Rashida Tlaib

American politician and lawyer

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March 2025 Tlaib called for sanctions and an arms embargo against Israel after attacks on the Gaza Strip, describing it as an 'apartheid regime' carrying out a 'genocide'.
2024 In the general election, Rashida Tlaib won a third term in Congress with over 69% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee James Hooper, Green Party nominee Brenda K. Sanders, and Working Class Party nominee Gary Walkowicz.
2024 Rashida Tlaib was unopposed in the Democratic primary for the U.S. House of Representatives.
September 2024 In September 2024, Rashida Tlaib faced criticism from several politicians and media figures, including Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and CNN personality Jake Tapper, for allegedly suggesting that Nessel was prosecuting pro-Palestinian protesters due to her Jewish identity. A fact check revealed that Tlaib did not mention Nessel's Jewish background.
January 2024 Tlaib faced controversy when she was censured by the U.S. House of Representatives for her statements about the Israel-Hamas conflict, which some colleagues considered antisemitic.
2023 Rashida Tlaib began representing Michigan's 12th congressional district.
2023 During the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Tlaib released a statement calling for an end to the cycle of violence and unconditional U.S. support for Israel.
2023 In 2023, Tlaib continued to endorse Palestinian rights and introduced further resolutions regarding the Nakba, facing criticism for calling it a 'catastrophe.'
2023 Tlaib was one of 56 Democrats to vote for H.Con.Res. 21, which called for President Biden to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.
2023 Rashida Tlaib and Congresswoman Cori Bush were the only two representatives to vote against a resolution recognizing National Police Week.
November 8 2023 White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre condemned Rashida Tlaib's use of the slogan 'from the river to the sea', following the censure vote in the House.
November 7 2023 Tlaib was censured by the House of Representatives due to her statements following the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel.
November 6 2023 Rashida Tlaib issued a press release regarding proposed censure resolutions against her by Republicans, claiming they distorted her positions and contained 'obvious lies'. She reaffirmed her denunciation of civilian targeting by both Hamas and the Israeli government and advocated for a ceasefire.
November 3 2023 Tlaib tweeted an antiwar video criticizing President Biden and calling for a ceasefire, asserting that the majority of Americans opposed his stance.
October 26 2023 Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene proposed H.Res 829 to censure Rashida Tlaib for her criticism of Israel and for 'leading an insurrection' after her participation in a protest at the Capitol. The resolution did not pass, with all Democrats and nearly two dozen Republicans voting against it due to concerns over incendiary language. Tlaib called the resolution 'deeply Islamophobic'.
July 18 2023 Tlaib voted against a non-binding congressional resolution that stated 'the State of Israel is not a racist or apartheid state' along with eight other progressive Democrats.
2022 Tlaib introduced resolutions aimed at recognizing the Nakba, stating that a just peace cannot be established without addressing its injustices towards the Palestinian people.
2022 Rashida Tlaib won the general election for Michigan's 12th congressional district with 71% of the vote, defeating Republican Steven Elliott and Gary Walkowicz of the Working Class Party.
2022 Rashida Tlaib sought reelection in Michigan's newly drawn 12th congressional district and won the Democratic primary with 64% of the vote over three challengers.
2021 Following the killing of Daunte Wright, Tlaib publicly called American policing 'inherently and intentionally racist', advocating for a complete rethinking of the policing system.
November 5 2021 Rashida Tlaib was one of six House Democrats to vote against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act due to its decoupling from the social safety net provisions in the Build Back Better Act.
September 23 2021 During a House floor debate on funding for Israel's Iron Dome, Tlaib called Israel an 'apartheid state,' leading to accusations of antisemitism from Representative Ted Deutch.
January 6 2021 Tlaib voted for the second impeachment of Donald Trump following the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
2020 Rashida Tlaib won the 2020 Democratic primary against Brenda Jones, securing 66% of the vote while Jones received 34%. Tlaib spent over $2,000,000 in campaign funds compared to Jones's $140,000.
December 2020 On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Tlaib deleted a retweet that included the phrase 'from the river to the sea.'
August 2020 The House Ethics Committee directed Rashida Tlaib to reimburse her campaign $10,800, asserting that she must adhere to federal campaign laws and regulations regarding the personal use of campaign funds.
March 2020 Tlaib spoke at a gala in Missouri for American Muslims for Palestine, advocating for an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.
2019 Votes to impeach President Donald Trump for the first time.
November 14 2019 The House Ethics Committee announced that it was investigating Rashida Tlaib for potentially using congressional campaign money for personal expenses in violation of House rules.
August 16 2019 After being granted permission to visit her relatives in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on humanitarian grounds, Rashida Tlaib declined to make the trip, refusing to comply with the oppressive conditions imposed by Israeli authorities.
August 15 2019 Israel announced that Rashida Tlaib and her colleague Ilhan Omar would be denied entry into the country, with Deputy Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely stating it was a justified decision to prevent entry to those who deny Israel's right to exist.
July 2019 Tlaib was one of 17 members of Congress to vote against a House resolution condemning the BDS movement, which passed with a margin of 381 votes.
June 2019 Rashida Tlaib was one of four Democratic representatives to vote against the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, which was a $4.5 billion border funding bill.
January 2019 Tlaib criticized anti-BDS legislation proposed by Senators Marco Rubio and Jim Risch, arguing that boycotting is a right and that they 'forgot what country they represent.'
January 3 2019 On her first day in Congress, Tlaib published an op-ed with John Bonifaz advocating for impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump without waiting for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation to conclude.
January 3 2019 Later that day, Tlaib spoke at a MoveOn campaign reception, expressing her determination to 'impeach the motherfucker,' a comment that Donald Trump described as 'highly disrespectful to the United States of America.'
January 3 2019 Rashida Tlaib took the congressional oath of office, making her one of the first two Muslim women to serve in the U.S. Congress. She swore in on an English-language translation of the Quran and wore a traditional embroidered Arab dress during the ceremony.
2018 Tlaib announced her candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan's 13th congressional district following the resignation of Representative John Conyers in December 2017.
2018 J Street, a pro-Israel Jewish organization, withdrew its endorsement of Tlaib due to her support for a one-state solution, claiming she had misled them about her views during her primary campaign.
2018 Tlaib won the Democratic nomination and the general election for the United States House of Representatives in Michigan's 13th congressional district.
2018 In the Democratic primary for the general election, Tlaib defeated five other candidates, receiving 27,803 votes, or 31.2%.
November 2018 Rashida Tlaib became the first Palestinian-American woman to be elected to Congress during the November general election.
September 2018 Rashida Tlaib walked into her family's mosque to express her gratitude for the opportunity to run for Congress, emphasizing her belief in her faith.
August 7 2018 Rashida Tlaib participated in the Democratic primary for the special election for Michigan's 13th congressional district, finishing second with 31,084 votes, closely trailing Detroit City Council president Brenda Jones.
August 2016 Rashida Tlaib protested a speech given by Donald Trump at Cobo Center, resulting in her ejection from the venue.
2014 Tlaib ran for the Michigan Senate after being unable to seek reelection for the Michigan House due to term limits, but lost in the Democratic primary to incumbent Senator Virgil Smith Jr., 50% to 42%.
2012 Tlaib won reelection to the Michigan House in the newly redrawn 6th district, defeating fellow incumbent Maureen Stapleton with 52% in the Democratic primary and winning the general election against Republican Darrin Daigle with 92%.
2010 In her reelection bid, Tlaib defeated challenger Jim Czachorowski with 85% of the vote in the Democratic primary and won the general election against Republican Darrin Daigle with 92%.

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