Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar won her primary bid against former Minneapolis City Councilman and Board of Education member Don Samuels for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press.
Omar, who had narrowly defeated Samuels in 2022, won with 56.2% of the vote while her challenger brought in 42.9% of the vote, according to the AP. Omar is the third member of the “squad,” an informal coalition of far-left House members, to be (ousted/challenged) in a primary after Democratic Reps. Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri lost their primaries on June 25 and Aug. 6 respectively. (RELATED: Ron DeSantis Calls For Ilhan Omar To Be Expelled From Congress, Denaturalized And Deported)
“I am honored that my community voted to *send me back to Congress*. Tonight’s victory shows that the Fifth District believes in the collective values we are fighting for in Washington,” Omar said…
