Shama Haider

Candidate for New Jersey General Assembly, District 37 (Democratic). The election is November 2, 2027 (expected).

Running for this seat

Not on the ballot yet: the official list comes from New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). How we list candidates.

Background

Assemblywoman

Has represented District 37 in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2022, and has been Deputy Majority Leader since 2024 and Deputy Conference Leader since 2025. She served on the Borough of Tenafly Council from 2001 to 2003 and from 2015 to 2018. She chairs the Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee and is vice-chair of the Commerce and Economic Development Committee. She holds a B.S. in biology from the University of Punjab in Pakistan.

Holds this office now.

Left–right placement

Moderately left, from the giving patterns of their campaign donors (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). Based on the 41 donors to their 2022 campaign for state House. DIME doesn't name donors: it places each one by everyone they give to, then places the candidate by their donors Source

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