Ilhan Omar

ILHAN OMAR, Democrat, of Minneapolis, MN; born in Mogadishu, Somalia, October 4, 1982; education: B.A., political science and international studies, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 2011; professional history: community nutrition educator, University of Minnesota, 2006-09; campaign manager, Kari Dziedzic's campaign for Minnesota State Senate, 2012; child nutrition outreach coordinator, Minnesota State Department of Education, 2012-13; campaign manager, Andrew Johnson's campaign for Minneapolis City Council, 2013; senior policy aide, Office of Minneapolis City Councilman Andrew Johnson, 2013-15; member, Minnesota House of Representatives, 2017-19 (Assistant Minority Leader, 2017-18); election history: elected to the 116th Congress on November 6, 2018; reelected to each succeeding Congress.