Keith Ellison | |
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| 30th Attorney General of Minnesota | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
| Governor | Tim Walz |
| Preceded by | Lori Swanson |
| Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee | |
| In office February 25, 2017 – November 8, 2018 | |
| Leader | Tom Perez |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Sabo |
| Succeeded by | Ilhan Omar |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 58B district | |
| In office January 7, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory Gray |
| Succeeded by | Augustine Dominguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Keith Maurice Ellison August 4, 1963 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Ellison (1987–2012) |
| Children | Amirah Jeremiah Elijah Isaiah |
| Alma mater | Wayne State University, B.A. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, J.D. |
| Website | House website |
Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician. He is the Attorney General of Minnesota. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), the Minnesota state Democratic Party affiliate.
He was the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2019. Ellison was a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a Chief Deputy Whip, also notably serving on the House Committee on Financial Services.
Ellison is the first Muslim to be elected to Congress. He is also the first African American elected to the House from Minnesota.
In November 2016, progressive groups and United States senators, including Bernie Sanders of Vermont, supported Ellison for chair of the Democratic National Committee. On February 25, 2017, minutes after defeating him on a second ballot, Chairman Tom Perez motioned for Ellison to be elected his Deputy Chair which was approved by a unanimous voice vote of DNC members.
On June 5, 2018, Ellison announced that he was running for Attorney General of Minnesota and not seeking reelection to Congress. He won the election in November 2018.
