06/10/2026
June 10, 2026 โ 10:00 AM
(Voting starts at 6:00 PM โ 10:00 PM โ in 8 hours)
Many of you have told me you believe in what we have built together. ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด. But I cannot know this for certain.
I know I brought every ounce of effort, strategic thinking, academic rigor, experience, integrity, resilience, courage, emotional intelligence, and a lifelong commitment to mentorship and empowerment to this campaign โ and the willingness to put AIA and its members ahead of my own interests.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ โ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐. This campaign tested that. I believe I lived up to it.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
I know I represent many who are underrepresented in this profession โ and I care about everyone. Because while our experiences may be different, I understand what it means to struggle, to persevere, and to seek opportunity.
๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ป. It is why I have the energy of five people in one.
I have spent my 37-year career striving to demonstrate that merit, integrity, and commitment speak louder than anything else. That belief drove this campaign. I engaged actively, authentically, and with everything I had.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ โ ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ. I am grateful for every one of you who showed up and supported me in the way you could.
I know that the impact I created during this campaign will not disappear โ it lives in the digital footprint I built, in the ideas I put forward, and in the conversations I started.
www.rayaaniforpresident.com
๐ก๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ โ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ.
If you are still undecided, I encourage you to explore the materials, watch the videos, and
evaluate the ideas for yourself.
๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐.
June 9, 2026 โ 4:00 AM (The 4 AM wake-up is real โ and I did it on almost every day of this campaign.)
This past Friday I concluded all five of my campaign emails โ the result of months of strategy, conversations with AIA members and leadership, research, and creating content to advocate for and explain this platform. This included producing more than 30 videos โ 10 filmed in Washington DC and 20 more created to bring this platform directly to you.
My work is supported by three video channels โ each representing a different dimension of my leadership:
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐น โ 17 videos created specifically for this campaign, 10 filmed in Washington DC
https://youtube.com/playlist...
๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐น โ 33 videos representing my public spheres of influence, 5 created specifically for this campaign
https://youtube.com/playlist...
๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐น โ 25 videos representing more than 10 years of advocacy for innovation, technology, and sustainability through practice, 6 created as part of this campaign
https://youtube.com/playlist...
The attached image is a visual reference of Email 1 only โ the images here are not clickable. But each link below opens the full email where every image and video is an active link leading directly to information about that track.
๐๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ. ๐๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ. ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ.
๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐ญ โ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐น๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ
https://mailchi.mp/.../email-15-the-full-picture-raya-ani...
๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐ฎ โ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ญ โ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
https://mailchi.mp/.../email-25-track-1-foundation-raya...
๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐ฏ โ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ โ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
https://mailchi.mp/.../email-35-track-2-structure-raya...
๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐ฐ โ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฏ โ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ
https://mailchi.mp/.../email-45-track-3-envelope-raya-ani...
๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐ฑ โ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฐ โ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐
https://mailchi.mp/.../email-55-track-4-future-systems... See less