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Ilhan Abdullahi Omar is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019. The district includes all of Minneapolis and some of its first-ring suburbs. From 2017 to 2019, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing part of Minneapolis. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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For me, if I can have a conversation with people who have had hundreds of years of a history of being oppressed and it still tells them that they need to vote and that there’s hope and that they can make change, it would be sort of hypocritical of me to say this thing happened to me and I’m no longer interested,
I would get verbal threats, in person verbal threats: ‘I shouldn’t be here,’ ‘I should be worried,’ ‘I shouldn’t be speaking,’ but I just sort of laughed it off and thought: ‘Whatever.’
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“For me, if I can have a conversation with people who have had hundreds of years of a history of being oppressed and it still tells them that they need to vote and that there’s hope and that they can make change, it would be sort of hypocritical of me to say this thing happened to me and I’m no longer interested,”
“I would get verbal threats, in person verbal threats: ‘I shouldn’t be here,’ ‘I should be worried,’ ‘I shouldn’t be speaking,’ but I just sort of laughed it off and thought: ‘Whatever.’”
“I wear a hijab and that’s going to be a problem, but once one person is able to do that, it then allows other people to dream too.”
“Our criticisms of oppression and regional instability caused by Iran are not legitimate if we do not hold Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to the same standards. And we cannot continue to turn a blind eye to repression in Saudi Arabia—a country that is consistently ranked among the worst of the worst human rights offenders.”
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The Economic Times: 'It's taxpayers VS fraudsters!': Nick Shirley 'exposes' Walz, Ilhan Omar over MN Somali fraud
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The Lufkin Daily News: From left, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong campaign together on Aug. 2, 2026, in South Milwaukee.
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Snopes rated the claim “In June 2026, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., posted to X, "There would be no better 250th birthday present to America than seeing Somalia-first Ilhan Omar deported," referring to the Democratic U.S. representative from Minnesota.” Correct Attribution.
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Omar was the only Democrat to vote against the H
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Snopes.com rated the claim “While giving a speech to introduce a piece of legislation, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar said, "The last time the Alien Enemies Act was invoked it was used to detain and deport German, Japanese, Italian immigrants during World War Eleven."” Correct Attribution.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Ilhan Omar said "World War Eleven" without correcting herself” Lacks Context.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Ilhan Omar staged the liquid attack in Minneapolis” Altered picture.
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Snopes rated the claim “An image authentically shows Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar posing with a man accused of spraying her with a liquid at a Minneapolis event on Jan. 27, 2026. The image shows the man holding cash and a water bottle.” Originated as Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “An image authentically shows Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar smiling with a man accused of spraying her with a liquid at a Minneapolis event on Jan. 27, 2026.” Originated as Satire.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “CBS Investigative News is now reporting that the alleged attacker, Anthony James Kazmierczak, is actually on Rep. Ilhan Omar's husband's winery payroll.” Satire Origin.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “A real photo shows a smiling Ilhan Omar posing with Anthony Kazmierczak and Fiji Water.” AI Generated.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Ilhan Omar featured in a mugshot that she wants to remain a secret” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “In late 2025, Barron Trump, the youngest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, "dismantled" Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar after she called the entire Trump family stupid during an MSNBC primetime town hall.” False.
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With four Republicans joining all Democrats to kill the measure
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Omar condemned the assassination of Charlie Kirk, saying, "political violence is completely unacceptable and indefensible
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Snopes rated the claim “U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., collected her dead grandmother's Social Security checks for almost 10 years.” Labeled Satire.
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USA Today rated the claim “AIPAC supported Ilhan Omar’s primary race opponent” False.
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Omar signed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza war
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Voted against a congressional non-binding resolution proposed by August Pfluger, which states that "the State of Israel is not a racist or apartheid state", that Congress rejects "all forms of antisemitism and xenoph
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President Biden authorized the provision of cluster munitions to Ukraine in support of a Ukrainian counter-offensive against Russian forces in Russian-occupied southeastern Ukraine
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The Republican-led House of Representatives passed a resolution, on a party-line vote, to remove Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee for what Speaker Kevin McCarthy called "repeated antisemitic and anti-America
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Career landmark: United States representative (2023).
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Introduced a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $17 by 2028
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Omar urged the renewal of the MEALS Act, which provided free meals to 20-30 million children amid rising prices due to the Russo-Ukrainian war
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Omar was one of six House Democrats to break with their party and vote against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act because it was decoupled from the social safety net provisions in the Build Back Better Act
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Omar led a group of 13 House members introducing articles of impeachment against Trump on charges of high crimes and misdemeanors
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Career landmark: United States representative (2021–2023).
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Omar's campaign terminated its contract with Mynett's firm, saying the termination was to "make sure that anybody who is supporting our campaign with their time or financial support feels there is no perceived issue with
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Omar joined Ocasio-Cortez, Disguised Toast, Jacksepticeye, and Pokimane in a Twitch stream playing the popular game Among Us, encouraging streamers to vote in the 2020 election
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In March 2020, Omar married Tim Mynett, a political consultant whose political consulting firm, the E Street Group, received $2.78 million in contracts from Omar's campaign during the 2020 cycle.
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On November 17, 2020, Omar's campaign terminated its contract with Mynett's firm, saying the termination was to "make sure that anybody who is supporting our campaign with their time or financial support feels there is no perceived issue with that support".
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HarperCollins published Omar's memoir, This Is What America Looks Like, written with Rebecca Paley
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Omar filed for divorce from Hirsi, citing an "irretrievable breakdown" of the marriage
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Trump tweeted that The Squad—a group that consists of Omar and three other young congresswomen of color, most of whom were born and raised in the U
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Awarded OkayAfrica 100 Women (2019).
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The front page of the New York Post carried an image of the World Trade Center burning following the September 11 terrorist attacks and a quotation from a speech Omar gave the previous month
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Omar said of her critics: "I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country
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“I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country.”
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Omar signed a letter led by Representative Ro Khanna and Senator Rand Paul to President Trump asserting that it is "long past time to rein in the use of force that goes beyond congressional authorization" and that they h
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“many directly referencing or replying to the president”
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Career landmark: United States representative (2019–2021).
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Omar filed to run for the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th congressional district after six-term incumbent Keith Ellison announced he would not seek reelection
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Omar was featured in the music video for Maroon 5's "Girls Like You" featuring Cardi B
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Republican state representative Steve Drazkowski publicly accused Omar of campaign finance violations, claiming that she used campaign funds to pay a divorce lawyer, and that her acceptance of speaking fees from public c
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Omar came under criticism for statements she made about Israel before she was in the Minnesota legislature
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Awarded OkayAfrica 100 Women (2017).
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Time magazine named Omar among its "Firsts: Women who are changing the world," a special report on 46 women who broke barriers in their respective disciplines, and featured her on the cover of its September 18 issue
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Career landmark: member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2017–2019).
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Omar supported a $15 hourly minimum wage
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Elmi and Omar legally divorced, and Omar and Hirsi legally married in 2018
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Omar ran on the Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) ticket for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 60B, which includes part of northeast Minneapolis
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Then there are normally no further consequences, and the Internal Revenue Service is unlikely to pursue punitive measures unless there is a large discrepancy or fraudulent intent
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Omar was attacked and injured by multiple attendees during a DFL caucus for Minnesota's House of Representatives District 60B
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And 2015, Omar had jointly filed taxes with a man to whom she was not legally married
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Omar managed Andrew Johnson's campaign for Minneapolis City Council
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Served as campaign manager for Kari Dziedzic's reelection campaign for the Minnesota State Senate
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According to Omar, in 2011 she and Elmi had a faith-based divorce and she reconciled with Hirsi, with whom she had a third child in 2012.
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And Elmi had a faith-based divorce and she reconciled with Hirsi, with whom she had a third child in 2012
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With a bachelor's degree, majoring in political science and international studies
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Studied at North Dakota State University, Bachelor of Arts (2011).
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Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, a British Somali
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Omar has said that she and Hirsi divorced within their faith tradition in 2008.
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Omar became engaged to Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi (né Aden)
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Studied at Edison High School (2001).
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Then lived for a time in Arlington, Virginia, before moving to and settling in Minneapolis, where her father worked first as a taxi driver and later for the post office
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But many new members joined after the 9/11 attacks in 2001
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“CAIR was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us [Muslims in the U.S.] were starting to lose access to our civil liberties.”
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And spent her early years in Baidoa, in southern Somalia
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Born 1982-10-04.
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And his two 1991 misdemeanor convictions for withholding information from Congress about the Iran–Contra affair, for which he was later pardoned by George H
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Our criticisms of oppression and regional instability caused by Iran are not legitimate if we do not hold Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to the same standards. And we cannot continue to turn a blind eye to repression in Saudi Arabia—a country that is consistently ranked among the worst of the worst human rights offenders.
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