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

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...

Feb 7, 2025 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is proud to reintroduce the Department of Peacebuilding Act, legislation to establish a cabinet-level Department of Peacebuilding (DoP) dedicated to preventing violence and …

Jan 31, 2024 · Conservative calls to deport Representative Ilhan Omar over comments she purportedly made about Somalia have no legal merit, experts tell Newsweek.

5 days ago · Ilhan Omar (born October 4, 1982, Mogadishu, Somalia) 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.

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).

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 also member of "The Squad". In 2016, she was elected a Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

5 days ago · Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks at a news conference in Washington, D.C., on January 22, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images What To Know . In a fundraising email titled "Petition: Deport Ilhan Omar," first ...

Nov 5, 2024 · U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is the projected winner of Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, retaining her seat in the U.S. House Representatives.

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 former journalist,...