Ex-refugee to be first Somali-American in Congress
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Channel: The Seattle Times · 2018 · News & Politics
A Minnesota state representative who came to the U.S. as a refugee has been elected to Congress. Ilhan Omar is the first Somali-American and one of the first Muslim women to be elected to become a U.S. Representative. (Nov. 7) -- The Associated Press
