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Anquam Mahamoud is an American politician and member-elect to District 62B of the Minnesota House of Representativesrepresenting Phillips and Powderhorn in South Minneapolis. Mahamoud is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

Early life, education and career

Mahamoud was born in San Diego, California and moved with her family to Minneapolis in 1998. She graduated with a B.S. in Psychology from Saint Catherine University in Saint Paul. Prior to her run for office, she worked as a substance treatment and mental health provider, including as the COO of Twin Cities Health Services, an organization that had its license revoked for licensing violations prior to Mahamoud's tenure as COO.

Minnesota House of Representatives

In February 2024, three-term representative Hodan Hassan (DFL) announced that she was not seeking re-election in 2024 for District 62B of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Soon after, Mahamoud announced her candidacy and sought the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party. She received the party's endorsement in a tight field of candidates vying for the seat and the other candidates dropped out prior to candidate filing, leaving the seat without a primary election. In the 2024 general election, Mahamoud won the seat, defeating Republican candidate Bob Sullentrop by nearly 75 percentage points.

Electoral history

References

1. "2025 Legislative Dates". Minnesota Governmental Relations Council. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
2. "PollFinder: Legislative District 62B" (PDF). Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
3. "Index". Election Results. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
4. Farah, Mohamud (May 6, 2024). "Get to know legislative hopeful Anquam Mahamoud, who puts health care front and center". Sahan Journal. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
5. "Mahamoud, Anquam". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
6. Winter, Deena (June 26, 2024). "DFL candidate touts experience as administrator of treatment center, but its license was revoked". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
7. "Anquam for 62b". Anquam for 62b. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
8. "DFL62Anq". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved December 7, 2024.
9. "Candidate Filings". Minnesota Secretary of State. May 21, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
10. ^ "2024 Results for All State Representative Races". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

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