Election 2022

Candidates of color see gains in Minnesota legislative, local races

Black, Hmong and Latino women win seats in Minnesota Legislature

Two women hug and smile
Zaynab Mohamed, the first woman of Somali descent to be elected to the Minnesota Senate, is embraced by Minneapolis Ward 10 City Councilor Aisha Chughtai during the Minnesota DFL election night party at the Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront hotel on Tuesday.
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