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Ellison's photo-op reenactment of his swearing in ceremony with Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an. In mid-November 2006, it was reported that Keith Ellison, the first Muslim ever elected to the United States Congress, would take his oath of office (as a representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district) with his hand on the Qur'an.
Ellison winning the endorsement was considered a surprise, as election analysts had predicted a close race between him, Dorfman and former DFL chair Mike Erlandson, but instead Ellison came away with a convincing margin of victory, with Dorfman in second and Erlandson in fourth, behind Nelson-Pallmeyer.
Keith Ellison is a Muslim, and although Kim Ellison is not, the Ellisons' four children were raised in the Muslim faith. [185] One of their sons, Jeremiah, was elected to the Minneapolis City Council. [186] During Ellison's 2006 campaign Kim Ellison revealed that she had been living with moderate multiple sclerosis for several years. [187]
***Note this Wik-article used to be called "Keith Ellison, Dennis Prager, and the Oath on the Quran" it was renamed as per points in this discussion***Wowaconia 02:34, 10 December 2006 (UTC) This article is good and detailed but it wouldn't get in any encyclopaedia.
Keith Ellison's ex-girlfriend Karen Monahan accuses the Democratic leader of emotional and physical abuse.
This is a huge victory for Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who orchestrated the prosecution. He made the unusual decision to add the second-degree murder charge, selected the legal team ...
Many media accounts [16] [17] [18] have linked this story with Qur'an oath controversy of the 110th United States Congress that involved Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota, the first Muslim elected to the US Congress. Ellison's desire to use a Qur'an at the ceremonial reenactment of his oath, while symbolically important, was never a ...
Ellison discusses Gov. Tim Walz’s qualifications and being asked by the governor to take on the George Floyd murder case. Watch: Minnesota AG Keith Ellison reacts to Harris’ VP pick Tim Walz ...