Keith Ellison
U.S. Congressperson
1963 –
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Who is Keith Ellison?
Keith Maurice Ellison is the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, the Minnesota state Democratic Party affiliate. The district centers on Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs. Ellison is a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Chief Deputy Whip for the 113th Congress.
Ellison is the first Muslim to be elected to the Congress. He is also the first African American elected to the House from Minnesota.
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- Born
- Aug 4, 1963
Detroit - Also known as
- Keith Maurice Ellison
- Spouses
- Kim Ellison
(1987 - 2012)
- Kim Ellison
- Children
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Islam
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Wayne State University
- University of Minnesota
- University of Minnesota Law School
- University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy
- Lived in
- Minneapolis
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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