AS TOLD TO Rise ABOVE

In February, the GOP voted congresswoman ILHAN OMAR off the FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. But, as she explains, her VOICE will NEVER be SILENCED.

AS TOLD TO ARIANA MARSH

“I have to REMIND myself why I’m here, why it’s IMPORTANT to CONTINUE to be a VOICE for every single PERSON who has put their HOPES and DREAMS in my REPRESENTATION.” I’d been an organizer for years and worked on many campaigns, but I never actually saw myself as an elected official. I eventually decided to run for the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 because so many people in my community were urging me to do so, and I realized that I could continue to look for that perfect candidate or I could run myself. At the time, there was an incumbent who held the seat I ran for who was there for 44 years. I expected the relentless criticism—and much more—that I’ve received as a Somali American Muslim woman in…

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