A member of BART's board of directors announced Tuesday that she is running to take the congressional seat of Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, who is running for U.S. Senate.
Lateefah Simon is the District 7 director on BART's board, where she has served since 2016. Her goal then was to make BART more affordable for people who must take transit and for working families.
"I decided very early on that government wasn't working for folks with no voice," Simon said in a statement."I've spent my life fighting for those folks, and I will work to take our shared stories and experiences to the halls of Congress."Simon described herself as a 25-year veteran organizer and as an advocate for civil rights and social justice.
She realized government officials were ignoring her concerns as a young mother of 18, and a year later became the executive director of the center.
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