Munira Abdullahi
American politician (born 1995)
Munira Abdullahi | |
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| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 9th district | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bishara Addison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1995-12-12) December 12, 1995 (age 28) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Ohio State University (BA) |
Munira Yasin Abdullahi is an American politician who is the representative for Ohio House District 9. She won the primary on August 2, 2022, and ran unopposed in the November 2022 general election.[1] She and Rep. Ismail Mohammed are the first two Somali American representatives in Ohio.[1] She is also the first Muslim woman to serve in the state house.[2]
Abdullahi's family left Somalia when she was three years old.[2] They moved to an apartment in the Northside neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.[2] She has type 1 diabetes.[2] Abdullahi graduated from Columbus Alternative High School and completed a bachelor's degree in political science at Ohio State University.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Primary results: Columbus picks a Somali American while Delaware ousts an incumbent". news.yahoo.com. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ a b c d e "Columbus's Munira Yasin Abdullahi first Somali American and Muslim woman to serve at Statehouse | ColumbusFreePress.com". columbusfreepress.com. January 4, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
External links
- Official website
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Members of the Ohio House of Representatives
135th Ohio General Assembly (2023–2024)
- Speaker of the House
- Jason Stephens (R)
- Speaker pro tempore
- Scott Oelslager (R)
- Majority Leader
- Bill Seitz (R)
- Minority Leader
- Allison Russo (D)
- ▌Dontavius Jarrells (D)
- ▌Latyna Humphrey (D)
- ▌Ismail Mohamed (D)
- ▌Beryl Piccolantonio (D)
- ▌Richard Brown (D)
- ▌Adam Miller (D)
- ▌Allison Russo (D)
- ▌Beth Liston (D)
- ▌Munira Abdullahi (D)
- ▌David Dobos (R)
- ▌Anita Somani (D)
- ▌Brian Stewart (R)
- ▌Michael J. Skindell (D)
- ▌Sean Brennan (D)
- ▌Richard Dell'Aquila (D)
- ▌Bride Rose Sweeney (D)
- ▌Tom Patton (R)
- ▌Darnell Brewer (D)
- ▌Phil Robinson (D)
- ▌Terrence Upchurch (D)
- ▌Elliot Forhan (D)
- ▌Juanita Brent (D)
- ▌Dan Troy (D)
- ▌Dani Isaacsohn (D)
- ▌Cecil Thomas (D)
- ▌Sedrick Denson (D)
- ▌Rachel Baker (D)
- ▌Vacant
- ▌Cindy Abrams (R)
- ▌Bill Seitz (R)
- ▌Bill Roemer (R)
- ▌Jack Daniels (R)
- ▌Veronica Sims (D)
- ▌Casey Weinstein (D)
- ▌Steve Demetriou (R)
- ▌Andrea White (R)
- ▌Tom Young (R)
- ▌Willis Blackshear Jr. (D)
- ▌Phil Plummer (R)
- ▌Rodney Creech (R)
- ▌Josh Williams (R)
- ▌Derek Merrin (R)
- ▌Michele Grim (D)
- ▌Elgin Rogers Jr. (D)
- ▌Jennifer Gross (R)
- ▌Thomas Hall (R)
- ▌Sara Carruthers (R)
- ▌Scott Oelslager (R)
- ▌Jim Thomas (R)
- ▌Reggie Stoltzfus (R)
- ▌Brett Hillyer (R)
- ▌Gayle Manning (R)
- ▌Joe Miller (D)
- ▌Dick Stein (R)
- ▌Scott Lipps (R)
- ▌Adam Matthews (R)
- ▌Jamie Callender (R)
- ▌Alessandro Cutrona (R)
- ▌Lauren McNally (D)
- ▌Brian Lorenz (R)
- ▌Beth Lear (R)
- ▌Jean Schmidt (R)
- ▌Adam Bird (R)
- ▌Nick Santucci (R)
- ▌Mike Loychik (R)
- ▌Sharon Ray (R)
- ▌Melanie Miller (R)
- ▌Thaddeus Claggett (R)
- ▌Kevin Miller (R)
- ▌Brian Lampton (R)
- ▌Bill Dean (R)
- ▌Gail Pavliga (R)
- ▌Jeff LaRe (R)
- ▌Bernard Willis (R)
- ▌Haraz Ghanbari (R)
- ▌Marilyn John (R)
- ▌Scott Wiggam (R)
- ▌Susan Manchester (R)
- ▌Monica Robb Blasdel (R)
- ▌Jena Powell (R)
- ▌Jim Hoops (R)
- ▌Roy Klopfenstein (R)
- ▌Jon Cross (R)
- ▌Angela King (R)
- ▌Tim Barhorst (R)
- ▌Tracy Richardson (R)
- ▌Riordan McClain (R)
- ▌Gary Click (R)
- ▌D. J. Swearingen (R)
- ▌Justin Pizzuli (R)
- ▌Bob Peterson (R)
- ▌Mark Johnson (R)
- ▌Jason Stephens (R)
- ▌Jay Edwards (R)
- ▌Don Jones (R)
- ▌Ron Ferguson (R)
- ▌Adam Holmes (R)
- ▌Darrell Kick (R)
- ▌Sarah Fowler (R)
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