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Lateefah Simon

U.S. House, California Congressional District 12

  • 2026
  • California
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U.S. House, California Congressional District 12

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    1. The 19th

      These women just want to govern. On the right, many only care that they’re Muslim.

      Simon, California’s first Muslim member of Congress, describes the threats she has faced and says leaders now openly embrace Islamophobia.

    2. The Daily Californian

      Rep. Lateefah Simon, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks vie for reelection, state Sen. Jesse Arreguín reaches term’s midpoint

      Simon, a CPC vice chair facing Jamie Joyce, points to her bipartisan small-business anti-fraud bill that passed the House unanimously.

    3. The Daily Californian

      Endorsement: Vote Lateefah Simon for California’s 12th Congressional District

      The Daily Californian endorsed Simon, citing five bills passed in her first term and more than $12 million brought home to the East Bay.

    4. Latin Times

      California Democrat Accuses Republicans of Trying to 'Intimidate Latino Citizens' Into Not Voting Amid ICE Raids

      Simon said Republicans are trying to intimidate Latino citizens into staying home on Election Day amid California immigration raids.

    5. The Daily Californian

      UC Berkeley hosts Rep. Simon, Mayor Ishii for panel on disabled women of color in public service

      Simon, the first member of Congress born with congenital blindness, urged disabled women of color to 'own space' in public life.

    Checked Oct 31, 2026

    Candidate briefing

    Lateefah Simon represents California’s 12th Congressional District. A MacArthur Fellow and longtime Bay Area organizer, she has spent her career fighting poverty, criminalization, and inequality — from leading the Young Women’s Freedom Center to serving on BART’s board.

    She won reelection on November 3, defeating fellow Democrat Jamie Joyce, according to NBC News projections.

    Why Political Revolution supports her: she carries forward a proud progressive tradition in the East Bay with a record rooted in community power, not corporate PACs.

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