Last Sunday, December 3rd, we held our second annual Winter Banquet at the gorgeous Wellesley Country Club. We raised over $90,000 toward our $100,000 goal to continue building the American Muslim political infrastructure. In case you missed it, here are a few highlights: “Jetpac’s work is the next frontier for our community. This is the ...
Jetpac: Building American Muslim Political Infrastructure
New Jetpac Fellow: Dilara Sayeed
The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) Top Muslim Achiever of 2017 Dr. Dilara Sayeed has joined Jetpac’s Fellowship program. Dilara enters politics after decades of working as community organizer, school administrator, and founder of a tech company. Dilara is a candidate for Illinois State Representative, 5th District. We are excited to work ...
Molly LaFlesh Joins the Jetpac Team
Welcome Molly! With increasing numbers of American Muslims running for office, Jetpac’s work is ramping up. We welcome Molly LaFlesh to the team at this key moment. A longtime Jetpac volunteer, you may know Molly as Nadeem Mazen’s assistant for the past eighteen months. She joins us as our first-ever Program, Development, and Events Coordinator. …
Jetpac Fellows in Local Elections!
Local elections across the country were held on November 7th, and Jetpac was proud to have five Fellows and allied organizers running for office in these important elections. After knocking over 20,000 doors, Jetpac Fellowship Advisor Sumbul Siddiqui won in her first-ever run for Cambridge, MA City Council. Sumbul was elected entirely from “first choice” …
A Jetpac Fellow and Advisor at the Top of their Ballots
Sumbul Siddiqui, City Councillor-Elect (Cambridge, MA): A well-qualified candidate with extensive experience, Sumbul Siddiqui immigrated to Cambridge, MA from Pakistan when she was two years old. She benefitted from Cambridge affordable housing programs, went on to get a law degree, and came back home to help her community. A first time political candidate, Sumbul worked …
Jetpac’s Growing Team
Suzan El-Rayess joins the Jetpac team! The Jetpac team is growing! We are excited to announce Suzan El-Rayess has joined Jetpac as Director of Operations, Strategy & Development. Suzan comes to Jetpac with a career in public-sector leadership, having served as an advisor to multiple candidates and elected officials at the City and State levels. …
Jetpac’s Shaun Kennedy joins American Muslim Democratic Caucus Advisory Board
Founded in 2008, the American Muslim Democratic Caucus (AMDC) is a national-level political organization working to enhance the meaningful participation of all American Muslims in the electoral process through its network of thirteen state-level chapters. Jetpac Executive Director and Co-Founder Shaun Kennedy was invited to join AMDC. “I’m humbled and excited to be joining the …
Jetpac at New England Muslim Festival
Jetpac was proud to launch a booth at the 2nd Annual New England Muslim Festival last month. The Jetpac Team was there to register voters, educate the community about upcoming ballot initiatives, and recruit new leaders for our Fellowship program. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet new people and spread Jetpac’s mission to the …
Jetpac Fellows Organizing Against Islamophobes
Islamophobic candidates seeking office very often go unnoticed and unchallenged by our community. This week, however, the story was different thanks to a Jetpac Fellow! A few days ago, one of our Jetpac Fellows discovered that Eva Montibello –- a declared Trump supporter and Islamophobe – announced her candidacy for the Democratic party primary in the 3rd …
Road Trip to New Jersey!
Earlier this week, the full Jetpac team rented a van and drove from Cambridge to South Plainfield, NJ to throw a dinner party for the New Jersey community. This free social event featured some words from Mayor Khairullah of Prospect Park, and Freeholder Assad Akhter of Passaic County, a presentation from the team, and an …