BackgroundU.S. Representative

EducationMills College — B.A. in Public Policy

Notable personal detailsLateefah Aaliyah Simon is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing California’s 12th congressional district, serving since January 2025. She previously served on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) board of directors and was appointed to the California State University Board of Trustees. She has worked as a civil rights and social justice advocate and nonprofit executive, including leadership roles at the Young Women’s Freedom Center and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area. She is legally blind and is the first Muslim woman elected to Congress from California.