Layla Taha
Layla Taha (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 25. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.
Taha also ran in a special election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 25. She lost in the special Democratic primary on January 30, 2024.
Taha completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Layla Taha was born in Dearborn, Michigan. Taha earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 2015 and a graduate degree from Columbia University in 2019. Her career experience includes working as a program manager. Taha has been affiliated with Rashida Tlaib for Congress, the NAACP, and Catholics for Choice.[1]
Elections
2024
Regular election
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Peter Herzberg defeated Josh Powell in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter Herzberg (D) | 58.9 | 26,092 |
 | Josh Powell (R) | 41.1 | 18,183 | |
| Total votes: 44,275 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Peter Herzberg defeated Layla Taha, Lekisha Maxwell, Melandie Hines, and Salif Kourouma in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Herzberg | 53.5 | 4,981 |
 | Layla Taha | 31.6 | 2,944 | |
 | Lekisha Maxwell | 8.1 | 758 | |
 | Melandie Hines | 5.9 | 549 | |
| Salif Kourouma | 0.8 | 75 | ||
| Total votes: 9,307 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25
Josh Powell advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Powell | 100.0 | 3,491 |
| Total votes: 3,491 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Taha in this election.
Special election
See also: Michigan state legislative special elections, 2024
General election
Special general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 25
Peter Herzberg defeated Josh Powell and Robert Stano in the special general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 25 on April 16, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Herzberg (D) | 59.6 | 6,373 |
| Josh Powell (R) | 38.3 | 4,096 | |
 | Robert Stano (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan) | 2.1 | 220 | |
| Total votes: 10,689 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25
Peter Herzberg defeated Andrea Rutkowski, Layla Taha, Melandie Hines, and Shannon Rochon in the special Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25 on January 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Herzberg | 35.7 | 2,034 |
| Andrea Rutkowski | 29.9 | 1,704 | ||
| Layla Taha | 21.8 | 1,245 | |
| Melandie Hines | 8.3 | 471 | |
 | Shannon Rochon | 4.4 | 249 | |
| Total votes: 5,703 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25
Josh Powell advanced from the special Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25 on January 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Powell | 100.0 | 2,117 |
| Total votes: 2,117 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Regular election
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Layla Taha did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Special election
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Layla Taha completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Taha's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Clean air and water: Corporate polluters have been releasing toxic chemicals into the environment for decades without any accountability, and today residents rank in the 90th-95th percentiles for asthma. The city of Wayne alone is in the highest percentiles for asthma, heart disease, and low life expectancy. We cannot continue down a path where corporate polluters go unchecked while the public health deteriorates. If elected I will fight to make sure corporate polluters are held accountable for cleaning up their messes and that we have stronger environmental protection laws on the books to prevent further messes and pollution.
- Economy: Wages have remained stagnant for decades while the cost of living has increased significantly. Working families are struggling to pay the bills and put food on the table. If elected I will work to increase the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour and create a standard that increases the minimum wage with inflation on an annual basis. I will also fight to hold corporations accountable for paying their workers a fair wage and prevent them from implementing the union-busting tactics we see happening across the country. Michigan workers deserve dignity and should not be exploited by corporations for their labor. They have a right to earn an honest wage that affords them quality housing, utilities, food, and healthcare.
- DTE accountability: I am running a fully grassroots campaign and will not take a dime of corporate money, including from DTE. Michigan ranks 46th in electricity reliability because DTE fails to invest in our power grid. Instead of replacing transformers, trimming trees, and burying power lines, DTE rewards their Wall Street shareholders with the money we pay to keep our lights on. Last year we sat in the dark throwing away hundreds of dollars in groceries while DTE raised our rates and raked in over $1 billion. I will fight to pass legislation that forces DTE to pay customers for every hour they are without power, work to pass laws that prohibit utilities from donating money to politicians and PACs, and advocate for publicly owned power.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 25, 2024
