Yasmine P. Taeb (Persian: یاسمین طائب) is an Iranian-American human rights attorney and Democratic National Committee official.
[6] According to her campaign video, she entered the United States via a hole in a wire fence on the U.S.-Mexico border undocumented and was “caught by U.S. authorities.” [7] She was raised in Florida, where she attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
[2] In 2014, she was one of seven candidates for the Democratic nomination in the special election to succeed Bob Brink as representative of the 48th district in the Virginia House of Delegates.
[12][13] Taeb criticised DNC Chairman Tom Perez's endorsement of Andrew Cuomo, arguing it would not reflect well on the Democratic National Committee.
[17] On September 20, 2018, after moving from Arlington to Falls Church, Taeb announced she would be challenging Virginia Senate Minority Leader Dick Saslaw for the 35th district in the state's June Democratic primary.