Northern California Outreach & Local Clubs Chair Zahra Hajee

 

Zahra Hajee is a community organizer born and raised in the Bay Area. She currently serves as the Bay Area Field Representative for U.S. Senator Alex Padilla. She most recently served as a District Representative in Senator Scott Wiener’s Office, where she covered LGBTQ, labor, healthcare, and criminal justice reform issues.

Prior to joining Team Wiener, Zahra worked for Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, supported Muslim rights advocacy efforts with Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles, and was a Speakers Bureau organizer for the Yes on Proposition 15 campaign.

Zahra is a graduate of UCLA and alum of the Southern California Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs. In her free time, she likes sending funny TikToks to her friends, taking long walks on the beach, and playing with her house cat named Toph!