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Political Party - Democrat Education – University of California (JD), University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Website - https://simafortx.com

Summary
Sima Ladjevardian is a Houston attorney, Democratic activist, fundraiser, and former advisor to Senate and U.S. Presidential candidate, Beto O’Rourke.

Early Life and Education
Sima was born in Iran, and her family left for the United States during the Iranian Revolution in the late 1970s, [to what family, brothers and sisters, attended which high school] She attended the University of California, Los Angeles for her undergraduate degree and later the University of California, Hastings College of Law, for her law degree.

Career
Sima has been an attorney and mediator for over 20 years, and is also the Co-Founder of Big Hearted Texas; Co-Founder of the Texas Executive Progressive Council; Co-Chair of The Texas Signal; Co-Founder of Fairness in Democracy; Co-Founder and Board Member of the Society of Iranian American Women for Education; Co-Founder and Co-Chair of Arts of the Islamic World Initiative at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. She is Board Member of the Center for Public Policy Priorities; Board Member of Good Government Support Services; Trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston; Advisory Committee Member of the Asia Society Muslims of America; National Finance Committee Member for Hillary for America ; Asian-American and Pacific Islanders Finance Council Member for Hillary for America; and Senior Advisor and Campaign Finance Liaison for Beto O’Rourke’s campaign for U.S. Senate.

2020 House Campaign
On December 9, 2019, she announced her candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2nd District of Texas, against the Republican incumbent, Dan Crenshaw. Her campaign has been endorsed by former U.S. Senate and Presidential candidate, Beto O’Rourke, who said, “Sima is one of the smartest, hardest working people I’ve met. She helped produce record turnout in 2018 in Texas for my campaign and will beat Crenshaw in 2020 in hers!”

Personal Life
Sima is a mother of two, and a breast cancer survivor. She is fluent in English, Farsi, French, and Spanish.