Hengameh “Henny” Abraham is running for Assembly District 73 in the 2024 Primary Election to represent Irvine, Costa Mesa, and Tustin.
Abraham, 36, was the campaign manager for former Republican Assemblyman Steven Choi, who lost the seat last year to Democrat incumbent Cottie Petrie-Norris.
Over the past several months, Abraham has formed a group of dozens of local Iranians to hold a series of rallies, calling on their city officials to pass resolutions condemning the Iranian regime’s human rights violations.
The group—made up mostly of Democrats, Abraham said—began organizing following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last September, who was allegedly detained by the so-called Islamic morality police in Tehran for showing a few strands of her hair—a dress code violation in the country—and died in police custody….