Endorsements
Leading With Heart. Delivering With Purpose.
Tazeen Ahmad has spent over 40 years building a life, raising a family, and serving her community in District 16. With 25 years of small business experience and a proven record of leadership on the ground, she knows how to bring people together, solve problems, and deliver results. That’s why respected community leaders, advocates, and public servants across Montgomery County are standing with her.
They know Tazeen is ready to lead, and ready to fight for the values and future we all share.
ENDORSEMENTS FROM LEADERS, ACTIVISTS &
PUBLIC SERVANTS
April McClain Delaney
Representative CD6
Isiah Leggett
Fmr. Montgomery County Executive
Ghazala Hashimi
Lieutenant Governer of Virginia
Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Maryland D 17
Carolyn Maloney
Fmr. Rep. NY Founder of ERA NOW
Jeffery Z. Slavin
Mayor of Somerset
Dia Costello
Mayor of Glen Echo
Wendy Frosh
Fmr. Board Chair Planned Parenthood
Susan Turnbull
Fmr. Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party
Joan Kleinman
Fmr. State Director, Office Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Catherine Leggett
Fmr. First Lady, Montgomery County
Ronald Wright
Chair, Community Engagement, CERG 2.0
Dr. Anne Khademian
Academic Administrator
Dr. Jean Bailey
Graduate Professir of Human Development, Howard University
Bonnie Casper
Past President of Maryland Realtors
Vernon Ricks
Fmr. Takoma Park Councilmember & Mayor Pro Tee
Diane Fink
Fmr. Executive Director, Emerge Maryland
Dr. Surinder Singh Gill
Secretary General Sikhs of DMV
Karina Hou
Vice President of the Chinese American Museum
Pallavi Gowda
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Aman Shergill
Community Leader
Maury Mody
Community Leader
Thu Tran, M.D.
Community Advocate
Guy Djoken
Civil Rights & Social Justice Advocate
Elizabeth Chung
Community Leader
Mona Kishorn
Community Leader
Lucy Freeman
Fmr. D16 Precinct Chair
Debbie Heller
Member, Town Council, Town of Somerset
Rohit Khanna
Member, Town Council, Town of Somerset
Victor Basile
Councilmember, Village of Friendship Heights
Margaret Barry
Emeritus Professor of Law
Howard D. Schoenholtz
Community/Civic Activist
Samir Paul
Community Advocate
Jane Merkin
Fmr. Senior Advisor to past MD A.G. Brian Frosh
Diana Conway
Fmr. WDC President
Fran Rothstein
Fmr. WDC President
Carol Brand
Fmr. WDC President
Lynn Olson
Political & Community Activist
Linda Kolko
Past WDC President
Lisa Fuller
Community Leader & Activist
Enid Light
Retired NIH Scientist, Community Activist
Teddi Pensinger
Political & Community Activist
Eleanor Smeal
Co-founder & President, Feminist Majority
Laura Loeb
Community Activist
Reggie Oldak
Advocate for Women's Rights
ENDORSEMENTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS
Elected/Former Elected Officals:
Hon. Dia Costello, Mayor of Glen Echo
Hon. April McClain Delaney , U.S. Representative (MD-6)
Hon. Ghazala Hashmi, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Hon. Ike Leggett, former Montgomery County Exec.
Hon. Carolyn Maloney, former U.S. Representative (NY-12)
Hon. Jeffrey Slavin, Mayor of Somerset
Organizations:
Feminist Majority
Reproductive Justice Maryland
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689
AFSCME Maryland Council 3
Community Leaders & Activists:
Irfana Ali, M.D. * Stephanie & Laurent Cardot * Rosalyn Coates * Lynne Harris * Rosemary Lytle * Joseph & Marina McCarthy * Carolyn Michell * Aruna Nathan, M.D. * Guilia McPherson * Nancy & Robert Peavy * Harita Raja, M.D. * Diana Rubin * Kate Stein * Molly Strauss, M.D.


















































