Oye Owolewa
Oye Owolewa | |
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| Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of Columbia's at-large district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Franklin Garcia |
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| Born | 1989 (age 36–37) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Northeastern University (BS, PharmD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Adeoye "Oye" Owolewa (born 1989) is a Nigerian-American Democratic politician and pharmacist who is the Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of Columbia's at-large district since 2021.
In November 2020, he was elected as the shadow representative of the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia. He is in charge of trying to get congress to support D.C. statehood.
References
- ↑ Olowolagba, Fikayo (November 5, 2020). "US Election: Oye Owolewa Made Nigeria Proud". Daily Post. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Adeoyo Owolewa Twitter". Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ↑ "General Election 2020 - Election Night Unofficial Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 3, 2020. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ↑ Sheridan, Mary Beth (2008-05-29). "D.C. Seeks to Fund Lobbying Effort for a Voting House Member". The Washington Post. p. B01. Archived from the original on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ↑ Butler, Jada (2018-06-13). "D.C.'s 'shadow' officials fight for District to become a state". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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