Keith Ellison
Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician. He is the Attorney General of Minnesota. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), the Minnesota state Democratic Party affiliate.
Keith Ellison | |
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| 30th Attorney General of Minnesota | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
| Governor | Tim Walz |
| Preceded by | Lori Swanson |
| Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee | |
| In office February 25, 2017 – November 8, 2018 | |
| Leader | Tom Perez |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Sabo |
| Succeeded by | Ilhan Omar |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 58B district | |
| In office January 7, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory Gray |
| Succeeded by | Augustine Dominguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Keith Maurice Ellison August 4, 1963 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Ellison (1987–2012) |
| Children | Amirah Jeremiah Elijah Isaiah |
| Alma mater | Wayne State University, B.A. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, J.D. |
| Website | House website |
He was the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2019. Ellison was a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a Chief Deputy Whip, also notably serving on the House Committee on Financial Services.
Ellison is the first Muslim to be elected to Congress.[1] He is also the first African American elected to the House from Minnesota.[2]
In November 2016, progressive groups and United States senators, including Bernie Sanders of Vermont,[3] supported Ellison for chair of the Democratic National Committee.[4][5] On February 25, 2017, minutes after defeating him on a second ballot, Chairman Tom Perez motioned for Ellison to be elected his Deputy Chair which was approved by a unanimous voice vote of DNC members.[6]
On June 5, 2018, Ellison announced that he was running for Attorney General of Minnesota and not seeking reelection to Congress.[7][8] He won the election in November 2018.[9]
References
change- ↑ Robson, Britt (2006-08-30). "Running Man". City Pages. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ↑ MacFarquhar, Neil (2006-10-11). "Muslim's Election Is Celebrated Here and in Mideast". New York Times. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
- ↑ Strauss, Daniel (November 10, 2016). "Sanders backs Ellison for DNC chairman". Politico. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Hook, Janet (November 11, 2016). "Schumer, Liberal Leaders Rally Behind Rep. Ellison for DNC Chair". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Schumer throws his support behind Keith Ellison for DNC chairman". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ↑ CNN, Eric Bradner. "Perez wins DNC chairmanship". CNN.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Ellison, Keith (2018-06-05). "Today I am announcing my candidacy to be the People's Lawyer, and to protect and defend all Minnesotans as your next Attorney General". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ↑ Bierschbach, Briana; Bakst, Brian; Pugmire, Tim. "Filing deadline drama: Ellison, Omar moves scramble Minnesota politics". www.mprnews.org.
- ↑ "Keith Ellison defeats Doug Wardlow in Minnesota attorney general race". Star Tribune.
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