Osman Salahuddin Appointed To Serve 48th Legislative District

Redmond Councilmember Osman Salahuddin's Facebook post on his appointment to serve in the Washington State House of Representatives for the 48th Legislative District. Osman will still serve as a Redmond councilmember.

"Exciting life update: I’ve been appointed to serve in our WA State House of Representatives for the 48th Legislative District!

I’m humbled by the outpouring of support from my community. Thank you to the King County Council and the 48th LD PCOs for entrusting me with this responsibility. I want to extend my deepest gratitude to all of you who have been a part of this journey — THANK YOU

As the only Muslim, South Asian, and now the youngest member of our WA State House, I’m honored to have this opportunity to advocate for communities whose voices have not often been represented in government.

I’m excited to continue my path of public service and representation of our diverse Eastside communities and all Washingtonians. More importantly, I’m ready to get to work (starting Monday!) aH

(I’ll be sharing a longer post to recognize all the amazing people, labor unions, organizations, and community champions who supported me in this process!)

Read about the appointment process here and how this vacancy came about: https://www.nwprogressive.org/.../king-county-council.../amp"

-- Osman Salahuddin, Facebook, 1/09/2025

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