13 Facts About Safiya Khalid

Safiya Said Khalid was born on 1996 and is a Somali-American politician who served as a member of the Lewiston, Maine City Council.

Safiya Khalid attended Lewiston Public Schools and graduated from Lewiston High School.

Safiya Khalid went on to graduate from the University of Southern Maine, where she studied psychology.

Safiya Khalid is currently a graduate student at Northeastern University studying public policy.

Safiya Khalid later worked as a clerk for the Maine Legislature's Committee on Housing and Labor.

Safiya Khalid lost to the incumbent by a wide margin.

In 2018, Safiya Khalid won a seat representing Androscoggin County on the Maine Democratic Party State Committee.

Safiya Khalid went on to be elected to the Maine Democratic Party Executive Committee.

On November 5,2019, Safiya Khalid won the election with nearly 70 percent of the vote.

Safiya Khalid serves on the Lewiston Finance Committee, Lewiston Housing Committee, and the Community Development Block Grant Committee.

Safiya Khalid served as vice chair of the Lewiston Democratic Party.

Safiya Khalid endorsed Bernie Sanders during the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and served as one of his Maine co-chairs.

In 2021, Safiya Khalid ran for chair of the Lewiston Democratic Party seeking to succeed outgoing Chair Kiernan Majerus-Collins.