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Safiya Wazir

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American politician

Safiya Wazir
Member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives
from theMerrimack 17th district
In office
December 6, 2018 – December 7, 2022
Preceded byDick Patten
Succeeded byJames Roesener
Personal details
Born1991 (age 33–34)
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionActivist

Safiya Wazir (Dari:صفية وزیر; born 1991[1]) is an Afghan-American community activist and politician. She served as aDemocratic member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives. Wazir is the first former refugee to serve in the New Hampshire State House.

Early life and education

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Wazir and her family lived inBaghlan Province inAfghanistan prior toTaliban rule. She is from the Hazara ethnic group[1] Her family left Afghanistan during her childhood, and spent ten years inUzbekistan before immigrating toConcord, New Hampshire.[2] She knew little English upon her arrival and studied the dictionary to learn the language.[2] Her family was unable to communicate in English shortly after their arrival but received assistance from a Lutheran organization and often ate only rice.[1]

She was forced to restart her secondary school education and thus graduated from high school at age 20. She enrolled in theNew Hampshire Technical Institute, where she took night classes so she could support her family.[1] She graduated from the community college with a degree in business.[2]

Upon her parents' insistence, she returned to Afghanistan for anarranged marriage, and together with her spouse she returned to Concord.[3]

Career

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Wazir began working within the Heights community of Concord, becoming a director of its Community Action Program and a vice-chairwoman of its Head Start Policy Council.[4] In February 2018, Wazir's friend suggested that she run for office, although Wazir refused the request until her partner and parents agreed to support her children.[5] In September 2018, she beatDick Patten to win the Democratic primary for a seat in the legislature of New Hampshire.[6] Shortly thereafter, Wazir became the first refugee to be elected to New Hampshire's state house.[7]

TheBBC listed Wazir on their list of100 Women in 2018.[8]

Electoral record

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NH House District 17 - Merrimack general election, 2020[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSafiya Wazir (incumbent)1,20954.3
RepublicanDennis Soucy1,01645.7
Total votes2,225100.0
Democratichold

References

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  1. ^abcdWood, Josh (October 2, 2018)."Safiya Wazir: the former refugee vying for a New Hampshire state house seat".The Guardian. RetrievedOctober 25, 2019.
  2. ^abcMcLaughlin, Kelly (November 7, 2019)."An Afghan refugee who fled the Taliban was voted into New Hampshire's House of Representatives".Business Insider. RetrievedOctober 24, 2019.
  3. ^Shenoy, Rupa (November 3, 2018)."A former refugee could win a seat in one of the whitest statehouses in America".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. RetrievedOctober 25, 2019.
  4. ^Andrews, Caitlin (November 6, 2018)."Concord makes history electing former refugee Wazir to N.H. State House".Concord Monitor. RetrievedOctober 25, 2019.
  5. ^Emison, Linnea (November 1, 2018)."Safiya Wazir Was a Refugee, Now She's a State House Candidate".Rolling Stone. RetrievedOctober 25, 2019.
  6. ^"Afghan Refugee, 27, Wins Primary Election for Seat in New Hampshire State Legislature".rferl.org. September 12, 2018. RetrievedOctober 25, 2019.
  7. ^Axelrod, Jim (November 7, 2018)."2 former refugees make history with midterm victories". CBS. RetrievedOctober 25, 2019.
  8. ^"BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?". BBC News. November 19, 2018. RetrievedOctober 25, 2019.
  9. ^"New Hampshire Election Results – Merrimack 17 General election".WMUR,Associated Press. November 3, 2020. RetrievedNovember 19, 2020.
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