Английская Википедия:Ibraheem Samirah

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Ibraheem S. Samirah (born August 20, 1991) is an American politician. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 86th district from 2019 to 2022. First elected in a special election, he was defeated for re-election in the Democratic primary by Irene Shin in June 2021.

In 2023, he unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for State Senate for Virginia's 32nd State Senate District.

Early life and education

Шаблон:COI Samirah was born in Chicago on August 20, 1991 to Jordanian-Palestinian immigrant parents. Samirah's grandparents were Palestinian refugees.

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Samirah with his parents

Samirah's father was a graduate student actively who became involved in activism. In 2003, his father was denied re-entry into the United States as a national security risk. This resulted in the family moving to Amman, Jordan. In an interview with Washingtonian, Samirah described it as a “depressing time.” Samirah's father was eventually readmitted to the United States in 2014.

In 2013, Samirah graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and political science from American University. He was a member of Students for Justice in Palestine and founded the first-ever college chapter for Jewish Voice for Peace at American University. He was an observant Muslim throughout college.

He earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) from the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine at Boston University in 2017. While he attended dental school, Samirah was a member of Black Lives Matter, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Jewish Voice for Peace.

Antisemitism controversy

In 2014, Samirah made a series of posts on his Facebook account which have been described as antisemitic. One post stated that "funding Israel is like supporting the Ku Klux Klan". On another post, Samirah wrote in response to the death of Ariel Sharon that the former prime minister of Israel should "burn a million times for every innocent soul you killed" along with "our beloved Arab 'leaders' (butchers I should say)". In 2019, these posts were resurfaced by Big League Politics, and Samirah was criticized by political opponents and accused of racism and antisemitism. Samirah subsequently apologized for the posts, though he characterized attacks on him as "a smear campaign."

Virginia House of Delegates

Elections

After Jennifer Boysko was elected to the Senate of Virginia in 2019, Samirah ran in the special election to complete the remainder of her term in the Virginia House of Delegates. He won the election and was sworn in the following day, becoming the second Muslim elected to the Virginia General Assembly after Sam Rasoul. He was unopposed and won reelection on November 5, 2019.

In June 2021, he was defeated in the Democratic primary by non-profit organizer Irene Shin.

2019 protest

On July 30, 2019, Samirah disrupted a speech by Donald Trump in Jamestown, Virginia.

Virginia State Senate campaign

In 2023, Samirah announced his campaign for State Senate in the Democratic primary for Virginia's 32nd State Senate District. He was easily defeated by Del. Suhas Subramanyam, who went on to win the general election, in the Democratic primary.

Electoral history

February 2019 special election

After Jennifer Boysko was elected to the Senate of Virginia, Samirah ran in the special election to complete the remainder of her term in February 2019.

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 86th district
January 12, 2019	rowspan="4" align="center" Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic primary	Ibraheem S. Samirah		733	35.8
	Kofi Annan		615	30.0
	Mike O'Reilly		503	24.6
	Chad Thompson		196	9.6
February 19, 2019	Special	Ibraheem S. Samirah	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	3,740	59.5
		Gregg G. Nelson	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican	2,162	34.4
		Connie H. Hutchinson	Шаблон:Party shading/Independent | Independent	370	5.9
		Write Ins		13	0.2
		Jennifer Boysko resigned; seat stayed Democratic

2019 general election

Following his win in the 2019 special election, Samirah was unopposed for reelection in the November general election.

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 86th district
November 5, 2019	General	Ibraheem S. Samirah	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	14,730	88.9
		Write Ins		1,836	11.1

2021 general election primary

Samirah filed for reelection in 2021. However, he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Irene Shin.

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 86th district
June 8, 2021	rowspan="2" align="center" Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic primary	Irene Shin		3,415	51.7
	Ibraheem S. Samirah		3,185	48.3

2023 general election

Samirah unsuccessfully ran for State Senate in 2023 and was defeated in the primary by Suhas Subramanyam.

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia State Senate, 32nd district
June 20, 2023	rowspan="2" align="center" Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic primary	Suhas Subramanyam		11,178	73.7
	Ibraheem S. Samirah		4,000	26.4

Personal life

Samirah lives in Sterling, Virginia.

External links

• Шаблон:Official website