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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.
Ilhan Omar: Democratic: MN-05: January 3, 2019: Incumbent 6 years, 39 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, 39 days First of two ...
On January 3, 2019, Ilhan Omar, Ellison's successor as representative from Minnesota, and Rashida Tlaib, the newly elected representative from Michigan, were both sworn into Congress using copies of the Qur'an. Tlaib used a copy given to her by a close friend, while Omar used a copy originally owned by her grandfather. [27] [28]
Ilhan Omar’s Political Journey. Omar was born in Somalia, and fled the country’s civil war with her family when she was 8 years old. She spent four years at a refugee camp in Kenya before ...
Minneapolis U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing criticism from House Republicans over comments she made at Columbia University last week as tensions escalate over the war in Gaza. Omar, a progressive ...
Firebrand Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar faces a challenge from within her own party on Tuesday, after two fellow members of the liberal group nicknamed "The Squad" lost party primaries ...
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., rebuked Democratic Party figures who attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Omar, a member of the progressive "Squad," told CNN host Kaitlan Collins ...
Ilhan Omar (Minneapolis) Democratic (DFL) January 3, 2019 D+30: 6th: Tom Emmer : Republican January 3, 2015 R+12: 7th: Michelle Fischbach : Republican January 3, 2021 R+19: 8th: Pete Stauber : Republican January 3, 2019 R+8