Aisha Gomez is a Minnesota State Representative serving District 62A (south Minneapolis) since 2019. A mixed-heritage woman of Latino, Arab, and Jewish descent, she grew up on Minneapolis's Southside attending South High School. Before entering politics, she spent over a decade as a community organizer and development coordinator at the Women's Environmental Institute and served as a senior policy aide to Minneapolis City Council member Alondra Cano. As Co-Chair of the House Taxes Committee, she has secured over $120 million to address homelessness and championed housing affordability, environmental justice, and tax equity.
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Family & Heritage
Mixed-heritage woman of Latino, Arab, and Jewish descent. Grew up on Minneapolis's Southside. Mother of a son named Andre. Her family and community have been impacted by mass incarceration, poverty, and the opioid crisis, experiences that drive her advocacy. Her Twitter bio describes her as "Radical. Southsider. Andre's Ma."
Political Career
Before Politics
Community Organizer and Development Coordinator, Women's Environmental Institute (2009-2013); Senior Policy Aide to Minneapolis City Council member Alondra Cano (2014-2018)
Education
South High School, Minneapolis; B.S. Environmental Science, University of Minnesota (2010)
Key Issues & Priorities
Tax equity and reform (Co-Chair of House Taxes Committee, authored land value tax pilot program for Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Homelessness prevention (secured $120M+ to get families out of homelessness, $10M/year for permanent assistance)
Affordable housing ($100M+ in Housing Infrastructure Bonds)
Public education funding
Healthcare equity and racial disparities
Environmental justice
Immigrant rights (led House efforts to pass Driver's Licenses for All)