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Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (Arabic: إلهان عبد الله عمر born October 4, 1981)[5] She is the member of the U.S House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district since January 3, 2019. Omar is also member of "The Squad".
Ilhan Omar | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Keith Ellison |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 60B district | |
| In office January 2, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Phyllis Kahn |
| Succeeded by | Mohamud Noor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ilhan Abdullahi Omar October 4, 1982 Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Relations | Sahra Noor (sister) |
| Children | 3; including Isra Hirsi |
| Education | North Dakota State University (BA) |
| Website | House website |
In 2016, she was elected a Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She is the first Somali-American person elected to office in the United States.[6] She is the Director of Policy and Initiatives of the Women Organizing Women Network.
Omar was the Democratic Farmer Labor nominee for U.S. Representative in Minnesota's 5th congressional district, having won the primary on August 14, 2018.[7] Omar won the election in November 2018, becoming first Muslim-American woman to be elected to congress, alongside Rashida Tlaib.[8][9]
Omar is a member of "The Squad" along with Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley. In 2020, Omar endorsed Bernie Sanders for President.
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