A Senate seat is vacant in Minnesota, and several political analysts anticipate that Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar will compete for it.
The contentious legislator surprised them by declaring her intention to seek reelection for her existing position in the House rather than pursue a Senate seat.
The representative’s path is considerably easier, since she just needs to secure the votes of her predominantly Somali-American constituency to retain her position, without the necessity of appealing to a wider demographic inside the state to ascend to the Senate.
“At a time when our rights are under attack, it is more important than ever to fight back against the chaos, corruption, and callousness of the Trump Administration,” Omar said in announcing her intention to seek reelection
