Aisha Wahab
2022 - Present
2026
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Aisha Wahab (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Senate, representing District 10. She assumed office on December 5, 2022. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Wahab (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 10. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Wahab completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Aisha Wahab was born in New York, New York, and lives in Hayward, California.[1] Wahab graduated from Kennedy High School in Fremont, Calif. She earned a B.A. in political science from San Jose State University and an MBA from California State University, East Bay.[2] Wahab's career experience includes working as an information technology (IT) manager, IT business consultant, and senior management analyst in finance.[3]
Wahab volunteered as an associate member for the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee and as a board member of the Afghan Coalition, Tri-City Volunteers, and Adobe Services. She served as the chair of the Human Relations Commission and as co-director of Little Kabul Stories. Wahab also helped found the President's Advisory Council of the American University of Afghanistan. She was elected to serve on the City of Hayward City Council in 2018 and became mayor pro tempore in 2020.[3]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Wahab was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee
- Senate Health Committee
- Housing Committee
- Senate Human Services Committee
- Senate Public Safety Committee, Chair
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Rules Committee
Elections
2022
See also: California State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Senate District 10
Aisha Wahab defeated Lily Mei in the general election for California State Senate District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aisha Wahab (D)  | 53.7 | 114,997 |
 | Lily Mei (D) | 46.3 | 99,011 | |
| Total votes: 214,008 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 10
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Senate District 10 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lily Mei (D) | 33.1 | 47,149 |
| ✔ | | Aisha Wahab (D) | 30.0 | 42,731 |
 | Paul Pimentel (R) | 21.6 | 30,742 | |
 | Jamal Khan (D) | 7.3 | 10,424 | |
 | Raymond Liu (D) | 4.9 | 6,932 | |
 | Jim Canova (D) | 3.1 | 4,391 | |
| Total votes: 142,369 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jaime Zepeda (D)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2020
See also: California's 15th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 15
Incumbent Eric Swalwell defeated Alison Hayden in the general election for U.S. House California District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eric Swalwell (D) | 70.9 | 242,991 |
 | Alison Hayden (R) | 29.1 | 99,710 | |
| Total votes: 342,701 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 15
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 15 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Swalwell (D) | 59.0 | 103,826 |
| ✔ | | Alison Hayden (R) | 17.0 | 29,864 |
| Sam Campbell (D) | 9.8 | 17,286 | |
| Peter Yuan Liu (R) | 7.8 | 13,634 | |
| Tuan Phan (D) | 3.7 | 6,509 | |
| Austin Intal (D) | 1.4 | 2,548 | |
 | Don Grundmann (Independent) | 1.2 | 2,194 | |
| Total votes: 175,861 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Aisha Wahab (D)
- Jacob Vital (Independent)
- Bob Wieckowski (D)
2018
General election
General election for Hayward City Council At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Hayward City Council At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aisha Wahab (Nonpartisan) | 27.2 | 15,949 |
| ✔ |  | Sara Lamnin (Nonpartisan) | 25.9 | 15,172 |
| Marvin Peixoto (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 10,197 | |
| Tom Ferreira (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 5,638 | |
| Joe Orlando Ramos (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 4,908 | |
| Didacus Ramos (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 3,991 | |
| Mekia Michelle Fields (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 2,372 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 369 | ||
| Total votes: 58,596 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Aisha Wahab completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wahab's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Tragedy struck my family – cutting short their American Dream. My father was brutally murdered, a case that remains unsolved. I was placed in foster care before I could tie my own shoes. In every family culture, and language I lived with, I witnessed the same desire for an opportunity to succeed and provide for their family. Luckily, adopted and raised in this district, my family taught me the value of hard work, perseverance, and community service. I worked full time, paid my own way through school, and supported my aging parents. Sadly, the Great Recession led to my family’s small business tanking and my home being foreclosed.
Like many Californians, I know what it’s like to be squeezed by housing costs, healthcare premiums, and student loan debt. I ran for office to tackle the real problems we face. On City Council, I’ve increased wages, affordable housing, and implemented commonsense policies that improved public safety, homelessness, and our environment. I’m running for State Senate to get Sacramento back to basics: food on the table, a roof overhead, well-paying jobs, quality public education, and a future we can all believe in. I’d be honored to have your vote for State Senate.
- Housing At All Income Levels
- Supporting Small Businesses That Create Local Jobs
- Protecting the Environment & Combating Climate Change
Housing Affordability - I will pass laws to ensure that we make building housing at all income levels a priority, and I will make homeownership more affordable for fellow millennials and all generations by implementing down-payment assistance programs.
Income inequality and opportunity inequality continue to cripple the entire Bay Area. The divide between the haves and the have-nots is growing, and this will have severe consequences for our businesses, schools, and livelihoods. I will support policies that bridge this divide by raising wages and creating jobs that provide a living wage and stable benefits so that families are not priced out of the region. I’ll also work to expand support like affordable child care and paid leave. I’ll fight to ensure all children have the same opportunity to succeed by supporting educational programs that help our most vulnerable students.
Protecting the environment and combating climate change are perhaps the greatest global crises as we approach the tipping point to stop climate change. We must reduce greenhouse gasses and transition to a green economy. We must also address the consequences of the drought with water conservation, and work for cleaner air and water around our state.
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2020
Aisha Wahab did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2023
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate California State Senate District 10 |
Officeholder California State Senate District 10 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 13, 2022
- ↑ Aisha Wahab 2022 campaign website, "Meet Aisha," accessed January 9, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LinkedIn, "Aisha Wahab, MBA," accessed January 9, 2023
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| Preceded by Bob Wieckowski (D) |
California State Senate District 10 2022-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
Hayward City Council At-large 2018-2022 |
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