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KCBS: BART Director Lateefah Simon just launched her campaign for Congress
KCBS: BART Director Lateefah Simon just launched her campaign for Congress
BART Director Lateefah Simon rallied supporters today to officially launch her run for Congress in downtown Oakland. KCBS Radio's Mike DeWald reports, Simon is hoping to replace longtime East Bay Representative Barbara Lee.
After Decades Uplifting Community Voices, This Bay Area Advocate Wants To Represent Them In Congress
After Decades Uplifting Community Voices, This Bay Area Advocate Wants To Represent Them In Congress
Lateefah Simon has been in the business of politics and community organizing for 30 years. The longtime Bay Area advocate announced a run for Congress earlier this year. Today, she has received a major endorsement from EMILYs List— which “is the nation’s largest resource dedicated to electing Democratic pro-choice women to office.”
EMILYs List Endorses Lateefah Simon for Election to California’s 12th Congressional District
EMILYs List Endorses Lateefah Simon for Election to California’s 12th Congressional District
Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Lateefah Simon for election to California’s 12th Congressional District. Lateefah Simon is the first non-incumbent candidate to be endorsed by EMILYs List for the 2024 cycle.
Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County Endorses Lateefah Simon for Congress
Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County Endorses Lateefah Simon for Congress
Today Lateefah Simon announced she has earned the endorsement of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County, a coalition of 27 affiliated unions representing East Bay workers in a variety of construction trades.
Lateefah Simon on Her Work with Kamala Harris and Run for Congress
Lateefah Simon on Her Work with Kamala Harris and Run for Congress
BART Board Director Lateefah Simon joins KQED's Political Breakdown to discuss growing up in San Francisco, her early work with Kamala Harris, facing threats in office and her run for Congress.
Lateefah Simon Raises over $300,000 in First Month of Congressional Campaign
Today Lateefah Simon announced that she raised over $300,000 from over 1,000 individual contributors in the first month of her campaign to represent California’s 12th Congressional District.
Lateefah Simon Announces Over 40 Endorsements from Current and Former Elected Leaders
Today Lateefah Simon announced she has earned the support of over 40 elected leaders since launching her campaign a month ago. Her early endorsements include Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Attorney General Rob Bonta, ten members of the State Legislature, and over a dozen current and former elected leaders from CA-12.
Lateefah Simon Announces First Major Labor Endorsement: National Union of Healthcare Workers
Today Lateefah Simon announced she has earned the endorsement of the National Union of Healthcare Workers — her first major labor endorsement in the race for California’s 12th Congressional District.
KQED Newsroom: U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee | Lateefah Simon
BART director Lateefah Simon announced her bid to fill U.S. Rep. Lee's seat this week. Simon has been politically active in the Bay Area for two decades and is recognized nationally as a civil rights leader. She joins us in the studio to discuss the transit agency and her run for Congress.
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Lateefah Simon Raises over $140,000 in First 24 Hours of Congressional Campaign
Today Lateefah Simon, candidate for California’s 12th Congressional district, announced that she raised over $140,000 from individual contributors in the first 24 hours after launching her campaign. Lateefah received contributions from 320 donors. Lateefah does not accept corporate PAC money and is running a people-powered grassroots campaign.
BART Director, Criminal Justice Reformer Lateefah Simon Launches Campaign for East Bay House Seat
BART Director, Criminal Justice Reformer Lateefah Simon Launches Campaign for East Bay House Seat
Lateefah Simon, a BART board director, police reform advocate and former recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant, is the first major candidate to launch a campaign to replace Rep. Barbara Lee as the East Bay’s representative in the House on Tuesday — and she is clearing the field of potential rivals.
BART Board Director Lateefah Simon Announces Campaign for Barbara Lee’s Congressional Seat
Today Lateefah Simon, BART Board District 7 Director and a nationally recognized social justice leader, announced her campaign to represent California’s 12th Congressional district. Lateefah has dedicated her 25-year career to fighting for marginalized communities in the Bay Area, and is running to continue Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s legacy of bold, progressive leadership in the House of Representatives.