‘A Common Purpose over Division’: Democrat Wahab Sworn Into Congress with Bipartisan Aspirations

‘A common purpose over division’: Democrat Wahab sworn into Congress with bipartisan aspirations

Former state senator Aisha Wahab was sworn into Congress on Wednesday, returning to the U.S. House of Representatives a Democratic delegate for areas including the Tri-Valley left empty in scandal five months ago

Letters: Aisha Wahab’s swearing-in is a reason to celebrate

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'A common purpose over division': Democrat Wahab sworn into Congress with bipartisan aspirations

Former state senator Aisha Wahab was sworn into Congress on Wednesday, returning to the U.S. House of Representatives a Democratic delegate for areas including the Tri-Valley left empty in scandal five months ago

Wahab’s move to Congress leaves state Senate seat vacant until November election

Now that former California state senator Aisha Wahab, D-Hayward, is officially a member of Congress, her state office will remain empty until after the November general election. Wahab was sworn in Wednesday after beating BART Board Director Melissa Hernandez in a special election Aug. 18 to replace Erik Swalwell as California’s Congressional District 14 representative […]