Aisha is a fighter who takes initiative and works in tandem with community organizers across the Bay. She has built a career advocating for affordable housing and renter rights, and is deeply connected to the community of Hayward. She brings a personal perspective to the work she does, intimately knowing the realities of being a working-class woman of color in the Bay Area. She was the first Afghan-American to be elected to public office in the US and she will continue to prioritize working-class communities of color in her legislating.