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Representative Preston Brooks, a Democrat from South Carolina's 4th district, assaulted Sumner with a cane on the floor of the Senate in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The attack followed Sumner's verbal attacks on pro-slavery politicians (including Brooks's relative, Senator Andrew Butler). [15] Josiah Bushnell Grinnell Iowa (4th ...
Cornelia Genevive Gjesdal "Coya" Knutson (née Gjesdal; August 22, 1912 – October 10, 1996) was an American politician from the state of Minnesota.She served two terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives, from 1951 to 1955, before winning election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 9th congressional district as a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL).
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.
A man who pleaded guilty to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in the elevator of her Washington apartment was sentenced to more than two years behind bars Thursday. Kendrid ...
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Representative Party District Years District home Electoral history Cyrus Aldrich: Republican: At-large: March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 Minneapolis: Elected in 1859. Retired to run for U.S. senator. John G. Alexander: Republican: 3rd: January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 Redwood Falls: Elected in 1938. Lost renomination to Gale. Herman Carl ...
Peggy Flanagan (Ojibwe: Gizhiiwewidamookwe; [a] [1] [2] born September 22, 1979) is an American politician and Native American activist serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota since 2019.