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By Janet Hook. Sept. 9, 2021 5 AM PT. For Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress and now Minnesota’s attorney general, the aftermath of Sept. 11 was not all feel-good flag waving ...
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., was the first Muslim-American elected to Congress. ... D-N.Y., had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. “You notice that I objected, but Sen. [John] McCain objected, John ...
Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2019. He also served as the deputy chair of the Democratic ...
Reps. Keith Ellison and Andre Carson, the two Muslim members of Congress, were accused by a witness at a Senate hearing of having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images In explosive testimony Tuesday, a witness before a Senate panel about Islamic terrorism accused the two Muslim members of Congress of having attended an ...
Feb 3, 2014 · The Ellison Elision. By Scott W. Johnson. February 3, 2014 5:00 am. . M innesota’s Keith Ellison made history as the first Muslim elected to Congress. He is a former member and local leader of ...
19 Oct 2012. Six years ago, Keith Ellison – a lawyer from Minneapolis, Minnesota – became the first Muslim to win a seat in Congress. He was sworn into office using a Quran that once belonged ...
Sep 7, 2011 · When U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison was elected to Congress in 2006, five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he was the first Muslim-American lawmaker on Capitol Hill.
