Minnesota ‘Team’ Member Ilhan Omar Wins Democratic Primary | The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com | Hana Levi Julian | 11 Av 5784 – Wednesday, August 14, 2024

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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the anti-Israel “Team” in the House of Representatives, won the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District on Tuesday.

She is the first of the so-called “Team” to keep her seat; Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) of Yonkers, New York, and Congressman Cori Bush (D-MO) both lost their primary races in June and August, respectively.

Omar’s challenger was Don Samuels, 75, a former Minneapolis City Council member to whom he narrowly lost a 2022 primary battle before winning re-election.

The fourth and founding member of the so-called “Team” is Queens, New York US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) (known as “AOC”) handily won her primary battle in June against Wall Street, aged 66 years. veteran Martin W. Dolan.