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Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (born October 4, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. [6] Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing part of Minneapolis.
The district is represented by Ilhan Omar, who is the first Somali–American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first woman of color to represent Minnesota in that chamber. Omar, also an American Muslim, succeeded Keith Ellison, the first American Muslim to serve in Congress, after he was elected Minnesota Attorney General.
Ilhan Omar: Democratic: MN-05: January 3, 2019: Incumbent 6 years, 37 days First of two Muslim women in Congress. First Muslim to succeed another Muslim. Born to a Muslim family in Somalia and immigrated as a refugee to the United States in 1995. [6] Rashida Tlaib: Democratic: MI-13: January 3, 2019: Incumbent 6 years, 37 days First of two ...
House Republicans accuse Omar of antisemitism in past while she claims their attempts to remove her are racist Ilhan Omar vote - live: Squad member ousted from Foreign Affairs panel despite AOC ...
Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, is trying to avoid the fate of two of ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, has won her ...
In office Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: October 13, 1989 (age 35) New York City, New York: New York 14 (D+25) Organizer, Bernie Sanders for President (2016) 2019 – present Ilhan Omar: October 4, 1982 (age 42) Mogadishu, Somalia: Minnesota 5 (D+29) Minnesota House of Representatives (2017–2019) Ayanna Pressley: February 3, 1974 (age 51 ...
Ilhan Omar's victory caps off a series of primaries facing the Squad, ... Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., won her primary as she seeks a third term in office, and businessman Eric Hovde clinched the ...