CSG HENRY TOLL FELLOWSHIP
Class of 2023 T H E 3 6 T H C L A S S O F F E L LO W S
Abraham Aiyash
Otis Anthony
Aiyash represents the Michigan’s 9th House District. He is the youngest member to be elected House majority floor leader. Aiyash received his degrees in political theory and constitutional democracy, pre-medical sciences and Muslim sciences from Michigan State University. In 2016, he founded the Halimah Project, an organization that provides mentorship and raises money for refugee children around Lansing, Michigan.
Anthony represents Mississippi’s 31st House District. Outside of public service, he serves as a personal financial consultant through his company, Anthony & Company LLC, helping middle class families plan for retirement. In 2009, Anthony founded Delta Development Institute & Interpretive Care, a not-for-profit organization helping people with housing, education, counseling and more.
ISSUE 4 2023 | CSG CAPITOL IDEAS
HOUSE MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER | Michigan
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REPRESENTATIVE | Mississippi
Debra Bazemore REPRESENTATIVE | Georgia
Bazemore represents the citizens of Georgia’s House District 69 in Fulton and Fayette counties. She was elected by her constituents to serve as the House minority caucus chief deputy whip and serves as a regional chair for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. Bazemore is a native of New York, where she founded Concerned Parents, a state-level student advocacy organization.
