# Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Minnesota’s 5th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Minnesota’s 5th district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: O000173
- FEC candidate IDs: H8MN05239

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/O000173 (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

69% of Omar’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the top 5% of House Democrats (median 13%).

## What Omar says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,374 classified statements: 1,111 posts on X, 137 press releases, 83 Congressional Record speeches, 43 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Omar | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.0% | 6.6% | 121 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 34.7% | 27.5% | 50 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 74.5% | 73.2% | 101 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.5% | 9.8% | 176 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 26.6% | 22.7% | 65 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.9% | 83 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 23% (House Democrats 26%); Immigration 19% (House Democrats 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 16% (House Democrats 13%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.28 (standard error 0.01), from 13,330 donors and 3,765 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.9% (96.4%). 32 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 469. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10503: To establish a Federal grant program to reimburse certain States for the costs incurred and damage caused by widespread deployment of Federal immigration… (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10503
- H.Res. 1435: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ratify the Rome Statute and join the International Criminal Court. (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1435
- H.R. 9526: Protecting Europe from Islamophobia Act (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9526
- H.R. 8988: Frank Adelmann Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8988
- H.R. 8798: Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8798
- H.R. 5720: Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-10-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5720
- H.R. 5655: No Shame at School Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5655
- H.Con.Res. 51: To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities that have not been authorized by Congress. (in committee, 2025-09-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/51
- H.Res. 669: Honoring the victims and survivors of the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (in committee, 2025-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/669
- H.R. 4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4714

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $8.2M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 69% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 9.0% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ilhan/status/2114846238759661916
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ilhan/status/2113314576880255453
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ilhan/status/2109700526518472859
- 2026-10-12 · Press release · Office of Rep. Ilhan Omar Statement on DHS Raid · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/office-rep-ilhan-omar-statement-dhs-raid
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ilhan/status/2109028049413177440
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/Ilhan/status/2107935443052560814
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ilhan/status/2107212796849013177
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/Ilhan/status/2106088684638306424
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ilhan/status/2105681541946863619
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ilhan/status/2105742579606470908

## Links

- Official site: https://omar.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/Ilhan
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/O000173

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/O000173