Oye Owolewa
Nigerian-born American politician
Adeoye "Oye" Owolewa (born 1989)[1][2] is a Nigerian-American Democratic politician and pharmacist who is the Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of Columbia's at-large district since 2021.
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| Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of Columbia's at-large district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Franklin Garcia |
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| Born | 1989 (age 34–35) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Northeastern University (BS, PharmD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
In November 2020, he was elected as the shadow representative of the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia.[3] He is in charge of trying to get congress to support D.C. statehood.[4][5]
References
change- ↑ Olowolagba, Fikayo (November 5, 2020). "US Election: Oye Owolewa Made Nigeria Proud". Daily Post. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Adeoyo Owolewa Twitter". Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ↑ "General Election 2020 - Election Night Unofficial Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 3, 2020. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ↑ Sheridan, Mary Beth (2008-05-29). "D.C. Seeks to Fund Lobbying Effort for a Voting House Member". The Washington Post. p. B01. Archived from the original on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ↑ Butler, Jada (2018-06-13). "D.C.'s 'shadow' officials fight for District to become a state". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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