Post by ck4829 on Aug 13, 2016 15:38:04 GMT
Standing in front of hundreds of supporters crowded into the Kalsan Restaurant in Minneapolis, Ilhan Omar talked about history.
By totaling 41 percent of the vote, Omar had just triumphed in a DFL primary race for Minneapolis House District 60B, likely becoming the first Somali American elected to a state legislature in the nation. It was a hard-fought victory in the DFL stronghold, with Omar coalescing enough support behind her to beat fellow Somali-American candidate Mohamud Noor and the longtime incumbent in the district, Rep. Phyllis Kahn.
Omar’s three children, husband Ahmed Hirsi, sister Sahra and her father Nur watched on as she spoke, while tearful supporters waved her campaign signs alonside Somali, Oromo and United States flags. Some of her supporters traveled hours from St. Cloud and Rochester to be there.
“Tonight, we made history,” Omar, 33, said to cheers. “Alhamdulillah [praise be to God]. Tonight marks the beginning of the future of our district, a new era of representation. Tonight is about the power of you.”
www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2016/08/ilhan-omar-defeats-longtime-rep-phyllis-kahn-historic-primary-win
Ilhan Omar also touts her endorsements by gay rights groups on her site, this is what progressivism should be about.
By totaling 41 percent of the vote, Omar had just triumphed in a DFL primary race for Minneapolis House District 60B, likely becoming the first Somali American elected to a state legislature in the nation. It was a hard-fought victory in the DFL stronghold, with Omar coalescing enough support behind her to beat fellow Somali-American candidate Mohamud Noor and the longtime incumbent in the district, Rep. Phyllis Kahn.
Omar’s three children, husband Ahmed Hirsi, sister Sahra and her father Nur watched on as she spoke, while tearful supporters waved her campaign signs alonside Somali, Oromo and United States flags. Some of her supporters traveled hours from St. Cloud and Rochester to be there.
“Tonight, we made history,” Omar, 33, said to cheers. “Alhamdulillah [praise be to God]. Tonight marks the beginning of the future of our district, a new era of representation. Tonight is about the power of you.”
www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2016/08/ilhan-omar-defeats-longtime-rep-phyllis-kahn-historic-primary-win
Ilhan Omar also touts her endorsements by gay rights groups on her site, this is what progressivism should be about.