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Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Minnesota's 5th Congressional District, serving since 2019. She was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 4 October 1982. Before entering Congress she was a member of the Minnesota state house of representatives from 2017 to 2019. She has served on the Budget, Education and Labor, Foreign Affairs, and Education and the Workforce committees. She is Deputy Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus for the 119th Congress.

Country
United States
Field
Politics
Leaning
Left
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Political leaning

Far leftLeftFar right
Economic-2.0
State-ledFree market

Why we place them here

  • Omar is a member of the Democratic Party and has served as Deputy Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. [1]
  • Omar publicly advocates for reduced defense spending and the reduction of sanctions as a tool of foreign policy. [2]

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Affiliations

  • U.S. House of Representatives

    The lower chamber of the United States Congress. Omar has represented Minnesota's 5th Congressional District as a Democrat since January 2019. [3]

  • Congressional Progressive Caucus

    A caucus of progressive members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Omar serves as its Deputy Chair, a role she held as of May 2023 and again for the 119th Congress. [4]

  • Minnesota House of Representatives

    The lower chamber of the Minnesota state legislature. Omar was a member from 2017 to 2019. [5]

Sources

  1. [1]economictimes.indiatimes.com
  2. [2]omar.house.gov
  3. [3]congress.gov
  4. [4]omar.house.gov
  5. [5]bioguide.congress.gov
  6. [6]Photo: Kristie Boyd; U.S. House Office of Photography / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

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