Crain, and Dustin Craun, who collectively brought together more than 40 years of community organizing experience, the intention was to build a grassroots organization rooted in the diverse Muslim communities in the United States. Combining their experiences in faith-based, local, and digital organizing, together they convened a group of leading American Muslim organizers and faith leaders to set the spiritual, political, and organizational vision. Today, MPower Change has developed both a digital organizing team and a field team that leads on the ground organizing in key cities across the U.S.
- "Like other online activist platforms such as Color of Change, MPower Change directly engages with Muslims and ally communities who are interested in community organizing. The diversity of the organizational leadership, the intersectionality of the campaigns and actions supported by the platform, and the strong focus on Muslim values makes MPower Change a unique voice in the Muslim community willing to take on important social justice issues."
The following listed the following Muslim candidates for office between 2016 - 2018:[11]
- Deedra Abboud AZ U.S. Senate CONGRESS 2018
- Johnny Martin AZ AZ House of Representatives SL 2018
- Abraham Khan CA Superior Court of Los Angeles County JUDICIARY 2018
- Ahmad Zahra CA Fullerton City Council LOCAL 2018
- Al Jabbar CA Anaheim Union High School District Board of Trustees LOCAL 2014, 2018
- Anila Ali CA Irvine City Council LOCAL 2016
- Asif Mahmood CA CA Department of Insurance SW 2018
- Cheryl Sudduth CA West County Wastewater District Director COUNTY 2018
- Farrah Khan CA Irvine City Council LOCAL 2018
- Fauzia Siddiqui Rizvi CA Corona City Council LOCAL 2018
- Fayaz Nawabi CA San Diego City Council LOCAL 2018
- George Abdallah Jr. CA Superior Court of San Joaquin County JUDICIARY 2018
- Kaisar Ahmed CA US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2016, 2018
- Kia Hamadanchy CA US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Omar Qudrat CA US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Omar Siddiqui CA US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Sabuhi Siddique CA San Jose City Council LOCAL 2018
- Sam Jammal CA US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Shahid Buttar CA US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Shamus Sayed CA US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Ali Sajjad Taj CA CA State Senate SL 2018
- Sabina Zafar CA San Ramon City Council LOCAL 2018
- Aisha Wahab CA Hayward City Council LOCAL 2018
- Maimona Afzal Berta CA Franklin-McKinley Board of Education LOCAL 2018
- Javed Ellahie CA Monte Sereno City Council LOCAL 2018
- Halim Dhanidina CA CA District 2 Court of Appeal JUDICIARY 2018
- Fahd Syed CT Waterbury Board of Aldermen LOCAL 2017
- M. Saud Anwar CT South Windsor City Council LOCAL 2013, 2015, 2017
- Maryam Khan CT Windsor Board of Education LOCAL 2017
- Ahmad Saadaldin FL FL House of Representatives SL 2017
- Altaf Ahmed FL Broward County Commission COUNTY 2018
- Asima Azam FL Orlando City Council LOCAL 2017
- Barbara Sharief FL Broward County Commission COUNTY 2013, 2016
- Duysevi Miyar (Sevi) FL FL House of Representatives SL 2016
- Sarah El-Badri FL Orlando City Council LOCAL 2017
- Rizwan Ahmed FL FL State House SL 2018
- Annisa Karim FL FL State Senate SL 2018
- Ruta Jouniari FL Sarasota County Commission COUNTY 2018
- Ahmed Hassan GA Clarkston City Council LOCAL 2013, 2017
- Aisha Yaqoob GA Georgia House of Representatives SL 2018
- Amir Farokhi GA Atlanta City Council LOCAL 2017
- Bassem Fakhoury GA Roswell City Council LOCAL 2017
- Mohammed Ali Bhuiyan GA US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2017
- Liliana Bakhtiari GA Atlanta City Council LOCAL 2017
- Sheikh Rahman GA GA State Senate SL 2018
- Tokhir Radjabov “T.R.” GA GA House of Representatives SL 2016
- Abshir Mohamed Omar IA Des Moines City Council LOCAL 2017
- Ako Abdul-Samad IA Iowa House of Representatives SL 2006-2018
- Mazahir Salih IA Iowa City City Council LOCAL 2017
- Abdelnasser Rashid IL Cook County Board of Commisioners COUNTY 2018
- Ahmed Salim IL US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Anisha Patel IL Arlington Heights School Board LOCAL 2017
- Asma Akhras IL Indian Prarie Public Library Board of Trustees LOCAL 2017
- Bahira Karim IL Village of Worth Board of Trustees LOCAL 2017
- Bushra Amiwala IL Cook County Board of Commissioners COUNTY 2018
- Dahoud Shalabi “Dave” IL Orland Park School Board of Education LOCAL 2017
- Dilara Sayeed IL IL House of Representatives SL 2018
- Hadiya Afzal IL Dupage County Board COUNTY 2018
- Harish Patel IL IL House of Representatives SL 2016
- Karim Khoja IL Village of Glenview Board of Trustees LOCAL 2017
- Mehrunisa Qayyum IL Downers Grove Township Board of Trustees LOCAL 2017
- Sameena Mustafa IL US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Zahra Suratwala IL DuPage County County Board COUNTY 2018
- Neill Mohammad IL US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Sadia Gul Covert IL Dupage County Board COUNTY 2018
- Andre Carson IN US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2008, 2018
- Afroz Khan MA Newburyport City Council LOCAL 2017
- Asima Silva MA Wachusett Regional School District Committee LOCAL 2015
- Charles Clemons Muhammad MA MA House of Representatives SL 2018
- Deeqo Jibril MA Boston City Council LOCAL 2017
- Hassan Williams MA Boston City Council LOCAL 2017
- Hazem Mahmoud MA Newburyport City Council LOCAL 2017
- Kemal Bozkurt MA Lawrence Public Schools School Board LOCAL 2017
- Mehreen Butt MA Wakefield Town Council LOCAL 2017
- Nadeem Mazen MA US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Nichole Mossalam MA Malden School Committee LOCAL 2017
- Omar Boukili MA Somerville Board of Alderman LOCAL 2017
- Patricia O’Brien MA Burlington Town Meeting LOCAL 2012, 2016
- Rashid Shaikh MA Shrewsbury Town Meeting Member LOCAL 2017
- Sarah Khatib MA Walpole Planning Board LOCAL 2017
- Sumbul Siddiqui MA Cambridge City Council LOCAL 2017
- Tahirah Amatul-Wadud MA US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Aisha Khan MD MD House of Delegates SL 2018
- Anis Ahmed MD MD House of Delegates SL 2018
- Bilal Ali MD MD House of Delegates SL 2017
- Fatmata Barrie MD MD House of Delegates SL 2018
- Hamza Khan MD MD House of Delegates SL 2018
- Hassan Giordano MD Baltimore City Circuit Court JUDICIARY 2018
- Hassan Jalisi “Jay” MD MD House of Delegates SL 2014, 2018
- Marcus Goodwin MD Washington DC City Council LOCAL 2018
- Mohammad Siddique MD Montgomery County Council COUNTY 2018
- Nadia Hashimi MD US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Raaheela Ahmed MD Prince George’s County Public Schools School Board
- Rida Bukhari-Rizvi MD Montgomery County Central Democratic Committee
- Sean Stinnett MD MD House of Delegates SL 2018
- Shabnam Ahmed MD MD House of Delegates SL 2018
- Talib Karim MD Hyattsville City Council LOCAL 2017
- Sabina Taj MD Howard County Board of Education COUNTY 2018
- Babur Lateef MD Prince William County School Board COUNTY 2018
- Pious Ali ME Portland City Council LOCAL 2016
- Abdikadir Hassan (AK) MI Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board LOCAL 2017
- Abdul Haidous “Al” MI Wayne County Commission COUNTY 2014, 2018
- Abdul El-Sayed MI MI Governor SW 2018
- Abdullah Hammoud MI MI House of Representatives SL 2016, 2018
- Abraham Aiyash MI MI State Senate SL 2018
- Abu Musa MI Hamtramck City Council LOCAL 2013, 2015, 2017
- Adel Mozip MI Dearborn Public Schools Board LOCAL 2016
- Anam Miah MI Michigan State Senate SL 2018
- Asim Alavi MI MI Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission SW 2012
- Bill Saad MI Underground Storage Tank Authority Board SW 2017
- Bill Bazzi MI Dearborne Heights City Council LOCAL 2017
- Fadel Al-Marsoumi MI Hamtramck City Council LOCAL 2017
- Fadwa Hammoud MI Dearborn Public Schools School Board LOCAL 2016
- Fayrouz Bazzi MI Dearborn City Council LOCAL 2017
- Fayrouz Saad MI US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Ghulam Qadir MI MI State Senate SL 2018
- Hakim Fakhoury MI Dearborn City Council LOCAL 2017
- Hussein Berry MI Dearborn Public Schools Board LOCAL 2016
- Jeff Mallad MI Dearborn Heights City Council LOCAL 2017
- Khodr Farhat MI Dearborn Public Schools School Board LOCAL 2016
- Mariam Bazzi MI Wayne County Circuit Court JUDICIARY 2017
- Mike Sareini MI Dearborn City Council LOCAL 2014, 2017
- Mo Baydoun MI Deaborn Heights City Council LOCAL 2017
- Mohammed Al-Somiri MI Hamtramck City Council LOCAL 2015, 2017
- Mohammed Hassan MI Wayne County Commission COUNTY 2018
- Nada Al-Hanooti MI Dearborn City Council LOCAL 2017
- Nasim Ansari MI Kalamazoo County Council COUNTY 2018
- Rabbi Alam MI MI House of Representatives SL 2018
- Ramez Haidar (Zack) MI Dearborn City Council LOCAL 2017
- Rashida Tlaib MI US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Saad Almasmari MI Hamtramck City Council LOCAL 2015, 2017
- Sam Baydoun MI Wayne County Commission COUNTY 2018
- Sam Salamey MI MI District Courts JUDICIARY 2012, 2018
- Susan Dabaja MI Dearborn City Council LOCAL 2013, 2017
- Tarek Baydoun MI Dearborn City Council LOCAL 2017
- Yameen Jaffer MI Pittsfield Board of Trustees LOCAL 2016
- Syed Rob MI MI State House SL 2018
- Billy Amen MI Dearborn School Board LOCAL 2018
- Khalil El-Saghir MI Dearborn School Board LOCAL 2018
- Khodr Farhat MI Dearborn School Board LOCAL 2018
- Adel Harb MI Wayne County Circuit Court JUDICIARY 2016, 2018
- Adel Mozip MI Dearborn School Board LOCAL 2016, 2018
- Celia Nasser MI Dearborn School Board LOCAL 2017
- Aamina Ahmed MI Plymouth Canton Community School District LOCAL 2018
- David Turfe MI MI District Courts JUDICIARY 2018
- Aliyah Sabree MI MI District Courts JUDICIARY 2018
- Salwa Fawaz MI Crestwood School Board LOCAL 2018
- Yasir Khogali MI City of Plymouth District Library Board
- Fahiym Hanna NC Guilford County Board of Commissioners COUNTY 2018
- Mujtaba Mohammed NC NC State Senate SL 2018
- Naveed Aziz NC NC State Senate SL 2016, 2018
- Nida Aziz Allam NC NC Democratic Party PARTY 2017
- Zainab Baloch NC Raleigh City Council LOCAL 2017
- Nasif Majeed NC NC State House of Representatives SL 2018
- Aboul Khan NH NH House of Representatives SL 2012, 2016, 2018
- Hassan Essa NH Manchester City Council LOCAL 2017
- Safiya Wazir NH NH State House SL 2018
- Adnan Zakaria NJ Prospect Park City Council LOCAL 2016
- Agha Khan NJ US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2016, 2018
- Al Abdelaziz NJ Paterson City Council LOCAL 2016
- Alaa Abdel-Aziz “Al” NJ Paterson City Council LOCAL 2016, 2018
- Alfred Mohammed NJ Linden City Council LOCAL 2017
- Aslon Goow NJ Paterson City Council LOCAL 2012, 2016
- Assad Akhter NJ Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders COUNTY 2016, 2018
- Atif Nazir NJ Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders COUNTY 2017
- Azim Uddin NJ Franklin Township Council COUNTY 2016
- Azra Baig NJ South Brunswick Board of Education LOCAL 2013, 2016
- Baseemah Beasley NJ Irvington Democratic Party PARTY 2016
- Dawn Haynes NJ Newark Public Schools School Board LOCAL 2018
- Fahim Abedrabbo NJ Clifton Public Schools School Board LOCAL 2016
- Frank Gilliam NJ City of Atlantic City LOCAL 2017
- Hassan Abdul-Rasheed NJ Orange City Council LOCAL 2006, 2010, 2018
- Hazim Yassin NJ Red Bank City Council LOCAL 2018
- Kalimah Ahmad NJ Jersey City Municipal Court JUDICIARY 2016
- Mohamed Khairullah NJ Borough of Prospect Park LOCAL 2005, 2018
- Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman NJ Paterson City Council LOCAL 2018
- Mohammed Hameeduddin NJ Teaneck City Council LOCAL 2010, 2016
- Mohammed Hussain NJ Prospect Park Board of Education LOCAL 2011, 2014, 2017
- Mohammed Raqeeb NJ Piscataway Township Council LOCAL 2018
- Mussab Ali NJ Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education LOCAL 2017, 2018
- Nadia Kahf NJ Gov. Murphy Transition Team: Law and Justice Committee SW 2017
- Nancy Uddin NJ Monmouth Regional High School School Board LOCAL 2017
- Nuran Nabi NJ Plainsboro Township Committee LOCAL 2007, 2017
- Nureed Saeed NJ South Orange Board of Trustees LOCAL 2017
- Rashon Hasan NJ Newark City Council LOCAL 2018
- Sadaf Jaffer NJ Montgomery Township Committee LOCAL 2017
- Salim Patel NJ Passaic City Council COUNTY 2018
- Shahanaz Arjumand NJ Teaneck Township Board of Education LOCAL 2018
- Shahin Khalique NJ Paterson City Council LOCAL 2016
- Sharifa Salaam NJ East Orange, Irvington, and Newark Municipal Courts JUDICIARY 2014, 2016
- Shariq Ahmad NJ Edison Democratic Organization PARTY 2017
- Shereef Elnahal NJ NJ Department of Health Commissioner SW 2018
- Steven Brister NJ East Orange City Municipal Court LOCAL 2017
- Tahsina Ahmed NJ Borough of Haledon City Council LOCAL 2015, 2017
- Ted Green NJ East Orange City Council LOCAL 2017
- Zeeshan Saddiqi NJ Old Bridge Town Council LOCAL 2017
- Mahmoud Mahmoud NJ US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Siaka Sherif NJ Orange Board of Education LOCAL 2018
- Mariam Khan NJ Dennis Township Board of Education LOCAL 2018
- Mohammad Ramadan NJ Haledon Board of Education LOCAL 2018
- Alaa Matari NJ Prospect Park Borough Councilman LOCAL 2018
- Adam Chaabane NJ Woodland Park Board of Education LOCAL 2018
- Amany Ramadan NJ Paterson Board of Education LOCAL 2018
- Rashidah Hasan NJ Orange City Municipal Court JUDICIARY 2017
- Abbas Akhil NM NM State House SL 2018
- Jesse Sbaih NV US Senate CONGRESS 2018
- Robert Jackson NY NY State Senate SL 2014, 2016, 2018
- Tahseen Chowdhury NY NY State Senate SL 2018
- Uzma Syed NY Syosset County School Committee COUNTY 2017, 2018
- Omar Vaid NY US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Shadia Tadros NY Syracuse City Court JUDICIARY 2018
- Shahabuddeen Ally NY Manhattan Civil Court Judge JUDICIARY 2018
- Charles Fall NY NY State Assembly SL 2018
- Basheer Jones OH Cleveland City Council LOCAL 2017
- Mohamed Al-Hamdani OH Dayton Public Schools Board of Education LOCAL 2018
- Nadeen Hayden OH Cleveland Heights Municipal Court JUDICIARY 2017
- Noha Eyada OH Mason City School District School Board LOCAL 2017
- Ismail Mohamed OH OH State House SL 2018
- Kayse Jama OR OR State Senate SL 2018
- Kareem Kandil PA PA House of Representatives SL 2018
- Nina Ahmad PA PA Lieutenant Governor SW 2018
- Jason Dawkins PA PA State House SL 2014, 2018
- Naveen Malik SD South Dakota House of Representatives SL 2018
- Andre Canty TN Knox County School Board COUNTY 2018
- Hana Ali TN TN House of Representatives SL 2018
- Abdel Elhassan TX Irving City Council LOCAL 2017
- Ali Khorasani TX US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Dalia Kasseb TX Pearland City Council LOCAL 2018
- Omar Kadir TX Williamson County Commission COUNTY 2018
- Salman Bhojani TX Euless City Council LOCAL 2016, 2018
- Shayan Elahi TX Irving City Council LOCAL 2018
- Syed Hassan TX Tarrant County Commissioners Court COUNTY 2018
- Tahir Javed TX US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Letitia Plummer TX US House of Representatives CONGRESS 2018
- Rabeea Collier TX Texas District Courts JUDICIARY 2018
- Nuzhat Hye TX Irving Independent School District Board of
- Mary Khalaf UT Ogden City Council LOCAL 2017
- Abrar Omeish VA Fairfax County School Board COUNTY 2017
- Atif Qarni VA Commonwealth of Virginia, Secretary of Education SW 2018
- Hala Ayala VA VA House of Delegates SL 2017
- Hannah Risheq VA Virginia State House of Delegates SL 2017
- Jamaal Johnston VA VA House of Delegates SL 2017
- Jasmine Moawad-Barrientos VA VA State Senate SL 2019
- Mo Seifeldein VA Alexandria City Council LOCAL 2018
- Sam Rasoul VA VA House of Delegates SL 2014, 2017
- Yasmine Taeb VA VA State Senate SL 2019
- Haseeb Javed VA Manassas Park City Council LOCAL 2018
- Faisal Gill VT Vermont Commons School Board LOCAL 2017
- Ahmed Abdi WA Port of Seattle Commission LOCAL 2017
- Ubah Aden WA Tukwila School Board LOCAL 2017
- Zak Idan WA Tukwila City Council LOCAL 2017