BackgroundMilitary officer (U.S. Air National Guard)

EducationMaster's degree, University of Southern California (Social Work)

Notable personal detailsAlea Nadeem is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. She is a U.S. Air Force veteran and serves in the Air National Guard, and has described work as a security forces officer and intelligence officer with assignments including the Pentagon and National Security Council. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, and has publicly described being taken to Iraq as a child before returning to the United States.