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The first Somali American legislator
Ilhan Omar was just elected to Minnesota’s state house of representatives. She came to the United States as a refugee almost 20 years ago. Omar is a practicing Muslim, wears the hijab and says that she is looking forward "to advocating for a crackdown on profiling".
(Picture: Ilhan Omar; Credit: Getty Images)
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