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    Fateh, Omar

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    Senate 2021-2022 (District 62); Senate 2023-Present (District 62)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/19/1990 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: , Washington D.C.
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Muslim
    Reported Minority: Somali-American, Black
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
    Occupation (when first elected): None listed

    EDUCATION

    George Mason University;
    George Mason University; M.P.A.; Public Administration

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Council of Minnesotans of African Heritage; [Dates Unknown]
    State Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation (Project Coordinator); [Dates Unknown]
    State Agency: Minnesota Department of Revenue (Property Tax Division employee); [Dates Unknown]
    County Board/Commissioner: Hennepin County, Minnesota (2040 Comprehensive Plan Policy Advisory Committee, Vice-Chair); [Dates Unknown]
    Municipal Government: Minneapolis, Minnesota (Community Specialist); [Dates Unknown]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Zaynab Mohamed  - Sister-in-Law

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: Health care for all, MN Green New Deal, progressive taxation, transportation justice, high quality education for all.

    He is a first generation American. His parents emigrated from Somalia. (2020 campaign website)

    He is the first Somali American and the first Muslim to serve in the Minnesota Senate.

    "I'm a Somali American and I'm a Black man" (Sahan Journal, August 30, 2020).

    He was an unsuccessful candidate for District 62A of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018.

    His religion was reported on the Senate floor, January 7, 2021.

    He identifies as a Democratic socialist.

    He announced his intention to run for the mayor of Minneapolis in 2025.

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    Total Days Served: 1648

    SESSIONS SERVED

    94th Legislative Session (2025-2026) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/14/2025
    Body: Senate
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
    Oath Date: 1/2/2023
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Business and systems analyst
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2025 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2025 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Higher Education (Chair) [He was chair beginning 2/3/2025. He was co-chair from 1/14/2025 to 2/3/2025.]
    • Human Services
    • State and Local Government
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    93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
    Body: Senate
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
    Oath Date: 1/3/2023
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Business and systems analyst
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Higher Education (Chair)
    • Human Services
    • State and Local Government and Veterans
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    92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
    Body: Senate
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/3/2020
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
    Oath Date: 1/5/2021
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None listed
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2021 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Human Services Licensing Policy
    • Human Services Reform Finance and Policy
    • State Government Finance and Policy and Elections
    • Technology and Reform Policy
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    News Sources

    The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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