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	'''Ilhan Abdullahi Omar'''<ref></ref> (born October 4, 1981)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cqrcengage.com/cair/app/person/659122\|title=Profile: Rep. Ilhan Omar (DFL-MN)\|author=\|date=\|website=cqrcengage.com}}</ref> is a ] politician serving as the ] for {{ushr\|MN\|5}}. The district is based in ] and also includes ], ], ], ], and ].

	In 2016, Omar was elected to the ] as a member of the ], making her the first Somali American elected to legislative office in the United States.<ref name="Fsaml"/> On November 6, 2018, she became the first Somali American elected to the ]. Along with ], she was one of the first two ] women elected to Congress.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.startribune.com/ilhan-omar-becomes-first-somali-american-elected-u-s-house/499708271/\|title=Ilhan Omar makes history, becoming first Somali-American elected to U.S. House\|last=Golden\|first=Erin\|date=November 7, 2018\|work=Star Tribune\|access-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> Omar is also the first Somali American elected to Congress, and the first woman of color to serve as a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.<ref name="washingtonpost1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/11/07/trump-demonized-somali-refugees-minnesota-one-them-just-won-seat-congress/\|title=Trump demonized Somali refugees in Minnesota. One of them just won a seat in Congress.\|last=O'Grady\|first=Siobhán\|date=November 7, 2018\|website=Washington Post\|language=en\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|dead-url=\|access-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref>

	==Early life and education==
	Omar was born on October 4, 1981,<ref name="Dwio">{{cite web\|url=https://www.minnpost.com/new-americans/2015/10/done-wishing-ilhan-omar-why-shes-running-house-district-60b\|title='Done Wishing': Ilhan Omar on why she's running for House District 60B\|website=MinnPost\|location=Minneapolis\|first=Lorena\|last=Duarte\|date=October 21, 2015\|access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref> in ] and spent her early years in ], ].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Reinl \|first=James \|date=November 15, 2016 \|title=Ilhan Omar: First female Somali American lawmaker \|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/11/ilhan-omar-female-somali-american-lawmaker-161114070518000.html \|work=Al Jazeera \|access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=Omar \|first=Ilhan \|date=June 16, 2016 \|title=Questions from a 5th grader\|url=https://www.ilhanomar.com/news/questions-from-a-5th-grader\|publisher=Neighbors for Ilhan\|accessdate=July 14, 2017}}</ref> She was the youngest of seven siblings. Her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, is a ], and worked as a teacher trainer.<ref name="Mileg">{{cite news\|title=Ilhan Omar's improbable journey from refugee camp to Minnesota Legislature\|url=http://www.citypages.com/news/ilhan-omars-improbable-journey-from-refugee-camp-to-minnesota-legislature/398441901\|first=Cory\|last=Zurowski\|date=November 7, 2016\|newspaper=City Pages\|location=Minneapolis\|publisher=Star Tribune Media Company\|access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref> Her mother was a ]<!-- Benadiris are a multiracial group with partial Arab roots -->, and died when Omar was two years old.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/us/politics/ilhan-omar-minnesota-congress.html\|title=Glorified and Vilified, Representative-Elect Ilhan Omar Tells Critics: ‘Just Deal’\|last=Stolberg\|first=Sheryl Gay\|date=2018-12-30\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2018-12-30\|language=en-US\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> She was thereafter raised by her father and grandfather.<ref name="Mcabm">{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/29/minnesota-candidate-ilhan-omar-district-seat-super-tuesday\|title='This is my country': Muslim candidate aims to break boundaries in Minnesota\|last1=Holpuch\|first1=Amanda\|date=February 29, 2016\|newspaper=The Guardian\|location=London\|access-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref> Her grandfather, Abukar, was the director of Somalia's National Marine Transport, with her uncles and aunts also working as civil servants and educators.<ref name="Mileg"/> After the start of ] in 1991, she and her family fled the country and spent four years in a refugee camp in ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Ilhan Omar elected first Somali-American legislator in the US\|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/profiles/2016/11/09/Ilhan-Omar-elected-first-Somali-American-legislator-in-the-US.html\|accessdate=November 10, 2016\|work=Al Arabiya English\|date=November 9, 2016}}</ref>

	In 1995, Omar and her family's application to be resettled as refugees in the U.S. was approved, and they initially settled in ].<ref name=":5" /><ref name="Ptwo">{{cite news \|last=Karnowski \|first=Steve \|date=August 10, 2016 \|title=Former Somali refugee poised to win office in Minnesota \|url=http://www.startribune.com/somali-activist-wins-minneapolis-district-democratic-primary/389711211/ \|newspaper=Star Tribune \|location=Minneapolis \|agency=Associated Press \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110173036/http://www.startribune.com/somali-activist-wins-minneapolis-district-democratic-primary/389711211/ \|archive-date=November 10, 2016\|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref> In 1995, they moved to ], where she learned English. Her father worked initially as a taxi driver, later as a postal office worker.<ref name=":5" /> Her father and grandfather emphasized during her upbringing the importance of democracy, and she accompanied her grandfather to ] meetings at age 14, serving as his ].<ref name="Mcabm" /><ref name="Aaiio">{{cite web\|url=http://www.aaiusa.org/from_refugee_to_st_house_race_ilhan_omar_looks_to_break_new_ground\|title=From Refugee to St. House Race, Ilhan Omar Looks to Break New Ground\|last=Omar\|first=Mahamad\|date=November 1, 2016\|publisher=Arab American Institute\|accessdate=November 13, 2016}}</ref> Omar became a U.S. citizen in 2000 when she was 19 years old.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" />

	Omar attended ], and volunteered there as a student organizer.<ref name="Dwio"/> She graduated from ]<ref name="Aaiio"/> with bachelor's degrees in political science and international studies in 2011.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=North Dakota \|first1=State of \|title=NDSU Magezine Winter 2017 Excerpts \|url=https://www.ndsu.edu/magazine/vol14_number01/excerpts.html \|website=www.ndsu.edu \|publisher=North Dakota State University \|accessdate=July 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Liilom">{{cite web\|title=Ilhan Omar\|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilhan-omar-a6433644\|publisher=Linkedin\|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref>{{better source\|date=July 2018}}

	Omar was a Policy Fellow at the ].<ref name="Liilom"/>

	==Early career==
	] in ] as part of Minnesota's ] Bid Committee]]
	Omar began her professional career as a community nutrition educator at the ], working in that capacity from 2006 to 2009 in the Greater ] area. In 2012, she served as campaign manager for ]'s reelection campaign for the ]. Between 2012 and 2013, she was a child nutrition outreach coordinator at the ].<ref name="Liilom"/>

	In 2013, Omar managed ]'s campaign for ]. After Johnson was elected, she served as his Senior Policy Aide from 2013 to 2015.<ref name="Liilom"/> During a contentious precinct caucus that turned violent in February 2014, she was attacked by five people and incurred some injuries.<ref name="Mileg"/> According to '']'', the day before the caucus, Minneapolis City Council member ] had told Johnson to warn Omar not to attend the meeting.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Nord\|first1=James\|last2=Bierschbach\|first2=Briana\|title=Allegations of threats, bullying follow Cedar-Riverside caucus brawl\|url=https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/02/allegations-threats-bullying-follow-cedar-riverside-caucus-brawl\|work=MinnPost\|date=February 18, 2014\|location=Minneapolis\|access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref>

	As of September 2015, Omar was the Director of Policy & Initiatives of the Women Organizing Women Network.<ref name="Liilom"/> The association advocates for women from ] to take on civic and political leadership roles.<ref name="Ilbisr"/>

	==Minnesota House of Representatives==
	===Elections===
	] Parade in 2018]]
	In 2016, Omar ran on the ] (DFL) ticket for the ] in District 60B, which includes part of northeast Minneapolis. On August 9, Omar defeated ] and incumbent ] in the DFL primary.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Coolican \|first1=J. Patrick \|last2=Klecker \|first2=Mara \|date=August 10, 2016 \|title=Ilhan Omar makes history with victory over long-serving Rep. Phyllis Kahn \|url=http://www.startribune.com/low-turnout-expected-despite-key-races-on-primary-election-day/389596131/ \|newspaper=Star Tribune \|location=Minneapolis \|access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref>
	Her chief opponent in the general election was Republican nominee ], also an activist in the Somali American community. In late August, Askar announced his withdrawal from the campaign.<ref name="askar16">{{cite news \|last=Sawyer \|first=Liz \|date=August 27, 2016 \|title=GOP state House candidate to suspend campaign against Ilhan Omar \|url=http://www.startribune.com/gop-state-house-candidate-to-suspend-race-against-ilhan-omar/391513441/ \|newspaper=Star Tribune \|location=Minneapolis \|access-date=August 28, 2016}}</ref> In November 2016, Omar won the general election, becoming the first Somali American legislator in the United States.<ref name="Fsaml">{{cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ilhan-omar-america-first-somali-american-muslim-woman-legislator-is-elected-a7406391.html\|title=Ilhan Omar: Former refugee is elected as America's first Somali American Muslim woman legislator\|date=November 9, 2016\|last=Blair\|first=Olivia\|work=The Independent \|location=London\|accessdate=November 9, 2016}}</ref> Her term began on January 3, 2017.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Lopez \|first=Ricardo \|title=Dayton, legislators kick off session in newly refurbished Capitol\|url=http://www.startribune.com/gov-mark-dayton-legislators-kick-off-session-in-newly-refurbished-capitol/409540335/\|accessdate=July 14, 2017\|newspaper=Star Tribune\|location=Minneapolis\|date=January 4, 2017}}</ref>

	===Tenure and activity===
	She is an Assistant Minority Leader for the DFL caucus.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/status_result.php?body=House&session=0902017&author1%5B%5D=&legid1=15470\|title=Minnesota Legislature - Office of the Revisor of Statutes\|website=www.revisor.mn.gov}}</ref>

	===Committee assignments===
	*Civil Law & Data Practices Policy
	*Higher Education & Career Readiness Policy & Finance
	*State Government Finance<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15470\|title=Ilhan Omar (DFL) 60B - Minnesota House of Representatives\|website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>

	=== Campaign finance allegations ===
	In 2018, Republican state representative ] publicly accused Omar of campaign finance violations, claiming that she used campaign money to pay a divorce lawyer in 2017, and that her acceptance of speaking fees from public colleges violated Minnesota House rules. Omar denied the allegation about the legal fees, saying they were related to her campaign, but said she would return the speaking fees.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://blogs.mprnews.org/capitol-view/2018/07/drazkowski-omars-speaking-fees-violate-house-policy/\|title=Drazkowski: Omar’s speaking fees violate House policy\|last=Bierschbach\|first=Briana\|date=July 30, 2018\|work=Minnesota Public Radio Capitol View\|access-date=November 8, 2018\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.startribune.com/fellow-legislator-accuses-ilhan-omar-of-using-campaign-funds-for-divorce-lawyer/489067481/\|title=Fellow legislator accuses Ilhan Omar of using campaign funds for divorce lawyer: Omar and her divorce attorney say allegation of misuse of funds is false.\|last=Van Berkel\|first=Jessie\|date=July 24, 2018\|work=Minneapolis Star Tribune\|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> Drazkowski later accused Omar of using state resources and staff for private business,<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://tennesseestar.com/2018/08/28/new-evidence-reveals-that-ilhan-omar-democrat-nominee-to-succeed-keith-ellison-in-congress-used-state-resources-to-conduct-private-business/\|title=New Evidence Reveals That Ilhan Omar, Democrat Nominee to Succeed Keith Ellison in Congress, Used 'State Resources' To Conduct Private Business\|last=Gockowski\|first=Anthony\|date=August 28, 2018\|work=Tennessee Star\|access-date=November 8, 2018\|language=en-US}}</ref> and purchasing plane tickets for personal travel with campaign money.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/minnesota/2018/10/10/minnesota-lawmaker-questions-omars-campaign-spending/1589473002/\|title=Minnesota lawmaker questions Omar's campaign spending\|last=\|first=\|date=October 10, 2018\|work=St. Cloud Times\|access-date=November 8, 2018\|language=en}}</ref> An October 2018 editorial in the Minneapolis '']'' argued that Omar should be more transparent about her use of campaign funds. Omar responded that the allegations were politically motivated and she would instead focus on the issues.<ref name=":2" />

	==U.S. House of Representatives==

	===Elections===

	==== 2018 ====
	{{main\|United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2018#District 5}}
	On June 5, 2018, Omar filed to run for the ] from ] after six-term incumbent DFLer ] announced he would not seek re-election.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Potter\|first1=Kyle\|title=Nation’s 1st Somali-American lawmaker eyes seat in Congress\|url=https://www.apnews.com/c18cd0eec60243ed9e776b46ea8921a2/Nation's-1st-Somali-American-lawmaker-eyes-seat-in-Congress\|accessdate=June 8, 2018\|agency=Associated Press\|date=June 5, 2018}}</ref> (Ellison instead ] ].) On June 17, she was endorsed by the ] after two rounds of voting.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.startribune.com/dfl-meets-sunday-to-endorse-candidate-for-ellison-s-congressional-seat/485770022/\|title=DFL endorses Omar for Ellison's congressional seat\|last=Golden\|first=Erin\|date=June 18, 2018\|work=]\|access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref> Omar won the August 14 primary with 48.2% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/14/us/elections/results-minnesota-primary-elections.html\|title=Omar wins DFL primary for 5th District congressional seat\|last=\|first=\|date=August 14, 2018\|work=]\|accessdate=August 14, 2018}}</ref> She faced health care worker and conservative activist Jennifer Zielinski in the November 6 general election.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.fox9.com/news/ilhan-omar-jennifer-zielinski-to-face-off-in-race-for-mn-5th-district-seat\|title=Ilhan Omar, Jennifer Zielinski win primary for Minnesota's 5th District\|last=KMSP\|first=\|date=August 14, 2018\|work=Fox9\|access-date=September 21, 2018\|language=en-US}}</ref> She won with 78.0% of the vote, becoming the first Somali American elected to the ], the first Muslim former ] to be elected to the House, the first woman of color to serve as a U.S. Representative from Minnesota,<ref name="washingtonpost1"/> and (alongside former Michigan state representative ]) one of the first Muslim women elected to the ].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Magane \|first=Azmia \|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ilhan-omar-shares-how-she-deals-with-islamophobia \|title=Congresswoman-Elect Ilhan Omar Shares Advice for Young People and How She Deals With Islamophobia \|publisher=Teen Vogue \|date=November 9, 2018 \|accessdate=November 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/15/two-democrats-poised-to-become-the-first-muslim-women-in-congress.html\|title=Two Democrats are poised to become the first Muslim women in Congress\|last=Newburger\|first=Emma\|date=August 15, 2018\|work=]\|access-date=September 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-46131035/ilhan-omar-reaction-to-first-somali-american-elected-to-congress \|title=Ilhan Omar: Reaction to first Somali-American elected to Congress - BBC News \|publisher=Bbc.com \|date=November 7, 2018 \|accessdate=November 18, 2018}}</ref> She had virtually assured herself of a seat in Congress with her victory in the DFL primary. With a ] of D+26, the 5th is the most Democratic district in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. The DFL has held the seat without interruption since 1963, and the Republicans have not tallied more than 40 percent of the vote in almost half a century.

	After her election, a proposal was made to lift the ] in the U.S. House.

	Omar received the largest percentage of the vote of any female candidate for U.S. House in state history,<ref name=":4">{{cite news\|url=http://editions.lib.umn.edu/smartpolitics/2018/11/13/ilhan-omar-nearly-breaks-minnesota-us-house-electoral-record/\|title=Ilhan Omar nearly breaks Minnesota U.S. House electoral record\|last=Ostermeier\|first=Eric\|date=November 13, 2018\|work=Smart Politics\|access-date=November 14, 2018\|language=en-CA}}</ref> as well as the largest percentage of the vote for a non-incumbent candidate for U.S. House (excluding those running against only non-major-party candidates) in state history.<ref name=":4" /> She was sworn in on a copy of the ] owned by her grandfather.<ref>, '']'', Jack Herrera, January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.</ref><ref>, '']'', Tania Karas, January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.</ref>

	==Political positions==
	Jeff Cirillo of '']'' has called Omar a "progressive rising star."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/abuse-allegations-loom-minnesota-race-replace-ellison\|title=Abuse Allegations Loom Over Minnesota Race to Replace Ellison\|last=Cirillo\|first=Jeff\|date=August 13, 2018\|website=]\|accessdate=September 5, 2018}}</ref>

	===Education===
	She supports free tuition for college students whose family income is below $125,000 as well as greater accessibility to student loan forgiveness programs.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.mndaily.com/article/2016/08/debate-spotlights-veteran-newcomers\|title=Debate spotlights veteran, newcomers\|last=Faircloth\|first=Ryan\|date=August 24, 2016\|newspaper=Minnesota Daily\|access-date=September 6, 2016}}</ref>

	===Health care===
	She supports Medicare-for-all.<ref name=":5" />

	===Immigration===
	Omar supports legal immigration.<ref name="WittFifth">{{cite news \|last1=Witt \|first1=Emily \|title=How Ilhan Omar Won Over Hearts in Minnesota’s Fifth \|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/how-ilhan-omar-won-over-hearts-in-minnesotas-fifth \|accessdate=24 December 2018 \|publisher=] \|date=15 August 2018}}</ref>

	===Israel and Palestine===
	Omar's position on Israel and Palestine has changed.<ref name="BenedekLeft">{{cite news\|url=https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/277482/the-stars-of-the-new-american-left-israel-hating-women\|title=The Charismatic Female Stars of the New American Left\|last1=Benedek\|first1=Emily\|date=19 December 2018\|accessdate=24 December 2018\|publisher=]}}</ref> During her House campaign she said she did not support the ] movement, describing it as counterproductive to peace.<ref name="BenedekLeft" /><ref name="Kampeas">{{cite news\|url=https://www.jta.org/2018/08/15/news-opinion/ilhan-omar-called-israel-apartheid-regime-wins-congressional-primary-minnesota\|title=News Brief Ilhan Omar, who once called Israel an ‘apartheid regime,’ wins congressional primary in Minnesota\|last1=Kampeas\|first1=Ron\|date=August 15, 2015\|accessdate=August 15, 2018\|publisher=Jewish Telegraphic Agency}}</ref> But a week after her election, her campaign office told '']'' that she supports the BDS movement despite "reservations on the effectiveness of the movement in accomplishing a lasting solution".<ref>{{cite news \|title=With Election Now Over, Ilhan Omar Voices BDS Support \|url=https://tcjewfolk.com/with-election-now-over-ilhan-omar-voices-bds-support/ \|work=TC Jewfolk \|date=November 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Muslim Trailblazer Ilhan Omar Admits She Backs BDS — Now That Election Is Over \|url=https://forward.com/news/national/414050/muslim-trailblazer-ilhan-omar-admits-she-backs-bds-now-that-election-is/ \|work=The Forward \|date=November 13, 2018}}</ref>

	Omar was critical of the ] government during her time in the Minnesota legislature, referring to the country as "the apartheid Israeli regime,"<ref name=":0" /> recommending that the ] divest from ] bonds, and criticizing a law intended to prohibit the ] movement.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/muslim-candidate-for-congress-calls-israel-apartheid-regime-1.6263263\|title=Muslim Candidate for Congress Calls Israel ‘Apartheid Regime’\|date=July 9, 2018\|work=Haaretz\|access-date=July 16, 2018\|language=en}}</ref>

	===LGBT rights===
	After receiving the endorsement of the ] organization, Omar stated, "“I will fight for LGBTQIA+ rights in Washington D.C."<ref>https://www.hrc.org/press/human-rights-campaign-endorses-ilhan-omar-for-united-states-congress-mn-05</ref>

	=== Minimum wage ===
	She supports a $15 hourly ].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://psmag.com/magazine/countrys-first-somali-american-legislator-and-her-politics-of-inclusivity\|title=The Country's First Somali-American Legislator and Her Politics of Inclusivity\|last=Berry\|first=Erica\|date=July 11, 2017\|work=Pacific Standard\|access-date=June 25, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":5" />

	==Awards and honors==
	In 2014, Omar was named a rising star in the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party's Women's Hall of Fame.<ref name="Liilom"/>

	She received the 2015 Community Leadership Award from ''Mshale'', an African immigrant media outlet based in Minneapolis. The prize is awarded annually on a readership basis.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://mshale.com/2015/10/23/african-diaspora-shines-african-awards-gala/\|title=African diaspora shines at the African Awards Gala\|first=Kari\|last=Mugo\|date=October 23, 2015\|newspaper=Mshale\|access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref>

	In 2017, '']'' 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.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Minneapolis Rep. Ilhan Omar featured on Time Magazine cover\|url=http://www.twincities.com/2017/09/07/minneapolis-rep-ilhan-omar-featured-on-time-magazine-cover/\|accessdate=September 8, 2017\|agency=TwinCities\|date=September 7, 2017}}</ref> Her family was named one of the "five families who are changing the world as we know it" by ] in their February 2018 issue featuring photographs by ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/families-changing-the-world-vogue-february-2018-issue\|title=5 Families Changing the World\|last=\|first=\|date=January 11, 2018\|website=]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|dead-url=\|access-date=}}</ref>

	The 2018 documentary film ''Time for Ilhan'', directed by Norah Shapiro, chronicles Omar's political campaign.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/time-ilhan-1106571\|title='Time for Ilhan': Film Review {{!}} Tribeca 2018\|last=\|first=\|date=April 27, 2018\|work=Hollywood Reporter\|access-date=}}</ref> It was selected to show at the ] and the ].

	==Personal life==
	Omar is ]<ref name="Ilbisr">{{cite web\|title=Bio - Ilhan for State Representative - 60B\|url=http://www.ilhanomar.com/bio/\|publisher=Ilhan Omar\|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref> and belongs to the ] clan from ].

	In 2002, Omar became engaged to marry Ahmed Hirsi (né Aden). They applied for a marriage license, but the application was not finalized. The couple had two children together before separating in 2008. In 2009, Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, a British citizen. She said that in 2011, she and Elmi had a ],<ref name="clarifies marital history">{{cite news\|url=http://www.fox9.com/news/dlf-candidate-ilhan-omar-clarifies-marital-history-in-response-to-questions\|title=DFL candidate Ilhan Omar explains marital history in statement\|accessdate=August 9, 2018\|agency=Fox9}}</ref> and in 2017, the two were legally divorced.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.startribune.com/fellow-legislator-accuses-ilhan-omar-of-using-campaign-funds-for-divorce-lawyer/489067481/\|title=Fellow legislator accuses Ilhan Omar of using campaign funds for divorce lawyer: Omar and her divorce attorney say allegation of misuse of funds is false.\|last=Van Berkel\|first=Jessie\|date=July 24, 2018\|work=Minneapolis Star Tribune\|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> She said that in 2011, she reconciled with Hirsi. They had a third child in 2012, and in 2018, they were legally married.<ref name=":2">{{cite news\|url=https://www.apnews.com/cc2ccd70de56405098d2f259bf0e46c5\|title=Minnesota House hopeful calls marriage, fraud claims 'lies'\|last=Forliti\|first=Amy\|date=October 17, 2018\|agency=Associated Press\|access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> Omar, Hirsi, and their three children live in Minneapolis.<ref name="Ilbisr" />

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	==See also==		==See also==
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Ilhan Omar


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Keith Ellison
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 60B district
In office January 2, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Phyllis Kahn
Succeeded by	Mohamud Noor

Personal details
Born	Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (1981-10-04) October 4, 1981 (age 43) Mogadishu, Somalia
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ahmed Nur Said Elmi (m. 2009; div. 2017) Ahmed Hirsi (m. 2018)
Children	3
Education	North Dakota State University (BA)
Website	House website

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byKeith Ellison	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th congressional district 2019–present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez	United States Representatives by seniority 399th	Succeeded byLizzie Fletcher

v t e Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌Amy Klobuchar (DFL) ▌Tina Smith (DFL)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Brad Finstad (R) ▌Angie Craig (DFL) ▌Dean Phillips (DFL) ▌Betty McCollum (DFL) ▌Ilhan Omar (DFL) ▌Tom Emmer (R) ▌Michelle Fischbach (R) ▌Pete Stauber (R)

Current members of the United States House of Representatives

Speaker: Mike Johnson

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v t e Republican Party conference
Speaker: Mike Johnson ‧ Majority Leader: Steve Scalise ‧ Majority Whip: Tom Emmer
Other members: Aderholt Alford Allen Amodei Arrington Babin Bacon Baird Balderson Banks Barr Bean Bentz Bergman Bice Biggs Bilirakis Bishop Boebert Bost Brecheen Buchanan Bucshon Burchett Burgess Burlison Calvert Cammack Carey Carl B. Carter J. Carter Chavez-DeRemer Ciscomani Cline Cloud Clyde Cole Collins Comer Crane Crawford Crenshaw Curtis Davidson De La Cruz DesJarlais D'Esposito Díaz-Balart Donalds Duarte Duncan Dunn Edwards Ellzey Estes Ezell Fallon Feenstra Ferguson Finstad Fischbach Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick Fleischmann Flood Fong Foxx Franklin Fry Fulcher Garbarino Garcia Giménez Gonzales Good Gooden Gosar Granger G. Graves S. Graves Green Greene Griffith Grothman Guest Guthrie Hageman Harris Harshbarger Hern Higgins Hill Hinson Houchin Hudson Huizenga Hunt Issa Jackson James D. Johnson Jordan D. Joyce J. Joyce Kean Jr. M. Kelly T. Kelly Kiggans Kiley Kim Kustoff LaHood LaLota LaMalfa Lamborn Langworthy Latta LaTurner Lawler Lee Lesko Letlow Lopez Loudermilk Lucas Luetkemeyer Luna Luttrell Mace Malliotakis Maloy Mann Massie Mast McCaul McClain McClintock McCormick McHenry McMorris Rodgers Meuser C. Miller Mar. Miller Max Miller Miller-Meeks Mills Molinaro Moolenaar Mooney Ba. Moore Bl. Moore Moran Murphy Nehls Newhouse Norman Nunn Obernolte Ogles Owens Palmer Pence Perry Pfluger Posey Reschenthaler H. Rogers M. Rogers Rose Rosendale Rouzer Roy Rulli Rutherford Salazar Schweikert Scott Self Sessions Simpson A. Smith C. Smith J. Smith Smucker Spartz Stauber Steel Stefanik Steil Steube Strong Tenney Thompson Tiffany Timmons Turner Valadao Van Drew Van Duyne Van Orden Wagner Walberg Waltz Weber Webster Wenstrup Westerman Wied B. Williams R. Williams Wilson Wittman Womack Yakym Zinke
Delegates: González-Colón Moylan Radewagen

Minority

v t e Democratic Party caucus
Minority Leader: Hakeem Jeffries ‧ Minority Whip: Katherine Clark
Other members: Adams Aguilar Allred Amo Auchincloss Balint Barragán Beatty Bera Beyer Bishop Blumenauer Blunt Rochester Bonamici Bowman Boyle Brown Brownley Budzinski Bush Caraveo Carbajal Cárdenas Carson E. Carter T. Carter Cartwright Casar Case Casten Castor Castro Cherfilus-McCormick Chu Clarke Cleaver Clyburn Cohen Connolly Correa Costa Courtney Craig Crockett Crow Cuellar Davids Da. Davis Do. Davis Dean DeGette DeLauro DelBene Deluzio DeSaulnier Dingell Doggett Escobar Eshoo Espaillat Evans Fletcher Foster Foushee Frankel Frost Gallego Garamendi C. García R. Garcia S. Garcia Golden Goldman Gomez Gonzalez Gottheimer Green Grijalva Harder Hayes Himes Horsford Houlahan Hoyer Hoyle Huffman Ivey Je. Jackson Jo. Jackson Jacobs Jayapal Johnson Kamlager-Dove Kaptur Keating Kelly Kennedy Khanna Kildee Kilmer Krishnamoorthi Kuster Landsman Larsen Larson B. Lee Sum. Lee Sus. Lee Leger Fernandez Levin Lieu Lofgren Lynch Magaziner Manning Matsui McBath McClellan McCollum McGarvey McGovern McIver Meeks Menendez Meng Mfume Moore Morelle Moskowitz Moulton Mrvan Mullin Nadler Napolitano Neal Neguse Nickel Norcross Ocasio-Cortez Omar Pallone Panetta Pappas Pelosi Peltola Perez Peters Pettersen Phillips Pingree Pocan Porter Pressley Quigley Ramirez Raskin Ross Ruiz Ruppersberger Ryan Salinas Sánchez Sarbanes Scanlon Schakowsky Schneider Scholten Schrier B. Scott D. Scott Sewell Sherman Sherrill Slotkin Smith Sorensen Soto Spanberger Stansbury Stanton Stevens Strickland Suozzi Swalwell Sykes Takano Thanedar B. Thompson M. Thompson Titus Tlaib Tokuda Tonko N. Torres R. Torres Trahan Trone Underwood Vargas Vasquez Veasey Velázquez Wasserman Schultz Waters Watson Coleman Wexton Wild Williams Wilson
Delegates: Holmes Norton Plaskett Sablan

Minnesota's delegation(s) to the 116th United States Congress (ordered by seniority)

116th

Senate:

▌A. Klobuchar (DFL)
▌T. Smith (DFL)

House:

▌C. Peterson (DFL)
▌B. McCollum (DFL)
▌T. Emmer (R)
▌A. Craig (DFL)
▌J. Hagedorn (R)
▌I. Omar (DFL)
▌D. Phillips (DFL)
▌P. Stauber (R)

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota

Districts 1–8 (active)
1st district	Territorial Delegate, 1849–1858 Sibley Rice Kingsbury 1863–1933 Windom Wilkinson Dunnell While T. Wilson Dunnell Harries Tawney Anderson Furlow Christgau 1935–present Andresen Quie Erdahl Penny Gutknecht Walz J. Hagedorn Finstad
2nd district	1863–1933 Donnelly E.M. Wilson Averill Strait Poehler Strait Wakefield Lind McCleary Hammond Ellsworth Clague 1935–present Ryan O'Hara Nelsen T. Hagedorn Weber Minge Kennedy Kline Lewis Craig
3rd district	1873–1933 Averill King Stewart Washburn Strait MacDonald D. Hall O. Hall Heatwole Davis Andresen 1935–present Lundeen Teigan Alexander Gale Gallagher MacKinnon Wier MacGregor Frenzel Ramstad Paulsen Phillips Morrison (elect)
4th district	1883–1933 Washburn Gilfillan Rice Snider Castle Kiefer Stevens Van Dyke Keller Maas 1935–present Maas Starkey Devitt McCarthy Karth Vento McCollum
5th district	1883–1933 Nelson Comstock Halvorson Fletcher Lind Fletcher Nye Smith Lundeen Newton W. Nolan 1935–present Christianson D. Johnson Youngdahl Judd Fraser Sabo Ellison Omar
6th district	1893–1933 Baldwin Towne Morris Buckman Lindbergh H. Knutson 1935–present H. Knutson Marshall Olson Zwach R. Nolan Weber Sikorski Grams Luther Kennedy Bachmann Emmer
7th district	1893–1933 Boen Eddy Volstead O. Kvale P. Kvale 1935–present P. Kvale Andersen Langen Bergland Stangeland Peterson Fischbach
8th district	1903–1933 Bede Miller Carss Larson Carss Pittenger 1935–present Pittenger Bernard Pittenger Blatnik Oberstar Cravaack R. Nolan Stauber

Districts 9–10 and statewide general ticket (obsolete)
9th district	1903–33 Steenerson Wefald Selvig 1935–63 Buckler Hagen C. Knutson Langen
10th district	1915–33 Schall Goodwin
General ticket	1858–63 Cavanaugh Phelps Windom Aldrich 1913–15 Manahan 1933–35 Arens Chase Christianson Hoidale Johnson H. Knutson P. Kvale Lundeen Shoemaker

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