Sade Elhawary | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the57th district | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Reggie Jones-Sawyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zeinab Sade Elhawary (1987-12-19)December 19, 1987 (age 38)[1] Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Harvard University (ME) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Zeinab Sade Elhawary[2] is an American politician andcommunity organizer who is a member of theCalifornia State Assembly representing the57th district. A member of theDemocratic Party, Elhawary previously worked as an educator and forMayorKaren Bass.[3]
Elhawary was born inLos Angeles to immigrant parents. She is half-Guatemalan and half-Egyptian.[4] She received her bachelor's degree from theUniversity of California, Los Angeles and her master's degree from theHarvard Graduate School of Education.[5]
Elhawary is afoster mother and resides inSouth Central Los Angeles.[6] She isbisexual.[5]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Efren Martinez | 8,891 | 32.7 | |
| Democratic | Sade Elhawary | 8,443 | 31.1 | |
| Democratic | Dulce Vasquez | 3,648 | 13.4 | |
| Democratic | Greg Akili | 3,088 | 11.4 | |
| Democratic | Tara Perry | 3,083 | 11.4 | |
| Total votes | 27,153 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sade Elhawary | 54,117 | 61.1 | |
| Democratic | Efren Martinez | 34,506 | 38.9 | |
| Total votes | 88,623 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
