Ilhan Omar's Biography
- U.S. House (MN) - District 5, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
Contact Information
Office
404 3rd Avenue North
Suite 203
Minneapolis, MN 55401
1730 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Ilhan Omar
Gender:
Female
Family:
Divorced: Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi; 3 Children; Divorced: Ahmed Nur Said Elmi; Spouse: Tim Mynett
Birth Date:
10/04/1982
Birth Place:
Mogadishu, Somalia
Home City:
Minneapolis, MN
Religion:
Muslim
BA, Political Science, North Dakota State University, 2011
BS, International Studies, North Dakota State University, 2011
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Minnesota, District 5, 2019-present
Former Member, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, United States House of Representatives
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Minnesota, District 5, 2022
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 60B, 2017-2019
Assistant Minority Leader, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2017-2019
Vice President, Democratic Farmer Labor Feminist Caucus, present
Former Member, Civil Law and Data Practices Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Former Member, House Education Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
Former Member, State Government Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Foreign Affairs), United States House of Representatives
Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2023-Present
Member, Committee on Education and Labor, United State House of Representatives, 2023-Present
Director of Policy & Initiatives, Women Organizing Women Network, 2015-present
Policy Fellow, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University Of Minnesota
Senior Policy Aide, Office of City of Minneapolis Council Member Andrew Johnson, 2013-2015
Campaign Manager, Andrew Johnson for Ward 12, 2013
Child Nutrition Outreach Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Education, 2012-2013
Campaign Manager, Kari Dzeidzik for Minnesota State Senate, 2012
Community Nutrition Educator, University of Minnesota, 2006-2009
Former Board Member, Confederation of Somali Community of MN
Former Board Member, Democratic Farmer Labor State Central Committee
Former Board Member, Legal Rights Center
Former Board Member, Young Men Christian Association
Awards:
Rising Star, DFL Women's Hall of Fame, May 2014
Community Leadership Award, Mshale, 2015
Publications:
Extension nutrition educators use hands-on approach to bridge Somali culture and American society
Authors:
Ilhan Omar
The new faces of the Mpls NAACP
Authors:
Ilhan Omar
Inside the Somali Political Movement
Authors:
Ilhan Omar