DemocratIn office since Jan 2019

Ilhan Omar

U.S. Representative, MN-5 since 2019. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, MN-5Born 1982Political staffer

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2019
Bills became law: 0; 18 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 2.4%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +60.2; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Education and WorkforceHigher Education and Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Protections · Ranking Member
House Committee on the Budget

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 18 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 10503 To establish a Federal grant program to reimburse certain States for the costs incurred and damage caused by…
Immigration · Introduced Sep 2026

HR 9526 Protecting Europe from Islamophobia Act
International Affairs · Introduced Jun 2026

HR 8988 Frank Adelmann Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act of 2026
Taxation · Introduced May 2026

HR 8798 Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026
Agriculture and Food · Introduced May 2026

HR 5720 Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025
Government Operations and Politics · Introduced Oct 2025

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Omar sits in the U.S. House

Omar is closer to the center than 5% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Adelita Grijalva, Mark Pocan, Rashida Tlaib

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Omar’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills10%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Omar’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Omar	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	No	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Omar was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029Minnesota House of Representatives, District 60B U.S. House, MN-5

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Minnesota's 5th District	Won	D+60.2	D+63.5	−3.3
2024	U.S. House, MN-5	Won	D+49.8	—	—
2022	U.S. House, MN-5	Won	D+49.8	—	—
2020	U.S. House, MN-5	Won	D+38.4	—	—
2018	U.S. House, MN-5	Won	D+56.3	—	—
2016	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-60B	Won	D+60.6	—	—