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Overview
Current roleCommunity organizer
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
Age33 years old (May 6, 1993)
GenderFemale
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LocationNew York
BackgroundCommunity organizer
EducationMiddlebury College (B.A.)
Notable personal detailsRana Abdelhamid is a Queens, New York-based political candidate, community organizer, and nonprofit leader. She is the founder and executive director of Malikah, an anti-violence organization, and founded Hijabis of New York, a Muslim women-centered storytelling project. She earned a B.A. from Middlebury College and an M.P.P. from Harvard Kennedy School, and has been recognized as a Truman Scholar.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports removing large corporate/university tax breaks and redirecting revenue to expand public programs (for example, ending a $300 million tax break for mega-universities to fund free CUNY tuition), and advocates for publicly funded services such as universal childcare and major investments in affordable housing and small-business supports. Policy proposals emphasize using tax/revenue changes to expand government-provided social programs and public investment in the district.
Healthcare
Supports expanding government-funded access to healthcare for vulnerable and newly arrived families and prioritizes broader access to services as part of an affordability agenda. Advocates funding and programmatic supports to ensure immigrants and low-income neighbors can access healthcare alongside other social supports. No explicit endorsement of single-payer/Medicare for All was found in available campaign materials and reporting.
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Immigration & Border
Supports strong local immigrant protections, including prohibiting local agencies from cooperating with ICE and measures to limit federal immigration enforcement tactics; emphasizes protecting asylum seekers and expanding access to services for immigrant neighbors. Advocates for passage of the New York for All Act and the MELT Act and organizes community ICE-safety supports and aid for asylum seekers.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports universal, accessible, and free-at-point-of-service reproductive care including abortion services and will work to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law and expand protections for reproductive rights.
Climate & Energy
Supports the Green New Deal and rapid transition to 100% clean and renewable energy while framing climate action as linked to housing and environmental justice.
News
The provided news item concerns Virginia Democrats retaining two House of Delegates seats in special elections, with wins by Gretchen Bulova and Margaret Franklin. Rana Abdelhamid is not mentioned in the report, and no direct connection to her candidacy is described.
Northern Virginia Democrats fill 2 house seats after special elections
Cleveland Heights council tackles some legislative holdovers into the new year
Labor, voting rights groups intervene in Illinois voter data lawsuit
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Brunette announces run for mayor
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