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About Rashida Tlaib
American lawyer and politician, since 2019
Rashida Harbi Tlaib is an American lawyer and politician serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019. A Democrat from Michigan, she has represented the state’s 12th congressional district since 2023. She is the first Palestinian American woman to serve in Congress and one of the first two Muslim women elected to the body. Her public profile is tied to her work in national politics and to her role as a visible voice for Palestinian American and Muslim representation in Congress.
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