Aisha Wahab
Aisha Wahab | |
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| Member of the California Senate from the 10th district | |
| Assumed office December 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Wieckowski |
| Member of the Hayward City Council | |
| In office December 11, 2018 – December 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Marvin Peixoto |
| Succeeded by | George Syrop |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1987 or 1988 (age 37–38) New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Hayward, California |
| Education | San Jose State University (BA) California State University, East Bay (MBA) University of Southern California (DSW) |
Aisha Wahab (born 1987/1988) is an American politician who has been a member of the California State Senate from the 10th district since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first Muslim elected to the California State Senate. Wahab served on the Hayward City Council from 2018 to 2022 and was one of the first Afghan-Americans elected to public office, alongside New Hampshire state Representative Safiya Wazir.
In 2025, Wahab was named chair of the Senate Housing Committee by Mike McGuire. As chair, she has criticized efforts to increase housing supply in California amid a housing shortage. Her April 2025 opposition to SB 79, a pro-housing bill that would allow apartment buildings near mass transit stations, almost killed the legislation. She has criticized that new housing developments near transit stations are exempt from parking mandates.