Abdun Nafey Matin, a 31-year-old mental health therapist, nonprofit leader and community advocate, is seeking the Democratic nomination in Maryland’s House of Delegates District 9B, a seat covering Ellicott City in Howard County. Matin immigrated to the United States from Pakistan in 2013 and spent more than a decade in community service before earning his therapy license.
As a first-generation immigrant, Matin has made immigrant rights and representation central to his campaign. “The United States was built by immigrants,” he said, adding that he would “fight for them.”
Beyond immigrant rights, Matin’s platform focuses on education, mental health care, housing affordability and support for small businesses — issues he says are among the most pressing challenges facing Maryland and District 9B. He faces incumbent Democratic Delegate Courtney Watson, who has held the District 9B seat since 2019, in the June 23 primary…