Lateefah Simon

DemocratU.S. Representative, CA-12

Age	49 (b. 1977-01-29)
Gender	Female
In office since	2025-01-03 (~1 yrs)
Race / ethnicity	African American
Religion	Muslim
Education	B.A. in public policy from Mills College (Oakland, 2009); Master of Public Administration from the University of San Francisco (2022). 2014 Social Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Fellow at Stanford University.
Prior occupation	Nonprofit executive and civil rights advocate; executive director of the Center for Young Women's Development (later Young Women's Freedom Center) from age 19, executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, president of the Akonadi Foundation, and program director under San Francisco DA Kamala Harris (Back on Track program).
Military service	No
Birthplace	San Francisco, California
Marital status	Widowed — Kevin Weston
Children	2
Residence	Emeryville, California

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Career & politics

First elected	2024
Previous offices	Member, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors, District 7 (2016-2024); Board President (2020) · Member, California State University Board of Trustees (appointed 2016)
Committees	Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Committee on Small Business
Caucuses	Congressional Black Caucus · Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus · Congressional Progressive Caucus (Vice Chair) · Congressional Equality Caucus (Vice Chair)
Leadership	Vice Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus · Vice Chair, Congressional Equality Caucus
Party history	Democrat; also affiliated with and endorsed by the Working Families Party
Ideology	Progressive Democrat; member and Vice Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; endorsed by Working Families Party, SEIU, and other progressive groups
Signature legislation	RIDER Safety Act (H.R.6069), 2026 - transit rider safety / ambassador programs · Connecting Communities Through Transit Planning Act, 2026 - expand transit-oriented development planning · Crime Survivor Support and Stability Act of 2026 (H.R.8426) · Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026 (H.R.8880)

Financial

iShares Agency Bond ETF (AGZ) - Charles Schwab	fund · $1,001–$15,000 · 2024
iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (SUSB) - Charles Schwab	fund · $1,001–$15,000 · 2024
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) - Charles Schwab	fund · $1,001–$15,000 · 2024
iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF (DSI) - Charles Schwab	fund · $1,001–$15,000 · 2024

Scandals & crimes ledger

No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.