PERSON: Keith Ellison

Congressman

Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) 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 for the 112th Congress.

Ellison is the first Muslim to be elected to the Congress. He is also the first black American elected to the House from Minnesota.

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