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 is a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a Chief Deputy Whip, also notably serving in 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]
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