(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/21/2022) – On Tuesday, October 25, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Jetpac will hold a news conference at CAIR’s national headquarters in Washington, D.C., to announce the release of the first-ever national directory of local, state and federal elected American Muslim officials and judges.
(NOTE: Embargoed copies of the report are available to mainstream media. (Embargoed until actual release of report. To request an embargoed copy of the report, email: [email protected])
The report will include an estimated national count of all elected Muslim officials with a state-by-state breakdown.
WHAT: CAIR, Jetpac Release First National Directory of Elected Muslim Officials and Judges
WHEN: Tuesday, October 25, 11 a.m.
WHERE: CAIR Capitol Hill Headquarters, 453 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20003
CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, [email protected]
LIVESTREAMING: https://www.facebook.com/CAIRNational/
Speakers at the news conference will include:
CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad
CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department Robert S. McCaw
Jetpac Executive Director Mohammed Missouri
BACKGROUND:
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. Jetpac is a representative-driven organization that trains American Muslims who want to run for office.
In 2020, CAIR and Jetpac release a comprehensive report of all Muslim-identifying candidates who ran for public office in 2020. Titled “American Muslims Breaking Barriers | Running for Office in 2020,” CAIR and Jetpac’s report found record number of 181 Muslim candidates ran for office in 28 states and Washington D.C. in 2020, out of which 80 were successfully elected to office.
CAIR and Jetpac have been tracking and reporting on Muslim candidates running for office since 2016. The national directory of elected Muslim officials is the culmination of that work.
Jetpac is a representation-driven civic engagement organization. Its mission is to make our government more representative of the American people.
CAIR is America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department Robert S. McCaw, 202-999-8292, [email protected]; Mohammed Missouri, Jetpac, 508-306-1038, [email protected]