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Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar is the first Somali-American legislator in the United States and currently serves as the U.S. Representative for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district. In November 2018, she became one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, as well as the first woman of color to serve as U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Omar is a mother of three. She lives in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C.


Ilhan Omar on Her Early Days Getting Out the Vote

The Roots of a Rising Political Star
June 23, 2020  By Ilhan Omar
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