Nabilah Islam was born on November 27,1989 and is an American activist and politician from the state of Georgia who is the Georgia State Senator for the 7th district as a result of the 2022 Georgia State Senate election.
13 Facts About Nabilah Islam
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Nabilah Islam became the first Muslim woman in the Georgia State Senate and the second overall in the Georgia State Legislature, along with Sheikh Rahman and Farooq Mughal.
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Nabilah Islam previously ran to represent Georgia's 7th congressional district in 2020.
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Nabilah Islam's father worked as a file clerk at the Internal Revenue Service and her mother, originally from Noakhali, worked various low-wage jobs, at one point as a burger fipper at Hardee's and in a warehouse.
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An insurance company tried to deny benefits for her mother after she took time off work due to a herniated disc, leading Nabilah Islam to become an advocate for expanded healthcare.
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Nabilah Islam graduated from Central Gwinnett High School and Georgia State University with a BBA in marketing.
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Nabilah Islam previously served as campaign manager for Atlanta City Councilmember Andre Dickens, President of the Gwinnett County Young Democrats, and on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
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Nabilah Islam ran in the Democratic primary for Georgia's 7th congressional district in 2020.
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Nabilah Islam was endorsed by US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, which helped cause the "Georgia's AOC" nickname.
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Nabilah Islam struggled with paying rent, did not have healthcare, and put her student loan debt into forbearance during the campaign due to not being able to work full time.
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Nabilah Islam filed a formal petition to the Federal Elections Commission to allow candidates to use campaign contributions for a minimum salary and health benefits.
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Nabilah Islam charged that current regulations barred working-class people from running for office and the petition was supported by Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, and Issue One.
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Nabilah Islam was endorsed by Fair Fight Action, a voting rights organization founded by Georgia politician Stacey Abrams.