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Dr. Nina Ahmad is a groundbreaking candidate for City Council At-Large. If elected, Nina would be the only scientist on City Council. Combined with her fearlessness of taking on powerful interests and leading important fights for change, she will bring a breath of fresh air to public service in Philadelphia.
Oct 9, 2023 · What to know about Nina Ahmad, who’d be the first South Asian American on City Council. The Mt. Airy resident grew up in Bangladesh, and has twice run for statewide office. by Asha Prihar...
Jun 22, 2023 · 1990 Penn graduate Nina Ahmad, a Democratic nominee for Philadelphia City Council at-Large, is projected to become the first South Asian person to serve on the City Council. Ahmad, who graduated from Penn with a Ph.D. in chemistry, won the nomination for an at-large City Council seat in May’s Democratic primary election.
Nov 7, 2023 · History was made Tuesday night in Philly by two at-large Council candidates: Rue Landau and Nina Ahmad. Landau will become the first openly LGBTQ member of the Council, and Ahmad will become the first South Asian member and the first immigrant in recent memory. Advertisement.
May 22, 2023 · Nina Ahmad is poised to become City Council’s first South Asian lawmaker — and first immigrant in decades. Ahmad ran two failed bids for statewide office. This time, she built her own coalition of labor unions, Democratic officials, and social justice groups.
Nov 8, 2023 · Democratic candidates Rue Landau and Nina Ahmad earned at-large wins alongside incumbents Isaiah Thomas, Katherine Gilmore Richardson and Jim Harrity. Landau will become City Council’s first openly LGBTQ member and Ahmad will become its first South Asian member – and the first immigrant member of the chamber in recent memory.
Jun 11, 2020 · June 11, 2020. PHILADELPHIA, PA — With her lead over her closest competitor at nearly 70,000 votes and growing, today Dr. Nina Ahmad’s campaign for Pennsylvania auditor general announced that...
