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Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar is a Somali-American politician who was elected the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district in 2019. With this win, she became the first Somali-American elected to the U.S. Congress, the first woman of color to serve as a U.S. Representative from Minnesota, and one of the first Muslim women elected to the Congress alongside former Michigan state representative Rashida Tlaib. She was previously elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 on Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party ticket. As a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, she has advocated for a living wage, affordable housing and healthcare. She vehemently criticizes the immigration policies of the Trump administration and is a vocal supporter of the protection of DACA children.
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Born
October 4, 1981
Birth Place
Mogadishu
Nationality
American
Sun Sign
Libra
Also Known As
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar
Famous As
U.S. Representative
Education
North Dakota State University (2011), Edison High School
Political Ideology
Minnesota_Democratic-Farmer-Labor_Party
Father
Nur Omar Mohamed
Spouse(s)
Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi (m. 2018), 2nd m. 2018), Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi (m. 2002 - div. 2008), Ahmed Nur Said Elmi (m. 2009 - div. 2011)
Children
Isra Hirsi
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Ilhan Omar, unlike AOC, ‘of course’ will support Biden in 2024: report

Members of “The Squad” don’t see eye to eye on this one. In a break from comments made earlier this week by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday said she would support President Joe Biden if he ran for president in 2024, according to a video obtained by Fox News. When Omar, of Minnesota, was asked two times outside the Capitol if she’d back Biden for a second term, she replied twice “of course.” Omar’s endorsement of the president comes after Ocasio-Cortez was less than willing to say she’d support Biden in 2024 when asked on CNN’s “State of the...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar presses Biden for student loan forgiveness timeline

(FOX 9) - As inflation rises and the economy heads closer to a predicted recession, millions of Americans have their eye on student debt forgiveness – a cornerstone campaign promise of the Biden Administration. However, 18 months into his presidential tenure many voters are beginning to wonder if the...
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Voices: AOC and Ilhan Omar don’t agree on new gun legislation. This is why

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has expressed concern about the recent deal announced by a bipartisan group of Senators to combat gun violence. Ocasio-Cortez spoke to reporters before votes Monday evening and said she was specifically worried about with what she said was “juvenile criminalization”.First, some context. On Sunday, a bipartisan group of 20 Senators led by Democratic Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas announced a framework for legislation to combat gun violence. Though there is no legislative text yet, part of the framework includes an investigative period to review juvenile and mental health records for...
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