Ilhan Omar will seek re-election in 2022, campaign announces

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‘SQUAD,’ DEMS MUM ON POLICE FUNDING AS CRIME CONTINUES TO RISE IN MAJOR CITIES

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., attends a bill enrollment ceremony for the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in the Capitol on Thursday, June 17, 2021. 
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Omar has helped pass eight bills and amendments into law through four years of being in office, she posted on Twitter.