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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]
Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar is in a rematch with her 2022 challenger Don Samuels as the two are tied at 41%, according to the latest polling ahead of the August 13 primary election.
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.
Apr 13, 2021 · Who Is Ilhan Omar? Ilhan Omar fled Somalia's civil war as a child and spent four years in a refugee camp before her family received asylum in the United States.
3 days ago · Ilhan Omar 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. Upon her inauguration to the U.S. House of Representatives, she became the first.
Ilhan Omar is a U.S. Representative and a progressive voice on social justice, human rights, and foreign policy. Follow her official Twitter account to get updates on her work, views, and engagements with the public and the media.
Jun 24, 2024 · WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Chair of the U.S. Africa Policy Working Group released the following statement on the ongoing protests in Kenya. Issues: Foreign Policy. Reps. Ilhan Omar, Sharice Davids, and Raúl Grijalva Introduce Tribal Courts Support Act to Strengthen Tribal Justice Systems. June 24, 2024. Press Release.
Aug 15, 2018 · Omar beat her closest Democratic rival by more than twenty thousand votes, out of 135,318 votes cast for Democrats in the Fifth District, which includes Minneapolis and its...
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.
Rep. Omar is the Vice-Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee. She also serves on the House Education and Workforce Committee, where she is a member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, Pensions (HELP).
