# Omar Fateh

Omar Fateh is a Democratic member of the Minnesota Senate for district 62.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 62
- Serving since: 2021-01-05
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/04eeaa61-ee3c-4e36-88f2-b415660175eb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/04eeaa61-ee3c-4e36-88f2-b415660175eb (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0% of Fateh’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats.

## What Fateh says (MN 2025–26 session)

1,138 classified statements: 1,138 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fateh | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.9% | 2.4% | 102 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 11.3% | 10.3% | 122 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 38.8% | 42.9% | 195 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.2% | 3.4% | 98 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 18.1% | 16.1% | 141 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 0.8% | 54 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 23% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Labor and Employment 14% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Immigration 12% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.62 (standard error 0.03), from 212 donors and 122 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

151 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 96.7% (93.0%). 4 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · SF 3967 Due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report modification · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF3967/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 3629 Program payment withholding provided for credible allegation of fraud, grant management provisions changed, and program integrity reports required. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3629/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed · HF 719 Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF719/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 4492 Read Act modified, early literacy field experiences required for teacher candidates, high school diploma established for veterans, and rulemaking… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4492/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed · HF 2484 Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2484/
- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Motion did not prevail for urgency, rules suspension, pursuant to rule 34.1 · HF 4102 State Patrol compensation study requirements modified, and volunteer chaplains allowed within the state patrol. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4102/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/
- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Third Reading Repassed · HF 4188 Commerce policy bill. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4188/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third Reading Repassed · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/
- 2026-05-16 · voted nay · Motion to reject CC report, did not prevail · HF 3900 Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and constitutional amendment proposed. · fail · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3900/

## Legislation (MN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 80 bills: 80 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 91. 2.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 19 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5305: Public cemeteries requirement to allow individuals to be buried in accordance with their recognized religion (in committee, 2026-05-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5305/
- SF 5299: Immigration enforcement provisions modifications (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5299/
- SF 5251: Hennepin County imposition of a local sales tax authorization (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5251/
- SF 5249: Constitutional amendment proposal to allow the lieutenant governor to cast a vote in the house of representatives in case of a tie (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5249/
- SF 5134: Transportation network company drivers collective bargaining rights establishment and regulation provisions (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5134/
- SF 5118: Certain jurisdictions authorization to impose various taxes (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5118/
- SF 5086: Hennepin County Avivo regional treatment, career, and employment center campus phase 2 appropriation and bond issuance authorization (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5086/
- SF 4890: CornerHouse capital project grant prior appropriation modification provision (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4890/
- SF 4866: Parental contributions provisions modification (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4866/
- SF 4698: Community first services and support program modification (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4698/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/OmarFatehMN/status/2114770249589436432
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/OmarFatehMN/status/2114057444842508327
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/OmarFatehMN/status/2114132354750959677
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/OmarFatehMN/status/2113687295714787399
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/OmarFatehMN/status/2112561124797194655
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/OmarFatehMN/status/2111516572598612076
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/OmarFatehMN/status/2110922117080637679
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/OmarFatehMN/status/2111126807890071718
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/OmarFatehMN/status/2110732781869273472
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/OmarFatehMN/status/2110778039244149130

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1247
- Campaign site: https://omarfateh.org/about.html
- X: https://x.com/OmarFatehMN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofateh
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omarfatehmn

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/04eeaa61-ee3c-4e36-88f2-b415660175eb