Ilhan Omar
In Office
Reveal Party
Ilhan Omar is a U.S. Representative from Minnesota, born in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1982. She graduated from Edison High School in Minneapolis and earned two degrees from North Dakota State University in 2011. Before her congressional service, Omar worked as a teacher, campaign manager, and non-profit executive, and served on the staff of the Minnesota Department of Education and Minneapolis City Council.