California State Senator Aisha Wahab will be the featured speaker when the Hayward Rotary Club meets for lunch at noon, Sept. 30 at 1074 B St.
 
She was elected in 2022 representing the cities of Hayward, Union City, Newark, Fremont, Milpitas, Sunnyvale, San Jose and Santa Clara. In 2018 when she won her seat on Hayward City Council, she became the first Afghan-American woman elected to public office in the United States.
 
In the last session she had 19 bills passed by the California State Legislature, with five signed into law, so far.