Zulfat Suara was the first ever Muslim woman to have ever run for any position in the state of Tennessee. Suara's mom is christian, she contested in 2014 in Bolivar, Tenn, for school board, in fact, the first one to run for anything.She ran before Trump because according to her, "I felt there was a need to add my voice to that conversation.''
Suara migrated to the United States from Nigeria in 1993, and was in Nashville by 1998. a certified accountant running on higher wages, school funding and participatory budgeting; She's a mom with kids at Harvard, Yale, Vanderbilt, and UPenn
Currently she's the first one in Davidson County to run, but if elected, she'll actually be the first Muslim, male or female, in the entire state as far as we know. There might be some history that we're missing, but as far as we know.
Zualft Suara, originally from Nigeria is a CPA, small business founder, a mother and a wife, a community leader and chairperson of the American Muslim Advisory Council, She contested for one of the five Nashville Metro Council advanced seats in Tennessee on August 1 2019, Suara is also running in the general runoff election on September 12, 2019, after advancing from the general election on August 1.
Watch her full interview below....
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