Anquam Mahamoud | |
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Member-elect of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 62B district | |
Assuming office January 14, 2025 [1] | |
Succeeding | Hodan Hassan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1989 (age 35–36) San Diego,California |
Political party | Democratic (DFL) |
Education | B.S. in Psychology,St. Catherine University,2012 |
Anquam Mahamoud is an American politician and member-elect to District 62B of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing Phillips and Powderhorn in South Minneapolis. [2] Mahamoud is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. [3]
Mahamoud was born in San Diego,California and moved with her family to Minneapolis in 1998. [4] She graduated with a B.S. in Psychology from Saint Catherine University in Saint Paul. Prior to her run for office,she worked as a substance treatment and mental health provider, [5] including as the COO of Twin Cities Health Services,an organization that had its license revoked for licensing violations prior to Mahamoud's tenure as COO. [6]
In February 2024,three-term representative Hodan Hassan (DFL) announced that she was not seeking re-election in 2024 for District 62B of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Soon after,Mahamoud announced her candidacy and sought the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party. [7] She received the party's endorsement in a tight field of candidates vying for the seat [8] and the other candidates dropped out prior to candidate filing,leaving the seat without a primary election. [9] In the 2024 general election,Mahamoud won the seat,defeating Republican candidate Bob Sullentrop by nearly 75 percentage points. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Anquam Mahamoud | 14,747 | 87.23 | |
Republican | Bob Sullentrop | 2,093 | 12.38 | |
Write-in | 66 | 0.39 | ||
Total votes | 16,906 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic (DFL) hold |