REPRESENTATIVE Ilhan Omar has won the bitter challenge from Democratic rivals to keep her seat in Congress.
Learning of her win, Omar tweeted: “In Minnesota, we know that organized people will always beat organized money.
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“Tonight, our movement didn’t just win. We earned a mandate for change. Despite outside efforts to defeat us, we once again broke turnout records.
“Despite the attacks, our support has only grown.
“This election isn’t about me. It’s about an agenda rooted in people’s everyday struggles—and the corporations and rightwing donors who are threatened by it.”
She continued: “It’s about standing up to a President who promised to ban an entire group of people from this country based solely on their Muslim identity, calls our countries of origin ‘s**thole countries,’ and threatened to send us back to where we came from.
“It’s about standing up for the basic human rights around the world—and fighting a military-industrial complex that opposes the recognition of people’s humanity and dignity.
“It has been the honor of my life to represent you in Congress and I look forward to continuing to serve the people of the 5th District in the years to come.”
Omar beat her well-funded opponent Antone Melton-Meaux to the post on Tuesday evening.
A refugee from Somalia, Omar, 37, quickly became a national figure when she was elected in 2018.
Republicans rebuked her left-wing politics, and President Donald Trump has falsely accused her of supporting al Qaeda.
Republicans and Democrats alike have chided her criticisms of Israel, and Omar increased her security after death threats.
The firebrand congresswoman received endorsements from top Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.
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<!--googleon: all-->However, Melton-Meaux, a lawyer and mediator, nabbed the endorsement from The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, which slammed Omar’s “missteps, anti-Semitic remarks and financial issues.”
“Melton-Meaux is the descendant of American emancipated slaves. His mother grew up picking cotton, and his father used service in Vietnam and the GI bill to put himself through college and lift his family into the middle class,” the paper’s editorial board wrote.
“Melton-Meaux fully grasps the needs of the diverse constituency he hopes to represent, and, if given a chance, is the kind of leader who could unite a fractured district.”
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