Omar is the first Somali American in the United States Congress and the first woman of color to represent Minnesota.

Jan 22, 2025 · WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following President Donald Trump’s executive order to revoke decades of diversity …

Apr 13, 2021 · 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. She...

Jan 16, 2025 · Ilhan Omar (born October 4, 1982, Mogadishu, Somalia) is an American policy analyst, organizer, public speaker, advocate, and politician who began representing …

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 …

Aug 14, 2024 · MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war …

Nov 6, 2024 · Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) sailed to victory on Tuesday in Minnesota’s 5th District, Decision Desk HQ projects, easily staving off a challenge from Republican Dalia Al-Aqidi, a …

Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (Arabic: إلهان عبد الله عمر born October 4, 1981) [5] She is the member of the U.S House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district since January 3, 2019. Omar is …

Jan 3, 2025 · Ilhan Omar . Minnesota (MN) – 5th, Democrat Hometown: Minneapolis. Oath of Office: Jan. 03, 2025

In 2016, Ilhan became the first Somali-American, Muslim legislator in the United States. With the help of her committed campaign team, they increased voter turnout by 37%. She was elected …