Cyrus Habib is a politician, lawyer, and professor from the U.S. state of Washington, who is currently a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Washington. He is one of the 49 members of the Washington State Senate, and, as Senate Democratic Whip, he is one of the top ranking Democrats in the Washington State Legislature. Blind since age 8, he is also the first and only Iranian-American elected to a state office in the United States.