Ilhan Omar continues to make political waves in the US as she wins Minnesota Democrat primary.

One of the two Muslim women elected to Congress back in 2018, she has continued to build a strong political stand, which has resonated with voters and saw her beat her a well-funded opponent, Antone Melton-Meaux.

“We earned a mandate for change,” Omar, who is seeking her second term in November, tweeted. “Despite outside efforts to defeat us, we once again broke turnout records. Despite the attacks, our support has only grown.”

Melton-Meaux tried to argue that Omar was out of touch with heavily Democratic Minneapolis-area fifth district, which hasn’t elected a Republican to Congress since 1960.

A refugee from Somalia, Omar was elected to the Minnesota Legislature in 2016 and has been a passionate voice on liberal issues and has been endorsed by Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

In a statement following her win, Omar said: “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. 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. 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.”

She is part of a new generation of politicians, also known as the “squad”, which includes, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.

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