(HuffPost) Abdelnasser Rashid was one of the dozens of American Muslims who ran for office in 2018.
It was dubbed the Muslim blue wave, where more than 90 American Muslims ran for office up and down the ballot, emboldened to push back against then-President Donald Trump’s hateful rhetoric and policies toward their community.
Rashid, a 33-year-old Harvard graduate, ran for his local county commissioner office but lost by 1% to the incumbent.
He didn’t give up. In 2020, Rashid ran for a position on Illinois’ Cook County Board of Review, a property tax administration role. He didn’t land that one either.
Now, Rashid is taking everything he has learned and making his third run ― this time for state representative.
