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Kamala’s Long-Time Protégé Wants To Defund The Police And Empty Jails
One of Vice President Kamala Harris’ long-time pupils has spent her career working to weaken law enforcement. Lateefah Simon, who is running for Congress in California, has known Harris for roughly two decades, with the…
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About Lateefah Simon
Lateefah Aaliyah Simon is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for California's 12th congressional district since January 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first member of Congress known to be born legally blind in both eyes, and the first Muslim member from California and outside of the Midwestern United States.
Everything about Lateefah Simon →- Occupation
- activist, politician
- Position held
- United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 29, 1977
- Website
- https://www.lateefahsimon.com/