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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]
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.
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, 36 days First of two Muslim women in Congress. Born to a Muslim family of Palestinian immigrants. [7 ...
Ilhan Omar, State Rep. and DFL-endorsed candidate for congress, and Erin Murphy, State Rep. and DFL-endorsed candidate for Minnesota Governor, discuss the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment in ...
Minnesota's main cities house a sizeable Somali American population and liberal Democratic Congress member Ilhan Omar, a fierce critic of Biden's Israel policy, represents a district in the state.
Minnesota's congressional districts since 2013 [1] These are tables of congressional delegations from Minnesota to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate . The current dean of the Minnesota delegation is Representative Betty McCollum (MN-4) , having served in the House since 2001.
The U.S. Capitol Police and the House Sergeant at Arms briefed Omar and other progressive lawmakers critical of Israel — including the only other Muslim woman in Congress, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D ...
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Minnesota. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Minnesota.