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Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, (second from left), reported collecting over $832,000 for her campaign. This puts her ahead of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, (left), and other prominent lawmakers. In 2018, Ms. Omar won her congressional race with 78% of the vote. (Associated Press)
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Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar (Associated Press)
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In this Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 photo, new State Rep. Ilhan Omar is interviewed in her office two days after the 2017 Legislature convened in St. Paul, Minn. Omar is the first Somali-American to be elected to a state legislature in the U.S. The 33-year-old wife, mother, refugee and immigrant reflected on her many roles and how she'll try to voice and inspiration for denigrated minority communities like her own. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2017 file photo, a hand reaches out to welcome new State Rep. Ilhan Omar as the 2017 Legislature convened in St. Paul, Minn. Omar is the first Somali-American to be elected to a state legislature in the U.S. Ilhan's four-year-old daughter looks on, right, (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
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In this Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 photo, new State Rep. Ilhan Omar is interviewed in her office two days after the 2017 Legislature convened in St. Paul, Minn. Omar is the first Somali-American to be elected to a state legislature in the U.S. The 33-year-old wife, mother, refugee and immigrant reflected on her many roles and how she'll try to voice and inspiration for denigrated minority communities like her own. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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In this Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 photo, new State Rep. Ilhan Omar is interviewed in her office two days after the 2017 Legislature convened in St. Paul, Minn. Omar is the first Somali-American to be elected to a state legislature in the U.S. The 33-year-old wife, mother, refugee and immigrant reflected on her many roles and how she'll try to voice and inspiration for denigrated minority communities like her own. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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State Rep. Ilhan Omar takes the oath of office as the 2017 Legislature convened Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. Omar is the first Somali-American to be elected to a state legislature in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
