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| Keith Ellison poised to leave Congress after filing to run for Minnesota attorney general | |
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| The first Muslim elected to Congress is poised to leave it, after filing to run for attorney general in Minnesota. | The first Muslim elected to Congress is poised to leave it, after filing to run for attorney general in Minnesota. |
| Keith Ellison is also vice-chairman of the Democratic National Committee, a post he will probably have to leave. | Keith Ellison is also vice-chairman of the Democratic National Committee, a post he will probably have to leave. |
| Ellison filed the papers to run in Minnesota on Tuesday, hours ahead of a deadline. He is in his sixth term representing a reliably Democratic Minneapolis-area seat. But he was lured into the attorney general race after the incumbent, Lori Swanson, jumped into the governor’s race on Monday. | Ellison filed the papers to run in Minnesota on Tuesday, hours ahead of a deadline. He is in his sixth term representing a reliably Democratic Minneapolis-area seat. But he was lured into the attorney general race after the incumbent, Lori Swanson, jumped into the governor’s race on Monday. |
| Ellison said attorneys general led the fight against Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from mostly Muslim countries. He wanted to be part of that fight, he said. | Ellison said attorneys general led the fight against Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from mostly Muslim countries. He wanted to be part of that fight, he said. |
| In a leadership election in February 2017 Ellison, from the progressive wing of the party and a sometime Guardian contributor, lost to Tom Perez, the first Latino to lead the Democrats. | In a leadership election in February 2017 Ellison, from the progressive wing of the party and a sometime Guardian contributor, lost to Tom Perez, the first Latino to lead the Democrats. |
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