Aamina Ahmed is a lifelong Bay Area native who has spent her entire life watching partisan politics shape the community she calls home. As Varsity Congress Captain for Dougherty Valley High School’s Speech and Debate team , ranked among the top ten in the nation, she was the only freshman in the country to qualify to both California States and the Tournament of Champions. She’s also a two-time class officer and serves as Muslim Chair for High School Democrats of America, bringing student voices and diverse perspectives into civic conversations. In 8th grade, she co-founded a civic education nonprofit that’s reached over 1,000 students in underserved and rural communities, and now, as a regional leader with CAHSD, she’s thrilled to help other young people see how deeply understanding politics touches their own backyard. She wants to make sure lack of educational access is never a reason people do not vote!