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  1. Mar 12, 2020 · On Wednesday night, the Democratic lawmaker announced that she had tied the knot just over five months after filing for divorce from her ex-husband Ahmed Hirsi. A spokesman for Omar confirmed to ...

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  2. Mar 13, 2020 · MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has married a political consultant who worked for her, months after the two were accused of having an affair, which she denied. A marriage license filed in Washington, D.C., shows Omar married political consultant Tim Mynett on Wednesday.

  3. Mar 12, 2020 · Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar announced Wednesday that she has married Tim Mynett, a political consultant she has worked with and been romantically linked to. Omar announced their marriage...

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    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 became a U.S. citizen in 2000 and in 2016 won a seat in the Minnesota House. In 2018, Omar was elected to represent Minnesota's 5th district in Congress. She became the first Somali American and one of th...

    Omar was born on October 4, 1982, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Her mother passed away when Omar, the youngest of seven children, was 2. After this loss, her father, sisters and aunts took care of her. Omar grew up at her middle-class family's compound in Mogadishu, where her grandfather didn't enforce traditional gender roles. Omar's childhood was upende...

    Omar's interest in politics was sparked by accompanying her grandfather to Democratic caucuses so she could be his interpreter. She later worked as a community organizer and volunteered on campaigns. In 2016, Omar unseated a 44-year incumbent in a Democratic primary and was subsequently elected to Minnesota's House of Representatives. Her campaign ...

    While she was running for the Minnesota House, conservative sites and online forums spread a rumor that Omar had married her brother in order to help him immigrate to the United States. Omar denounced the claim as "absolutely false and ridiculous." Subsequent fact-checking by news organizations revealedno evidence to support the accusation. During ...

    Omar has been accused of antisemitism. In one instance, she was criticized for a February 2019 tweet that declared, "It's all about the Benjamins, baby!" in regards to supporters of Israel in Congress. She apologized for her use of antisemitic tropes, but soon afterward describedIsrael's advocates in America as promoting "allegiance to a foreign co...

    Omar married her first husband, Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi, in a religious ceremony in 2002. After having two children together, daughter Isra and son Adnan, the couple's relationship deteriorated. They followed Islamic procedure to end the union in 2008 (they had not been legally married). Omar had trouble coping after the end of her marriage in 2008 a...

    Ilhan Omar is a Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota and one of the first two Muslim women in the U.S. House. She fled Somalia's civil war as a child and became a U.S. citizen in 2000.

  4. Mar 12, 2020 · The Minnesota Congresswoman announced her marriage to Tim Mynett on Instagram, after denying an affair with him. Mynett's wife alleged in a divorce filing last year that he was leaving her for Omar.

  5. Mar 12, 2020 · Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., announced Wednesday night that she got married. A spokesman confirmed that she was married to Tim Mynett.

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  7. Mar 12, 2020 · According to Beth Mynett's divorce filing, Tim Mynett is a founder of E Street Group and met Omar while working for her. His LinkedIn page says he is still a partner at the...

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