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| Name | Maryam Abolfazli |
| Address | 2028 Morrison Ridge Dr
Nashville, Tennessee , United States |
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Maryam Abolfazli (Ă-bowl-FĂZ-lee) is running to be the United States Representative for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District.
A proud single mom, second-generation immigrant, international economic and political development professional, and native Tennessean, Maryam has dedicated her life to bringing people together.
In 2023, Maryam helped her fellow residents organize and raise their voices in support of freedom, safety, and opportunity for all. This work led to her being named one of the “Nashvillians of the Year” by the Nashville Scene.
Maryam began on this path at age 24, when she traveled to Afghanistan to work for the United Nations and assist the Afghan government in rebuilding its war-damaged water infrastructure. Upon returning to the U.S., she obtained her master's degree at Columbia University, and began work at the World Bank, researching the best ways to equitably develop economies.
Maryam next ventured into international development, creating online schools for advocates of women, teachers, disability, climate, and housing to gain skills and impact their communities in the Middle East. She worked for the U.S. government-funded Eurasia Foundation and traveled throughout the region to assist in building democracies and civil societies.
A strong and compassionate leader, Maryam has served in a variety of executive roles with nonprofit organizations, including Project Return, Brave New Software, Millions of Conversations, and Atlas Project. At the same time, she delved into her work at the city and state level in Tennessee, as Board Chair of AWAKE and Chair of the Metro Human Relations Commission.
In the spring of 2023, three days after the tragic Covenant School shooting, Maryam, along with AWAKE, students, musicians, neighbors, family, and friends, organized a rally for gun safety that changed the trajectory of TN politics. After the rally, she harnessed the collective energy for change in Tennessee by starting a nonprofit organization, Rise and Shine TN, to increase civic engagement and to work towards freedom, safety, and opportunity for all Tennesseans.
After spending every week in the legislature organizing volunteers, observing committee proceedings, testifying on legislation, and analyzing hundreds of bills, Maryam felt she had to step up for Tennessee in a different way. She needed to run for Congress.
Maryam will bring sacrifice, hard work, authenticity, and family values to the job—qualities she was instilled with as a Tennessee native. She lives in Bellevue, TN with her son, Auden, and their rescue cat, Sabine.
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