Bushra Amiwala

Bushra Amiwala

@bushraamiwala.bsky.social

💪🏽Running for Congress in IL-9 ⭐️First Gen Z Elected Official in the US bushraforcongress.com

771 Followers 199 Following 491 Posts Joined Jun 2025
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Canvassing - THE FINAL WEEK - Bushra For Congress

First time volunteering? No problem — training is provided. Bring a friend and join us.

Sign up here:
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Final Weekend GOTV — Let’s finish strong.

Join Team Bushra this Saturday and Sunday for canvassing shifts across the district as we talk to voters before Election Day. Weather permitting, we’ll be knocking doors — and if you can’t make it out, there are opportunities to phone bank as well.

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📍Meet & Greet #355 in Rogers Park!

Biggest topics of the day: mental healthcare, super PACs, education funding

Early voting is open today and through the weekend! Election Day is March 17, punch 34 for Bushra Amiwala.

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Our leaders shouldn't profit from their own policies. It’s time to ban congressional stock trading.

Early voting is LIVE. Punch 34

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Your ZIP code should not determine your quality of life.

Vote for courage!

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- we’re in a white minority district where Asian/MENA people are counted as white, unless self-disclosed in the voter file
- it excludes inconsistent voters.

I appreciate your reply.

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Alex, this wasn’t a specific dig at Evanston Roundtable, it was a way to shed light at the predominately push-to-text polls, especially in a district where:
- 30% of our voters have only landlines in the voter file CONTINUED

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Stop funding wars and start funding our future. 📚🚫💣 This 1% shift would change everything.

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Early Voting Info — Bushra for Congress

Check the link below for details — and don’t forget to Punch 34 for Bushra Amiwala. 🗳️

www.bushraforcongress.com/early-voting...

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Illinois has same-day voter registration, which means you can register and vote in the same trip at any early voting site or on Election Day.

P.S. You DO NOT need an ID to vote if you’re already registered. ID is only required if you are registering at an early voting site or on Election Day.

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I hear you, and I have an update.

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2. Banning conversion therapy at the federal level
3. Protest trans folks and activists from free speech violations when traveling internationally
4. Protecting gender neutral bathrooms - vote no on the Protecting Women’s Private Spaces Act

Answering how I always do, bc my answer is the same

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Trans rights are human rights, I have been very consistent and vocal on this issue at forums, debates, etc.
3 specific things I talk about:
1. Depoliticizing gender affirming care and preventing private insurance from declining coverage here (vote no on Do No Harm in Medicaid Act)
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Vote for @bushraamiwala.bsky.social !

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📍Meet & Greet #348 in at the Merion in Evanston!

Biggest topics of the day: immigration system reform, anti-war movements, multigenerational politics

Election Day is March 17, but early voting is underway. Punch 34 for Bushra Amiwala.

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Honored to be endorsed by Indivisible Skokie–Morton Grove–Lincolnwood. Proud to stand with local grassroots organizers fighting to defend democracy and advance bold people-first policies for our communities.

Election Day is March 17, but early voting is underway! Punch 34 for Bushra Amiwala.

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15 candidates. 1 clear choice. 🗳️

$1M+ raised. $0 from corporate PACs.

This is what independent leadership looks like.

Punch 34. Early voting is live!

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Coalition GOTV Phonebank for Bushra - Bushra For Congress

Don't sit this one out—every call counts! 📱 Team up with Rep. @marienewman.bsky.social and @stephanieskora.bsky.social this Wednesday as they launch "Phones Out for Bushra".

🗓️ Wed, March 11 | 5:30 - 8:15 PM
📍 4918 Dempster St, Skokie (or join virtually!)

RSVP at link below.

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📍Meet & Greet #346 in Evanston!

Biggest topics of the day: public education, college, healthcare

Want to host our next meet and greet? You invite the guests, we’ll bring the candidate and materials!

Email: info@bushraforcongress.com

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Final Week PhoneBanking - Bushra For Congress

First time volunteering? No problem, training is provided. Bring a friend and join us!

📞 Phonebank:
bushra-for-congress.solidarity.tech/final-week-p...

🚪 Canvass:
bushra-for-congress.solidarity.tech/canvassing-t...

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Join Team Bushra all week (and through the weekend) for multiple shifts of canvassing and phone banking as we talk to voters across the district.

Whether you can knock doors or make calls, there’s a shift that works for you. You can phone bank from home as well!

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Only one week left. Join us this week for canvasses, phonebanks, volunteer nights, and community events across the district as we make the final push for Bushra Amiwala for Congress. Every conversation counts!

Sign up at: www.bushraforcongress.com

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2. Banning conversion therapy at the federal level
3. Protest trans folks and activists from free speech violations when traveling internationally
4. Protecting gender neutral bathrooms - vote no on the Protecting Women’s Private Spaces Act

Let me know what I missed and what matters to you. 💜

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Trans rights are human rights, I have been very consistent and vocal on this issue at forums, debates, etc.
3 specific things I talk about:
1. Depoliticizing gender affirming care and preventing private insurance from declining coverage here (vote no on Do No Harm in Medicaid Act)
- CONTINUED

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A Muslim woman representing equality in Congress is one of Trump’s biggest nightmares. Let’s make it come true.

Early voting is live. Punch 34 🗳️ 🔥

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To every little girl who dreams of making change: I hope you see this campaign and know you can do it too.

Happy International Women’s Day

P.S we inspire the little boys too

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Election Day is March 17, and early voting is open all week at polling places across the district. Cast your vote for Bushra Amiwala — Punch 34.

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Check out this feature from Evanston Now highlighting Bushra Amiwala’s campaign and the growing momentum across the 9th District.

Read more here: evanstonnow.com/amiwalas-pit...

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6 days ago
Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison hugging Sunny Naqvi and her family after her release from DHS/ICE detention Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison hugging Sunny Naqvi and her family after her release from DHS/ICE detention

I'm so grateful to see Sunny reunited with her family back at home, and looking forward to telling her story tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who helped elevate her situation, showed up, and helped to get her released.
#JusticeforSunny

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