Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan · 2026 · IncumbentRunning for U.S. House, MI-12, Michigan
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Economic and housing justice
- Racial and immigration justice
- Environmental justice and quality healthcare for all
Rashida Tlaib is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district; she was the first Muslim woman elected to the Michigan Legislature and the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress, per Michigan Advance. Raised in Southwest Detroit as the eldest of 14 children, she says she has secured more than $68 million in direct federal funding for local communities, per her campaign site. She is the Democratic nominee for MI-12 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official August 4 primary results.
Key voting record
- Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Opposed
On the ballot
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