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Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (born October 4, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. [6]
Jul 25, 2024 · WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) introduced the Shrinkflation Reduction Act, aimed at enhancing pricing transparency for consumers and combating the deceptive practice of shrinkflation.
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).
Apr 13, 2021 · Who Is Ilhan Omar? 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.
Aug 14, 2024 · Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., fended off several primary challengers on Tuesday, a victory for progressives after two of her fellow members of the “squad” suffered defeats this summer.
Aug 31, 2024 · 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.
Aug 15, 2018 · Most coverage of Ilhan Omar, the thirty-five-year-old state legislator who won the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District last night, has focussed on her identity.
Aug 13, 2024 · Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, has won her primary race in Minnesota.
Jun 10, 2021 · A US congresswoman has hit back after a rare rebuke from Democratic colleagues over her remarks seeming to liken the US and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban. A dozen Jewish lawmakers called on ...
Ilhan Omar is a U.S. Representative and a progressive voice on social justice, human rights, and foreign policy. Follow her official Twitter account to get updates on her work, views, and engagements with the public and the media.