Tag: Ilhan omar
Pelosi appoints Omar to House Foreign Affairs Committee
Speaker Nancy Pelosi in announcing committee assignments for the 116th Congress has appointed Representative Ilhan Omar to the powerful foreign affairs committee which oversees...
Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar picks leadership team
Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar on Thursday announced her five-person leadership team for her Washington office and Minnesota District office. Last month's midterms saw Omar become...
Ilhan Omar becomes first Africa-born black elected to United States Congress
Ilhan Omar, who two years ago made history by becoming the first Somali-American ever elected to a US state legislature, made history again Tuesday...
Ilhan Omar wins Democratic primary for US Congress
“We are going to Washington," State Rep. Ilhan Omar shouted at Safari Restaurant as she joined supporters to celebrate her victory in the Democratic...
Early voting begins in Minnesota on Friday June 29
Minnesota's primary election is August 14, a time when many families are still away for summer vacation. Just as the American highways are busy...
Ilhan Omar launches campaign for Congress
MINNEAPOLIS (Mshale) - Minnesota State Representative Ilhan Omar officially launched her campaign for Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District seat last night at the Mixed Blood...
African Awards Gala is on Saturday October 14
The 6th edition of the African Awards Gala is scheduled for Saturday, October 14 at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest in Brooklyn Park. Rep. Ilhan...
Rep. Ilhan Omar: Let’s work on building a better Minnesota for...
State Representative Ilhan Omar reviews her first legislative session.
The 2017 regular and first special session are now over, as a newly elected member of...
Rep. Ilhan Omar leads community leaders in denouncing Trump executive order...
Less than a week into his presidency Donald Trump has signed a whirlwind of executive actions, the latest of which is a ban that...
Ilhan Omar can learn lessons from missteps of Minneapolis Council Member...
Back in 2014, I wrote about how Minnesota's House 60B is different from Minneapolis City Council Ward 6. The objective of the essay was to...
Ilhan Omar triumphs in historical Minnesota primary
(Important Disclaimer: Mshale Founder and Publisher and author of this story is one of Ilhan Omar's campaign fundraisers with the last fundraising event organized...