In 2008 Tlaib was Arab-American outreach coordinator for [[Barack Obama]]’s Michigan campaign,<ref>[http://www.pfawactionfund.org/newsite/candidate/Michigan People For the American Way Action Fund Michigan candidates bio]</ref> and in was elected to Michigan House of Representatives in 2008, representing the 12th District (Southwest Detroit).
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In 2008 Tlaib was Arab-American outreach coordinator for [[Barack Obama]]’s Michigan campaign and was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in representing the 12th District (Southwest Detroit).<ref>[http://www.pfawactionfund.org/newsite/candidate/Michigan People For the American Way Action Fund Michigan candidates bio]</ref>