Incumbent
MI-12 Democratic nominee?
$19.9K
AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
Age49 years old (Jul 24, 1976)
GenderFemale
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LocationMichigan
BackgroundAttorney
EducationWayne State University (B.A.)
Notable personal detailsRashida Harbi Tlaib is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan’s 12th congressional district, first elected to Congress in 2018 and taking office in 2019. She previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2009 to 2014. She has worked as an attorney with the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice and has focused on constituent services and environmental and economic justice issues. She is the eldest of 14 children and is a mother of two sons.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports significantly higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy and corporations, and has sponsored legislation to tax extreme wealth and excess CEO pay while opposing tax breaks for the richest households. Advocates using increased revenue to fund anti-poverty and public programs.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and major expansions of public coverage while also backing legislative measures to eliminate medical debt, protect and expand Medicaid, and promote health equity for marginalized communities.
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Immigration & Border
Supports pathways to citizenship and protections for DREAMers and asylum-seekers, opposes expanded detention and deportation policies, and advocates dismantling or defunding ICE and limiting enforcement expansion. Calls for humane treatment of refugees and closure or nonuse of detention sites for migrants.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and reproductive health care, has voted to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law and backed legislation to protect abortion providers and the right to travel for care, and has publicly opposed state and federal abortion bans. Advocates for removing restrictions like the Hyde Amendment and frames abortion care as healthcare and a matter of bodily autonomy.
Climate & Energy
Supports aggressive climate action including phasing out federal oil and gas production, ending financing of fossil fuel projects, stronger air-pollution protections and major clean-energy investment and transition measures focused on environmental justice.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports universal background checks and closing gun-sale loopholes, bans on assault-style rifles, red flag laws, and safe-storage requirements; sponsors legislation to promote secure firearm storage.
News
Rashida Tlaib is appearing in campaign coverage as the conflict in Iran becomes a major election issue for candidates and incumbents. A recent House vote labeling Iran a state sponsor of terrorism is complicating political positioning and is shaping how voters may view candidates’ stances on U.S. military action and Israel.
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