Nima Rahimi for CA Democratic Party Delegate

Hi Friends,
I am excited to announce that I’m running for re-election to represent Assembly District 17 (eastern SF) as a delegate to the CA state Democratic party. I am running on the Rise Together slate, and I would love your support! Check out my campaign video: https://bit.ly/NimaRahimi! This year, all voting will be through mail-in ballots. Request your mail-in ballot to vote for me and the entire Rise Together slate today at https://bit.ly/Mail-in_Ballot. You can send me your email by comment or DM, and I’ll take care of having your mail-in ballot sent to you. Check to see if you live in Assembly District 17: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

Follow the Rise Together slate: https://risetogethersf.com/
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We represent a diverse coalition of progressive Democrats who believe that everyone – no matter who you are or where you come from – deserves a San Francisco that provides good paying jobs, great public schools, safe and reliable transit systems, and clean air and green spaces. An inclusive and thriving San Francisco isn't just for those who are well off - it’s for everyone.
As our neighbors and communities continue to suffer from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we recognize that coming together as San Franciscans and Californians is the best way to protect our most vulnerable communities and rebuild from this disaster. The pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the systemic inequities that our diverse communities of color have been dealing with for generations, and has delivered a crushing blow to small businesses which have historically been a pathway to the American dream for new immigrants and people of color. We learned many hard and painful lessons this past year, and we must work together to champion an ambitious and progressive agenda aimed at Reform, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equity for a brighter future for San Francisco post-pandemic. Together we RISE.

What We Stand For:
- Healthcare for all
- Eviction moratoriums & foreclosure protections
- Green New Deal to fight climate change
- Ending homelessness & building affordable housing
- Universal child care, pre-K & higher education
- Opportunity for all through racial & economic justice
- Ending inequities facing women, LGBTQ+ & immigrant communities
- Protecting workers & strengthening unions
- Main Street, not Wall Street, by supporting small businesses & public banking
- Progressive criminal justice reform
- Getting money out of politics

Who We Are:
We are activists and organizers; we represent janitors, home caregivers, the building trades, and public sector workers; we are advocates for immigrants, housing, transit, parents, students, small businesses and the environment; we are LGBTQ+, Latinx, Black, Asian Pacific Islander, Iranian, Jewish and Muslim.

Self-Identified Female Candidates:
Alex Barrett-Shorter
Anita Lau
Annie Fryman
Gladys Soto
Kristen Webb
Thea Selby
Tyra Fennell

Other Than Self-Identified Female Candidates:
Chris Corgas
Kurt Grimes
Marcos Aranda
Mike Chen
Nima Rahimi
Sharky Laguana
Tony Rodriguez

Rise Together Assembly District 17 on Twitter “We represent janitors, home caregivers, building trades & public sector workers; we are advocates for immigrants, housing, transit, parents, students, small businesses & the environment; we are LGBTQ+, Latinx, Black, Asian Pacific Islander, Iranian, Jewish & Muslim. (6/8)”

Friends,

With all that is going on in the world, I just wanted to reach out and thank you. We came within 0.75% of winning with 19,573 votes. I appreciate your faith in me, and I carry with me a responsibility to continue on this path we have started together. I am driven by a conviction that to live a fulfilling life, we all have to use our time and passion to make as many lives as possible better than they are today. I am on a journey to make this vision a reality every day I am alive. Thank you for joining me.

In this time of uncertainty, let us lean on each other and extend what we can of ourselves to help our collective come out on the other side stronger and more united.

To my friends and family who celebrate the Spring Equinox and Iranian New Year, I wish you a year of health and happiness filled with love.

Stay safe and healthy. If I can be of any service, please email me at [email protected].

With love,
Nima Rahimi

So proud of this endorsement by the San Francisco League of Conservation Voters!

The March 2020 elections are coming up fast. In addition to Yes on Prop D, we've endorsed many candidates for the very important, but often overlooked, Democratic County Central Committee.

Check out our endorsements here:
https://www.sflcv.org/endorsements

Thank you Speaker Pelosi for your endorsement of our campaign for DCCC.

It’s always an honor to spend time and get inspired by our Leader, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

As Thomas Paine said, “The Times Have Found Us.” Thank you Speaker for your leadership in these times. We are with you.

Congratulations, Nima Rahimi for San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee! Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club is proud to endorse you for DCCC in AD 17. For all registered democrats living in AD 17, we hope you will remember to vote for Nima on March 3rd or turn in your mail ballot before then!

http://EdLeeDems.org

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all those who showed up in body or spirit to our campaign launch last week! Kristen Asato-Webb Mike Chen 陳懋華 Jane Natoli Mick Del Rosario Nadia Rahman 駱雯 for DCCC Nancy Tung Victor Olivieri Jessica YAya Houman Azarm Casey Barrett Katie Vorhis Bobak Esfandiari Michelle Driggs Parker Ashkaan Daneshi David Chiu Scott Wiener Tim Ottinger Jessica Wright Shobeir Shobeiri Amir Abadi Shannon Hovis Tom Poston Payam Saljoughian Caitlin O'Neill Sougol Shooshtarian Kendra Antoinette Lang Michael Appel Justin Swisher Penney Azizi Eric Ottinger Shahed Sajadieh Hani Ganji Jenny Yazdi Liz Moody Zack Mitchell Victoria Hassid Derek Remski Derek Jansen Pej Azarm Diane Le Jay Ann Leyson

Donate to support our campaign here:

www.nimarahimi.org

I wrote this column for the San Francisco Chronicle because I am afraid of what Trump will do — directly and indirectly — to harm Iranian Americans and our democracy. We cannot allow Trump to foster the hate and prejudice that tears our country apart. Iranian Americans are Americans. We will stand up for our shared values, and we join our immigrant brothers and sisters in fighting to protect all our civil rights.

Rising U.S.-Iran tensions raise peril for Iranian Americans here Aside from the risk of war that would eclipse the human and financial cost of the Iraq War, I am increasingly concerned about what will happen to Iranian Americans here in the United States.