18 Facts About Aisha Wahab

In 2025, Aisha Wahab was named chair of the Senate Housing Committee by Mike McGuire.

Aisha Wahab has criticized that new housing developments near transit stations are exempt from parking mandates.

Aisha Wahab was born in Queens, New York City, to refugees who fled Afghanistan in the 1980s.

Aisha Wahab's father was murdered and her mother died soon after, leaving Wahab and her sister in foster care.

Aisha Wahab earned a Bachelor's degree in political science at San Jose State University and a Masters in Business Administration from Cal State East Bay.

Aisha Wahab went on to work in non-profit organizations and is currently an IT consultant.

Aisha Wahab was the top vote-getter in a field of seven candidates vying for an at-large city council seat, beating out two incumbents.

Swalwell decided to run for re-election after ending his presidential campaign, leading Aisha Wahab to suspend her campaign 3 weeks later.

Aisha Wahab announced she would run for California's 10th State Senate district, incumbent state senator Bob Wieckowski was term-limited.

Aisha Wahab noted the housing crisis and stagnating wages as issues she would focus on.

Aisha Wahab won in the general election on November 8,2022, defeating Fremont Mayor Lily Mei, a more establishment oriented Democrat.

In March 2023, as a first-term state senator, Aisha Wahab introduced Senate Bill 403, a bill with a broad objective to prohibit caste discrimination.

The bill was considered controversial by many in the South Asian community; and Aisha Wahab was subject to a recall effort.

In 2025, Aisha Wahab introduced SB 436, which would bar the landlord from evicting that tenant for failure to pay rent, if the tenant pays back the rent.

Aisha Wahab believes that minimum parking requirements are necessary for new housing, and has frequently criticized past efforts in California for exempting new housing projects from them.

In 2025, Aisha Wahab was named chair of the Senate Housing Committee.

Aisha Wahab said that housing development near mass transit stations "doesn't necessarily work" because many working people need to commute by car.

Aisha Wahab said might support increases in housing supply if developers subsidize more affordable housing and if the housing comes with a minimum number of parking spaces.