06/01/2017
Minnesota Legislature Swears First Somali-American Lawmaker In U.S.
Ilhan Omar took the oath as the nation's first Somali-American lawmaker this week, just days after an 8,500-mile journey that retraced her path from her war-torn homeland to Kenya to the Minnesota Capitol, The Associated Press reported. In an interview with the AP, the 34-year-old Democrat said the trip gave her an essential perspective as she embarks on her new career as a state representative.To walk the same streets I walked as a kid, as a refugee, to think about the other kids who now are adults raising kids in Somalia, who are still living in a refugee camp ... it's hard not to believe there's a bigger purpose.? Ilhan Omar Between her trip to Africa and a whirlwind of national TV...
