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Overview
Current roleState Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
Age36 years old (Apr 19, 1990)
GenderMale
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LocationMinnesota
BackgroundPolitician
EducationGeorge Mason University (B.A.)
Notable personal detailsOmar Mahmood Fateh is an American politician who has represented Minnesota Senate District 62 (south Minneapolis) since 2021 as a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He earned degrees from George Mason University, including a Master of Public Administration, and has worked in public-sector and analyst roles, including with the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota Department of Revenue. He has served as chair of the Minnesota Senate Higher Education committee and as vice chair on human services-related committees.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports taxing wealthy residents and new taxes on property/landlords to fund progressive city priorities; favors policies to raise wages and expand public services (e.g., higher minimum wage, free public college eligibility) that are financed in part by targeted taxes. Opposes large public subsidies/exemptions for private developments and has proposed a commercial vacancy tax to deter speculation.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to government-funded health and social services and defends protections for healthcare and bodily autonomy; has sponsored legislation intended to speed access to a Medicaid-funded housing-stabilization service. Positions emphasize expanding access through public programs and county-level implementation to reach constituents.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protecting immigrant communities from federal immigration enforcement by restricting local cooperation with ICE/CBP, strengthening local ‘separation’ ordinances, and implementing community alert systems when ICE activity occurs. Has publicly condemned CBP/ICE recruitment and federal immigration enforcement practices and sponsored/partnered on state legislation to bar state and local collaboration with federal civil immigration enforcement. These positions emphasize asylum and community protections while focusing on limiting local enforcement cooperation rather than outlining federal-
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and related reproductive and gender-affirming health care; favors making Minneapolis/Minnesota a safe haven for people seeking abortions and for gender-affirming care and has voted for measures to require insurance coverage and legal protections for abortion access. Advocates using city and legislative action to shield access from out-of-state restrictions and to expand affordable, stigma-free care.
Climate & Energy
Supports municipal and state-level climate policies that prioritize clean energy, reduce reliance on highway expansion, and invest in climate resilience for marginalized communities; proposes measures such as implementing carbon fees, weatherizing housing, and exploring limits on new gas hookups. Emphasizes sustainable transportation investment (public transit, e-bikes) and environmental justice in planning decisions.
Public Safety & Guns
Omar Fateh supports banning assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines, expanding gun-violence prevention funding, and stronger state-level gun-violence laws. He also advocates investing in non-police crisis and violence-prevention responses and implementing police oversight and consent-decree reforms as part of a broader public-safety strategy.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Omar Fateh for General campaign
Minneapolis DFL Party
Elected official
Minneapolis city Democratic-Farmer-Labor delegates endorsed Omar Fateh for mayor at the 2025 city convention.
Minneapolis city Democratic-Farmer-Labor delegates
Elected official
Minneapolis DFL delegates endorsed Omar Fateh for mayor at the 2025 city convention.
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