Keith Ellison

Keith Ellison, born on August fourth, nineteen sixty-three, is a prominent American politician and lawyer currently serving as the thirty-first attorney general of Minnesota since two thousand nineteen. His political career began in the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he served from two thousand three to two thousand seven, before representing Minnesota's fifth congressional district in the U.S. House from two thousand seven until two thousand nineteen.

As a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison has been a progressive voice in American politics. He held significant roles during his congressional tenure, including co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and chief deputy whip. Notably, he made history as the first Muslim elected to Congress and the first African American representative from Minnesota.

Ellison gained national attention during his candidacy for the Democratic National Committee chairmanship in two thousand seventeen, where he received support from progressive leaders like Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer. Despite a vigorous campaign, he lost to Tom Perez, who later appointed him as deputy chair.

In two thousand eighteen, Ellison was elected as Minnesota's attorney general, marking a significant milestone as the first African American elected to a partisan statewide office in Minnesota and the first Muslim in the U.S. to achieve statewide office. He successfully secured reelection in two thousand twenty-two, receiving fifty point four percent of the vote.