Kat Abughazaleh

Katherine Abughazaleh (, ; born March 24, 1999), also known as Kat Abu, is an American social media influencer, researcher, video content creator, commentator and politician. She worked at Media Matters for America. She has been published by Mother Jones and The New Republic. She is a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois for the 2026 election.

2026 U.S. House campaign
In March 2025, Abughazaleh announced that she would be running as a candidate to represent Illinois's 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. At first, she ran against incumbent Representative Jan Schakowsky for the Democratic nomination in a primary challenge. However in April 2025, Schakowsky announced her plans to retire and not run for re-election.

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