Rashida Tlaib

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rashida Tlaib
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jul 24, 1976(1976-07-24)
Age	48
Birthplace	Detroit
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Cancer

Rashida Tlaib Biography

Rashida Tlaib is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on July 24, 1976 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. With her win in the 2018 midterms, she became a Democratic politician and one of the two first Muslim women elected to the US House of Representatives. After her 2008 election to the Michigan House of Representatives, she became the first Muslim woman to be elected to any state legislature.

With their 2018 victories, she and Ilhanomar became two of the first Muslim women elected to the US Congress.

Rashida Harbi Tlaib (/t ə ˈ l iː b / ; born July 24, 1976) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 13th congressional district since 2019. The district includes the western half of Detroit, along with several of its western suburbs and much of the Downriver area. A member of the Democratic Party, Tlaib represented the 6th and 12th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives before her election to Congress.

Tlaib attended elementary school at Harms, Bennett Elementary, and Phoenix Academy. She graduated from Southwestern High School in Detroit in 1994. Tlaib completed a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Wayne State University in 1998 and earned a Juris Doctor from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in 2004.

Fayez, her ex-husband, has two sons named Yousif or Adam.

Rashida Tlaib Net Worth

Rashida Tlaib is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rashida Tlaib 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1998, she graduated from Wayne State University with a BA in political science. In 2004, she received her law degree at Western Michigan University School of Law.

With her win in the 2018 midterm elections, she became the first Palestinian- American woman to be elected to Congress. She is a member the Democratic Socialists in America.

The eldest of 14 children, Rashida Tlaib (née Harbi) was born on July 24, 1976, to working-class Palestinian immigrants in Detroit. Her mother was born in Beit Ur El Foka, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Her father was born in Beit Hanina, a neighborhood in East Jerusalem. He moved first to Nicaragua, then to Detroit. He worked on an assembly line in a Ford Motor Company plant. As the eldest, Tlaib played a role in raising her siblings while her parents worked.

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Who is Rashida Tlaib Dating?

According to our records, Rashida Tlaib married to Fayez Tlaib. As of December 1, 2023, Rashida Tlaib’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2012 Tlaib won reelection again to the Michigan House in the newly redrawn 6th District against fellow incumbent Maureen Stapleton. She could not run for the Michigan House a fourth time in 2014 because of term limits and ran for the Michigan Senate, losing to incumbent Senator Virgil Smith Jr. in the Democratic primary in August 2014.

Facts & Trivia

Rashida Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rashida Tlaib celebrates birthday on July 24 of every year.

In the Democratic primary for the general election, Tlaib defeated Jones and Wild, among others. She received 27,803 votes, or 31.2%. She faced no major- party opposition in November 2018, though Jones mounted an eleventh-hour independent bid.

What is Rashida Tlaib known for?

She ran unopposed in the general election and became the first woman of Palestinian descent in Congress, the first Muslim woman to serve in the Michigan legislature, and one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, along with Ilhan Omar (D-MN).

Who represents Detroit in Congress?

Michigan’s 13th congressional district
Representative| Rashida Tlaib D–Detroit
Distribution| 100.00% urban 0.00% rural
Population (2019)| 672,291
Median household income| $39,005

Who represents Michigan in Washington DC?

Meet Rashida. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib represents the 13th District of Michigan.

Where did Cori Bush go to high school?

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Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives each represent a portion of their state known as a Congressional District, which averages 700,000 people. Senators however, represent the entire state.