Jamilah Nasheed

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Jamilah Nasheed
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 2013 – January 2021
Preceded byRobin Wright-Jones
Succeeded bySteve Roberts
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 60th district
In office
January 2007 – January 2013
Personal details
Born
Jenise Williams

October 17, 1972 (1972-10-17) (age 51)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseFahim Nasheed[1]
OccupationSmall business owner (Sankofa Books and Gifts),[1] Real Estate Investor

Jamilah Nasheed (born Jenise Williams; October 17, 1972)[2] is an American politician from the state of Missouri. Nasheed formerly represented the fifth district in the Missouri Senate, and formerly served in the Missouri House of Representatives. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Born Jenise Williams, she was raised with her three brothers by their grandmother in a St. Louis housing project. Her father was killed in a drive-by shooting several months before she was born.[3]

She attended

Florissant Valley Community College in 2012. As an adolescent, Nasheed began visiting a mosque on Grand Boulevard. After two years of studying Islam, she converted to the religion.[4]

Political career

Nasheed served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 60th district from January 2007 until January 2013. She was the first Muslim woman to serve in a state legislature.[5]

Nasheed ran for the

Missouri Supreme Court, which allowed her to remain on the ballot. She defeated incumbent Robin Wright-Jones and fellow State Representative Jeanette Mott Oxford in the Democratic primary,[7] and won the general election. In December, she was chosen to chair the Missouri Black Legislative Caucus.[8][9]

During the Ferguson unrest, Nasheed was taken into police custody on October 20, 2014, in front of the Ferguson, Missouri police station. News reports indicated she was in possession of a firearm and drunk at the time of her arrest.[10] Another protester said Nasheed refused to get off the street even after police gave instructions to the protesters to do so.[11]

In September 2016, Nasheed sat while her colleagues recited the

protest of police brutality and racial oppression, although many of her colleagues saw this as unpatriotic.[12]

Nasheed was a declared candidate for

2017 election, but she dropped out of the race in January 2017.[13][14] She ran in the March 2019 election to be the president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.[15]

Personal life

On November 22, 2014, Nasheed was the victim of a carjacking attempt.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b Profile, votesmart.org; accessed November 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "Profile: Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-MO)". cqrcengage.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Samaha, Albert (August 18, 2011). "Let the Dems keep hating: Jamilah Nasheed could pull off the political coup of the century". Riverfront Times. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Jost, Ashley (May 14, 2013). "From the projects to the Capitol, part two". The Missouri Times. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Rashida Tlaib, First Muslim Woman to Become a Michigan State Representative". Findingdulcinea.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  6. ^ Jake Wagman (May 16, 2012). "Judge orders Jamilah Nasheed removed from state Senate ballot". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  7. ^ Kevin Killeen (August 7, 2012). "Jamilah Nasheed Wins State Senate Contest". CBS St. Louis.
  8. ^ "Jamilah Nasheed elected Caucus Chairman". St. Louis American. November 21, 2012.
  9. ^ Virginia Young (November 8, 2012). "Nasheed to head Legislative Black Caucus". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  10. ^ "Protester: 'All Hell is Going to Break Loose' if Darren Wilson Isn't Indicted". CBS News. October 21, 2014.
  11. ^ Lee Enterprises (October 21, 2014). "State Sen. Nasheed freed from jail, explains her 'symbolic' arrest". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  12. ^ September 14, 2016, by Kevin S. Held (September 14, 2016). "Missouri senator sits during Pledge of Allegiance in protest". Fox2now.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Nasheed files campaign committee to run for STL mayor - The Missouri Times". themissouritimes.com.
  14. ^ Zimpfer, Travis (January 6, 2017). "Nasheed drops out of St. Louis mayoral election". The Missouri Times. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  15. ^ Rivas, Rebecca (January 25, 2018). "Jamilah Nasheed enters the race for Board of Aldermen president | Local News". stlamerican.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  16. ^ State Senator Nasheed alleges armed man tried to carjack her, fox2now.com, November 25, 2014.

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