California lawmaker Aisha Wahab wins special election to succeed Eric Swalwell in Congress
Summary
Aisha Wahab won a special election to fill the remainder of Eric Swalwell’s term in the U.S. House of Representatives for California’s 14th District. Wahab will be the first Afghan American to serve in Congress, succeeding Swalwell who resigned amid sexual assault allegations.Key Facts
- Aisha Wahab won the special election to finish Eric Swalwell’s House term ending in January.
- Swalwell resigned from Congress in April and denied sexual assault and harassment allegations against him.
- Wahab defeated Melissa Hernandez, a Bay Area Rapid Transit Director, in the special election for California’s 14th District.
- The district includes parts of Alameda County, on the east side of San Francisco Bay.
- Wahab has focused on housing affordability and wrote a 2023 bill to ban caste-based discrimination.
- Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Wahab’s caste discrimination bill, citing existing civil rights laws.
- Wahab was the first Afghan American elected to public office in the U.S. and now will be the first to serve in Congress.
- Federal agents recently searched Swalwell’s electronic devices and home as part of ongoing investigations related to the allegations.
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