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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. Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing part of Minneapolis.
Feb 2, 2023 · The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass a resolution to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee.
May 13, 2024 · Ilhan Omar (born October 4, 1982, Mogadishu, Somalia) is an American policy analyst, organizer, public speaker, advocate, and politician who began representing Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, which includes Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs, in 2019.
5 days ago · WASHINGTON– On World Refugee Day, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) authored an op-ed in The Atlantic sharing her personal refugee story and calling for increased refugee admissions to the United States. Rep. Omar's personal perspective as a former refugee brings a unique voice to this timely issue.
5 days ago · More than 1 million Rohingya are living in Bangladesh within a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar that has become a hotbed for forced recruitment of child soldiers and other human-rights violations....
An experienced Twin Cities policy analyst, organizer, public speaker and advocate, Rep. Omar was sworn into office in January 2019, making her the first African refugee to become a Member of Congress, the first woman of color to represent Minnesota, and one of the first two Muslim-American women elected to Congress.
Aug 15, 2018 · In 2016, at the age of thirty-three, Omar became the first Somali-American woman to win a seat in the Minnesota House, unseating a forty-four-year incumbent in the Democratic primary. As Omar ...
Apr 9, 2023 · Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is now in her third term and she's no longer defined by the “firsts” that accompanied her arrival in Congress. Those included being one of the first Muslim women in the House, the first African refugee elected to Congress and the first lawmaker to wear a hijab on the House floor.
Feb 3, 2023 · WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday ousted Democrat Ilhan Omar from a high-profile committee over remarks widely condemned as antisemitic, two...
Mar 7, 2019 · Ilhan Omar: Reaction to first Somali-American elected to Congress. Originally working in education, she began her political career managing city council campaigns and working as a senior...
