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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]
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.
Jun 7, 2024 · June 4, 2024. Press Release. WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on President Biden’s new immigration executive order that would drastically limit asylum by reducing the number of people who can legally seek asylum in our country.
Feb 2, 2023 · House Republicans voted for Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota to be removed from the Foreign Affairs Committee over past comments about Israel that were widely condemned as antisemitic.
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.
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...
Aug 10, 2022 · Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar survived a primary challenge Tuesday, CNN projected – but barely, and the narrow result could encourage critics of the progressive “squad” member to try again in two...
