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>
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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> "Green jobs pioneer" and self-described [[communist]] [[Van Jones]] was the keynote speaker for the 4th annual Michigan Summit on June 12, 2010 headlining a day-long event at which Tlaib also spoke.