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Minnesota: Ilhan Omar Elected as First-Ever Somali-American Legislator

HeadlineNov 09, 2016

In Minnesota, Ilhan Omar has been elected as the nation’s first Somali-American legislator, winning a seat in the state House as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

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