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- ↑ Adely, Hannan. "Bergen's Shama Haider makes history as first Muslim elected to NJ Legislature", The Record , November 3, 2021. Accessed November 7, 2021. "That changed on Election Day, however, when former Tenafly councilwoman Shama Haider won the race for state Assembly in the 37th District in Bergen County.... Haider, 72, has been active in local politics for over two decades, serving on the Tenafly Borough Council twice in terms beginning in 2001 and in 2015."
- ↑ Difilippo, Dana. "Trailblazing scholar heads to the N.J. Assembly with eye on public access", New Jersey Monitor, January 3, 2022. Accessed January 29, 2024. "Sadaf Jaffer is used to being first.... When she gets sworn in next week as one of the newest members of the New Jersey Assembly, she and fellow newcomer Shama Haider will be the first Muslims to serve in the Legislature."
- ↑ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
- ↑ Legislative Roster for District 37, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State . Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.