Ilhan OmarIncumbent

Candidate for U.S. Representative, Minnesota District 5

Ilhan Omar was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016. She previously worked as a community educator at the University of Minnesota, was a Humphrey Policy Fellow, and served as a senior policy aide for a Minneapolis City Council member. In 2018 she was elected to the U.S. House, becoming the first former refugee from Africa and one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. She serves on the House Budget Committee and has worked on legislation addressing climate policy, gun safety, and child nutrition funding. She has directed more than $40 million in federal funding to district projects, including affordable housing for veterans in Robbinsdale and housing for people with disabilities in Golden Valley and St. Anthony.

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