23-year-old Indian-American woman, Nabeela Syed, a Democrat, scrip꧑ted history by becoming the youn🐬gest member to get elected to the Illinois General Assembly in the recent US midterm elections.
Syed handily defeated Republican incumbent Chris Bos in the 8 November election for the 51st distri༺ct in the Illinois State House with 52.3 per cent votes.
Celebrating her viඣctory, the young woman took to Twitter to introduce herself to the world. “My name is Nabeela Syed. I’m a 23-year- Muslim, Indian-American woman. We just flipped a Republican-held suburban district. And in January, I’ll be the youngest member of the Illinois General Assembly.”
“When I announced for State Representative, I made it a mission to genuinely engage in conversation with people – to give them a reason to get involved in our democracy aღnd hope for better leadership that represents their values,” she further wrote on her Instagram post.
Syed, who was born in Palatine, graduated from the University of Berkley, California with a degree in Political Science and Business Administration.
At her university, she served as the president of a pro-bono consulting organization a⛦ssisting local businesses and nonprofits.
Nabeela will serve the communities of Palatine, Inverness, Barrington, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, Lake Zurich, Hawtho♎rn Woods, Kildee🅘r, Deer Park, Vernon Hills and Long Grove.
According to her official website, she served as the Campaign Manager for current Township High School District 211 School Board Member Tim Mc Gowan — a campaign th☂at emphasized the values of accountability, community, and equi✱ty in our schools.
Nabeela currently works for a non-profit in digital strategy and her work includes supporting a variety of c🎐ivic engagement efforts including voter mobilization, ending sexua𝔍l assault on college campuses, and promoting gender equity.
She has worked with a variety of organizations, includi🃏ng EMILY’s List, to raise money to elect Democrats to Cong🌱ress.
Further, Nabeela serves as a mentor for youth as a high school debate coachꦿ. She is also active in her religious com🌃munity at the Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs and is a strong advocate for promoting interfaith dialogue and empowering young Muslim women to lead.
Recalling her campaign days, Nabeela said, “We talked to seniors about the rising cost of prescription drugs. We talked to working families about the growi🌃ng burden of property taxes. We talked to women, pledging that I would protect their right to reproductive healthcare. We spoke with parents about their desire to strengthen commonsense gun safety laws.”
