Tag: Minnesota Politics
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins Democratic primary in convincing fashion
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has won the Minnesota Fifth District DFL primary in a convincing fashion beating her well-financed and closest challenger, Antone Melton-Meaux,...
Why I am supporting Ilhan Omar in the DFL primary
20 years ago, I fled my birth country of Liberia during a civil war. I left my loved ones to provide for them in...
Antone Melton-Meaux: African immigrant communities deserve more from their government
The Fifth Congressional District and Minnesota are blessed with some of the largest African communities outside of the continent. Everyday, we see the value...
Minneapolis city council candidate Mohamoud Hassan drops out of race
A large field of candidates for the vacant Minneapolis City Council Sixth Ward has shrank by one as Mohamoud Hassan, a Somali-American activist announced...
Rep. Ilhan Omar faces uphill task to keep her seat in...
In 2018, Ilhan Omar made history as the first person born in the African continent to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives,...
Meet the man who wants Rep. Ilhan Omar’s job
Antone Melton-Meaux, a local attorney and mediator, wants to leave his work in the courtroom to venture into the U.S. House of Representative. He...