CAIR's 2026 directory counts 228 Muslim elected officials across 26 states

CAIR and CAIR Action's newly released 2026 Directory of Elected Muslim Officials counts 228 American Muslims serving in elected office and the judiciary, spread across 26 states. New Jersey leads with 46 officials, followed by Michigan and California; the roster spans four members of Congress, 44 state officials, 87 city council members and 58 school board seats, with women holding 43 percent of the positions. Twenty-four states still show no identified Muslim representation. The organizations frame the count less as a finish line than a baseline: a tool for identifying gaps and recruiting the next cohort of candidates for school boards, city councils and state legislatures. It is a reminder that civic institutions are built one uncontested school-board seat and one local election at a time, not by a single national campaign.

This is a QeRN summary by Ahmed Qerni. Read the original at CAIR: https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-cair-action-to-release-2026-directory-of-elected-muslim-officials-documenting-muslim-civic-leadership-across-america/.