The party endorsement sets up a primary race with Antone Melton-Meaux, an attorney-mediator and political newcomer whose campaign has been based on a series of critiques of Omar’s stormy first 16-months in Congress. The DFL balloting was conducted online over a nine-day period after the pandemic made in-person congressional conventions impossible. Omar, 37, was first … Continue reading U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar wins DFL endorsement in reelection bid