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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] Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing part of Minneapolis.
MN-05: January 3, 2019: Incumbent 6 years, 51 days 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, 51 days First of two Muslim women in Congress.
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.
Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, an inaugural member of the progressive “Squad” in the House of Representatives, easily beat back a primary challenger on Tuesday after two of her fellow ...
Along with fellow Democrat Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Tlaib is one of the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress. [4] [38] [24] She took the congressional oath of office on January 3, 2019, swearing in on an English-language translation of the Quran. [39] [40] She wore a thawb (thobe), a traditional embroidered Arab dress, to the swearing-in ...
In Minnesota, Muslims and Somali Americans talked politics, religion and how their votes were swayed in the 2024 election. Some showed a new affinity for the Republican Party under Donald Trump.
Tlaib and Omar were also the first Muslim women in Congress. [3] The U.S. House of Representatives currently has five Arab-American members. The first Assyrian American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives was Adam Benjamin in 1977, [ 4 ] and the first Persian-American U.S. representative was Stephanie Bice in 2021. [ 5 ]
Ilhan Omar Narrowly Survives Democratic Primary in Minnesota. Ursula Perano. August 9, 2022 at 11:50 PM ... The congresswoman is one of the most liberal members of the House Democratic Caucus, and ...