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Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota.A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2019.
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.
In 2018, then-U.S. Representative Keith Ellison was elected to replace retiring fellow DFLer Lori Swanson, who ran unsuccessfully for governor. Ellison was the first Black person elected to statewide office in Minnesota, and the first Muslim elected to any statewide office in the United States.
Keith Ellison gave up a safe seat in Congress to run for Minnesota attorney general, saying it was his best chance to push back against the policies of Donald Trump. Ellison squeaked into office ...
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison praises those who "raised their voices on May 25, 2020." ... 2021 Ellison was previously a prominent progressive member of Congress before he resigned to run for the ...
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 ...
Congressman Martin Sabo, DFL, retired after 26 years in the House. Keith Ellison, also a DFLer, replaced him. Although Ellison was endorsed by the DFL convention, four non-endorsed candidates ran strong campaigns against him in the DFL primary: Gail Dorfman, Mike Erlandson, Ember Reichgott Junge, and Jack Nelson Pallmeyer. Ellison won the ...
Nearly two dozen Minnesota county sheriffs are backing Republican Jim Schultz in his closely watched race to unseat Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison. The 22 sheriffs who endorsed Schultz ...