Hi there, it’s VA State Senator Ghazala Hashmi, the Democratic candidate running for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 2025.
My story mirrors that of so many Americans. When I was four, I immigrated to the US with my mother and big brother. We moved to Georgia, where my father was finishing his PhD and teaching at a university.
I grew up at a time when public schools were only just being desegregated, so I saw firsthand how communities could be built and dialogue promoted through intentional efforts to bridge cultural, racial, and socioeconomic divisions.
I worked hard in school and eventually earned a BA from Georgia Southern University and a PhD from Emory University. After my husband and I got married, we moved to Virginia, where I taught at colleges for 30 years. I loved teaching. I worked hard to create community and dialogue within my classrooms, and I was proud to be teaching the leaders of tomorrow.
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But after three decades, I faced another calling: I wanted to make an even wider impact on my community and the communities around me. So I ran for public office. And in 2019, I beat a popular incumbent Republican, flipped the seat that gave Democrats control of the State Senate, and became Virginia’s first Muslim State Senator.
Now, with a Republican governor, I have been proud to stand with my colleagues in the Virginia Senate to hold back the GOP’s attacks on our reproductive freedom, voting rights, and public schools.
But there’s so much more to be done. That’s why I’m running for Lieutenant Governor: My family worked hard to create a better life, so I know the many barriers Virginians face trying to do the same for themselves and their families – and I know how important it is to give people a hand up. I will bring compassionate progressivism to the Lt. Gov’s office, lifting up marginalized communities and giving everyone an equal shot to thrive.
But I can’t do this alone. So I’m asking you to join me in my effort. Together, we can bridge the division that has been keeping Virginia back for the past three years and choose a new future. If you’re with me, I’m humbly asking you to contribute $20 to my campaign today. [[link removed]]
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Thanks for being part of my story,
Ghazala Hashmi
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