SKOKIE, IL:-  Congressional candidate Bushra Amiwala has earned the Gun Sense Candidate Distinction of Moms Demand Action (MDA), the foremost national organization combatting gun violence.

The distinction is a signal to supporters, volunteers and voters across the country that Amiwala fervently advocates for gun violence prevention and will govern with gun safety in mind.

“My generation is intimately familiar with the threat of gun violence,” said Bushra Amiwala, an elected member of the Skokie District 73.5 School Board. “We grew up hiding in place, sheltering under desks and locking classroom doors to prepare for the event of a school shooting.”

Amiwala stressed that the American gun violence epidemic is preventable. She supports the platform of gun violence prevention policies that MDA champions across the country.

“Common-sense gun control measures are long overdue at the federal level. Implementing and enforcing them will protect members of every community—especially our students–-who live in fear of falling victim to a shooting,” said Amiwala, the nation’s first Gen Z elected official. “I am honored to accept this distinction, though I wish the crucial work of MDA was not necessary.”

A plethora of renowned organizations and local leaders have endorsed Bushra Amiwala for Congress.