{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nNida Allam served on the Durham County Board of Commissioners and ran in the 2026 Democratic primary for North Carolina's 4th Congressional District, challenging incumbent Rep. Valerie Foushee in a rematch of their 2022 contest [1][4]. The race became the most expensive congressional primary in North Carolina state history, with outside groups spending more than $4.4 million [5]. Foushee won with 49.18% of the vote to Allam's 48.22%, a margin of roughly 1,202 votes out of nearly 122,000 cast [5][6]. Allam conceded on March 4, 2026 [6].\n\nAllam's 2026 platform prioritized economic justice, healthcare, housing, and national security. She advocated for Medicare for All, expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, establishing a Green New Deal, regulating artificial intelligence, overturning Citizens United, and blocking arms sales to Israel [3][4].\n\n## Background and education\nAllam was born on December 15, 1993, in Ottawa, Canada, to immigrant parents \u2014 her father from India and her mother from Pakistan [1]. She moved to North Carolina at age five when her father accepted a position with IBM at Research Triangle Park, and the family settled in Cary [1]. She graduated from Needham B. Broughton High School in Raleigh and earned a degree in sustainable materials and technology from North Carolina State University [1][2].\n\n## Career\nAfter college, Allam worked as a political organizer. She served as Political Director for Senator Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign in North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, and New York, and later as an organizing director for Justice Cheri Beasley's campaign for the North Carolina Supreme Court [1]. From 2017 to 2021, she served as Third Vice Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, becoming the first Muslim to serve on the party's executive board [1][4]. In 2020, she was elected to the Durham County Board of Commissioners \u2014 becoming the first Muslim woman to hold elected office in North Carolina \u2014 and went on to chair the commission as of December 2024 [1][4].\n\nAllam's entry into civic life was shaped by the January 2015 Chapel Hill shooting, in which her close friends Deah Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and Razan Abu-Salha were killed in their home [1]. Motivated to carry on her friends' legacy, she became a nationally recognized voice for Muslim American political participation [1][2].\n\n## Family\nAllam lives in Durham with her husband, Towqir Aziz, and their two children [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Nida Allam \u2013 Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nida_Allam)\n- [2] [About \u2013 Nida Allam](https://nidaallam.com/about)\n- [3] [NC-4 Representative: Nida Allam \u2013 Indy Week](https://indyweek.com/news/congressional-district-4-nida-allam-2026/)\n- [4] [Foushee narrowly leads in NC-04 Democratic primary \u2013 NC Newsline](https://ncnewsline.com/2026/03/04/foushee-narrowly-leads-in-nc-04-democratic-primary-recount-likely/)\n- [5] [Nida Allam concedes to Valerie Foushee \u2013 NPR](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/04/nx-s1-5734577/north-carolina-election-results-foushee-allam)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_004","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Nida","fullname":"Nida Allam","lastname":"Allam","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_004","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 04","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"us_house_004","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 04","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"bfb77316ad88274b"}