Sen. Bernie Sanders, a progressive Democrat who ran for president, has endorsed Nida Allam in a North Carolina congressional race. Allam, a Durham County commissioner and the first Muslim woman elected in North Carolina, previously worked for Sanders’ presidential campaign. She is running in the 4th district, which includes Durham,...
Sunrise Movement Endorses Progressive Democrats Summer Lee, Nida Allam and Erica Smith for Congress
Washington, DC (CNN) — Sunrise Movement, the youth-led climate activist group, on Thursday announced its endorsements of Summer Lee in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional district, Nida Allam in North Carolina's 4th Congressional district and Erica Smith in North Carolina's 1st Congressional district, further bolstering progressive support behind the three Democratic candidates...
Allam’s Focus Is the Middle Class
Nida Allam was satisfied with carrying out her political involvement through grassroots-level organizing. She never expected get into politics as a candidate. “I studied Sustainable Materials and Technology at N.C. State,” Allam said. “My plan was to follow in my sister’s footsteps and my dad’s footsteps and going into the...
Nida Allam Wants to Be a Young, Progressive Voice in Congress
The 2022 midterm elections are right around the corner. In our new series Teen Vogue’s Top 10, we’re asking candidates 10 questions about the issues we know our readers care about the most, from student debt to climate change — plus a few bonus ones for fun!
On Seventh Anniversary of Muslim Friends’ Murder in Chapel Hill, NC Official Keeping Their Legacy Alive with Congress Bid
Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam said she is helping to keep her friends’ legacies alive in her current run for Congress. Seven years ago this Thursday, three Muslim college students -- Yusor Abu-Salha, 21, Abu-Salha's husband, Deah Barakat, 23, and her sister Razan Abu-Salha, 19 – were murdered in their...
Working Families Party, Progressive Groups Endorse Allam For Congress
Local and national progressive political groups are backing Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam's congressional run for the 6th District, narrowing the lanes in a crowded field. On Friday, Working Families Party, Durham for All, and the Carolina Federation endorsed Allam's campaign, noting her advocacy on local issues.
South Asian Candidates Aim to Grow Congress’s “Samosa Caucus”
In 2020, Nida Allam was part of a wave of South Asian candidates running for office at the local, state, and federal level — and winning their races. Allam nabbed a seat on the Durham County Board of Commissioners and became the first Muslim woman to win elected office in...
North Carolina Official Opens up about Undergoing Fertility Treatments While Running for Congress
A little over a week after Nida Allam announced her bid for a North Carolina congressional seat in November, the 28-year-old shared something deeply intimate with the public: She posted a photo on social media of herself and her spouse at a doctor’s office. The post marked one year of...
‘We’re Fighting for Working Class People’: Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam Makes Bid for U.S. House
High-quality public education, affordable housing, reproductive justice and a safe, livable planet: those are just some of the tenets of Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam’s platform as she now takes on Congress. Allam is running to represent North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. As the...
Nida Allam Hopes Her Run for U.S. Congress Will Inspire the Muslim Community
DURHAM, N.C. — Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam is one of several candidates running for U.S. Congress. Longtime Congressman David Price, who has represented the Triangle for decades, will retire at the end of his current term. Price’s departure leaves the field wide open to political newcomers like Allam, who...