29 Facts About Nida Allam

Nida Allam was born on December 15,1993 and is a Canadian-American politician, political activist, and data analyst.

Nida Allam currently serves on the Durham County Board of Commissioners, to which she was elected in 2020, making her the first Muslim woman to serve in public office in North Carolina.

Since 2018, Nida Allam has served as the Chair of the Durham Mayor's Council for Women.

Nida Allam was elected as the Third Vice-chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party and served from 2017 to 2021, becoming the first Muslim to serve on the party's executive board.

On November 8,2021, Nida Allam announced that she would be seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for Congress in North Carolina's newly redrawn 4th Congressional District.

Nida Allam was born on December 15,1993, in Ottawa, Canada.

Nida Allam is the daughter of immigrants, her father is from India and her mother is from Pakistan.

Nida Allam became a naturalized United States citizen as a teenager.

Nida Allam graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in sustainable materials and technology.

Nida Allam was inspired to become politically involved after her best friend, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, was one of the three people killed in the 2015 Chapel Hill shooting.

Nida Allam became involved in the grassroots movement and worked as a political director for US Senator Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign, as well as an organizing director for Justice Cheri Beasley's campaign for the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Nida Allam was the 2016 Political Director in North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey and New York for Sanders' presidential campaign.

Nida Allam is a 2019 alumna of Durham's chapter of the New Leaders Council.

Nida Allam decided to run for public office after having worked behind the scenes in the progressive movement and with voter mobilization efforts because she believed there needed to be more progressive candidates representing the diversity of the American people.

Nida Allam was elected as the Third Vice Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party in January 2017, becoming the first Muslim American to serve on the party's executive council, and was appointed as the Chair of the Durham Mayor's Council for Women in 2018.

Nida Allam served as a delegate at the 2016 Democratic National Convention and the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

Nida Allam was elected to the Durham County Board of Commissioners in 2020 with endorsements from the Durham Association of Educators, Equality North Carolina, and the People's Alliance PAC.

When Nida Allam announced her candidacy for Durham County Commissioner, her family members received Islamophobic hate mail via social media platforms.

Nida Allam was elected to serve alongside Nimasheena Burns, Wendy Jacobs, Heidi Carter, and Brenda Howerton.

Nida Allam received 39,523 votes in the primary election and 122,947 votes in the general election, finishing ahead of all other candidates.

On November 8,2021, Nida Allam announced that she would be seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for Congress in North Carolina's newly redrawn 4th Congressional District.

Nida Allam lost the primary to her more moderate opponent by 9 points.

Nida Allam ran for Durham County Commissioner on a platform centered on addressing economic inequality.

Nida Allam believes that charter schools have increased racial segregation in Durham schools.

Nida Allam has stated that evictions and lack of affordable housing opportunities are a crisis in the county, and referenced the issue of gentrification misplacing Black families from their homes in Durham's historical African-American neighborhoods.

Nida Allam has called for more funding and community investment into Durham Public Schools and Durham Technical Community College, saying that education is tied to economic and racial justice issues.

Nida Allam blames the North Carolina General Assembly for inadequate funding for public schools.

Nida Allam has been criticized for her past statements and tweets in regards to Israel that some have seen as Anti-Zionist or anti-Semitic.

Nida Allam had been pregnant in 2021, but had an abortion due to medical issues.