Aisha Siddida Chughtai | |
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Member of the Minneapolis City Council from Ward 10 | |
Assumed office January 3, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Lisa Bender |
Vice President of the Minneapolis City Council | |
Assumed office January 8,2024 | |
Preceded by | Linea Palmisano |
Personal details | |
Born | September 4,1997 |
Political party | Democratic (DFL) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic Socialists of America |
Residence(s) | Whittier,Minneapolis |
Website | Campaign website |
Aisha Siddida Chughtai (born September 4,1997) [1] is an American community organizer and politician serving as the vice president of the Minneapolis City Council,representing the 10th Ward. A member of the DFL,she was elected in 2021 to succeed retiring Council President Lisa Bender. She is the youngest person and first Muslim woman elected to the Council. [2]
Chughtai's parents are immigrants from Pakistan;her father worked as a mechanic and her mother as a Quranic instructor. She grew up in Houston,where her family experienced housing instability,and moved to Mankato,Minnesota during the 2008 financial crisis. [3] [4]
Chughtai has worked on numerous political campaigns,including as campaign manager of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar's 2018 campaign. She later worked as a political organizer for the SEIU Minnesota State Council. [1]
In 2021, Chughtai announced her candidacy for retiring Council President Lisa Bender's Ward 10 seat. Her campaign focused on expanding affordable housing and strengthening local labor laws. [3] The DFL did not issue an endorsement in the ward, as no candidate achieved the necessary vote threshold. [5] She was endorsed by the abortion rights organization #VOTEPROCHOICE. [6]
Chughtai won the instant-runoff election on November 3 with 50.3% of the vote to her nearest challenger's 33.6%. [7] [8] She took office on January 3, 2022, becoming the first Asian American, Muslim woman, and youngest member of the Council. [9] She took the oath of office on a ceremonial Quran also used by Ilhan Omar, Keith Ellison, Omar Fateh, and numerous other Muslim officials elected in Minneapolis. [10]
On November 7, 2023, Chughtai was reelected to a second term with 60.7% of the first-round vote. [11] The DFL endorsed her for reelection in a virtual vote after violence at the Ward 10 DFL convention forced early adjournment. [12] She was appointed Council Vice President alongside Council President Elliott Payne. [13] She also chairs the Budget Committee and serves on the Administration & Enterprise Oversight Committee. [14]
A renter, Chughtai lives in Minneapolis's Whittier neighborhood. [15] [16] She is a member of the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). [17] She advocates for community control over the police. [16]
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