Rashida Tlaib husband: Is Rashida Tlaib married now?

Rashida Tlaib, an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan’s 12th congressional district since 2019 is not married currently. However, she was previously married to Fayez Tlaib. Rashida and Fayez tied the knot in 1998 and divorced in 2015, after 17 years of marriage.

Rashida and Fayez got married in 1998 when the former was just 22 years old and they have two sons, Adam and Yousif.

In 2018, one of Rashida’s campaign spokespersons referred to her as a single mother.

Born on July 24, 1976, Rashida began her political career in 2004 when she interned with State Representative Steve Tobocman. When Tobocman became Majority Floor Leader in 2007, he hired Tlaib to his staff.

In 2010, Tlaib faced a primary election challenge from Jim Czachorowski in his first bid for office. Tlaib picked up 85% of the vote to Czachorowski’s 15%, and won the general election with 92% of the vote against Republican challenger Darrin Daigle.

In 2012, Tlaib won reelection again to the Michigan House in the newly redrawn 6th district against fellow incumbent Maureen Stapleton.

During her tenure as a legislator, Tlaib was one of ten Muslims serving in state legislatures across the United States.

In 2023, Tlaib was among 56 Democrats to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21 which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.