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Minnesota State Senate District 62

The chief function of a legislator is to enact laws. Each legislator represents a certain area as well as a number of individuals, referred to as constituents, who live in that area. In Minnesota, a state senator represents roughly 78,000 people, while a representative or house member represents approximately 39,000 people. There are 67 members in the Senate and 134 in the House. Senators’ terms are four years (two years in the first election following redistricting) while House members terms are two years.Learn more at the MN Senate website.Watch a candidate forum for this race recorded on July 23, 2026.

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Omar Fateh
(DFL)

Biographical Information

If elected, what will your top three priorities be and why? (750 characters)

What will you do to support a vibrant economy across Minnesota and to address inflation? (500 character)

What legislation, if any, would you support to address racial or ethnic disparities in Minnesota? (500 characters)

Do you support the adoption of a ballot issue to add the Equal Rights Amendment into the Minnesota State Constitution - why or why not? (500 characters)

What legislation, if any, would you support to protect clean air and water in Minnesota? (500 characters)

What legislation, if any, would you support to meet the need for safe communities? (500 characters)

What changes to legislation would you support to reduce the influence of big money in elections? (500 characters)

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Campaign Website http://fatehfor62.com

telephone 6124068816

Facebook (Full URL) http://www.facebook.com/omarfatehmn/

Campaign Twitter Handle @OmarFatehMN

Campaign Email info@omarfateh.org

If re-elected to the session, and if we are fortunate enough to secure a DFL trifecta this coming biennium, I hope to champion and prioritize policies that will help uplift the substantive tangible standard of living of working class Minnesotans across our state: 1). Building support for, and passing the Minnesota Health Plan (MHP), Sen. Marty’s single payer health care for all bill, 2). Defending our local municipalities like Minneapolis and marginalized/vulnerable neighbors from a hostile tyrannical federal government, devastating funding cuts, and forces like ICE, and 3). Working diligently to help my district, located in the Southside Green Zone, realize environmental justice by supporting the East Phillips Urban Farm vision & project.

I stand in solidarity with working class families. I will advocate for wage increases, and boosting the statewide minimum wage, and strengthening labor protections. To combat inflation and the rising cost of living, I support policies & programs to ease the burden on working families. I have championed statewide initiatives such as tuition-free public college for working families, universal school meals, and earned sick and safe time. We must also explore and pass new progressive tax options.

We need systemic policies to address racial & ethnic disparities, focusing on economic equity, housing justice, and civil rights. In the Senate, we combatted racial disparities in the child protection system. As Higher Ed Committee Chair, I championed tuition-free public & tribal colleges for working-class families, and Hunger-Free Campus grants. I have also advocated for environmental-racial justice via restorative urban planning / reparations to Black neighborhoods destroyed by highways.

Yes, I believe that an inclusive and holistic Equal Rights Amendment is very much long overdue, and advocates have fought tirelessly to advance. As such, we should allow for a ballot question to incorporate it into our Constitution and statutes. For many sessions, the Legislature has been unable to pass the ERA, and I believe the voters of Minnesota would show up resoundingly in favor of it. If successful, I would actively campaign in support of this ERA ballot question across my district.

I am proudly endorsed by countless environmental advocacy organizations that work tirelessly to advance clean water protections and champion the preservation of our environment. If re-elected, I will continue to support the brilliant policies brought forward by my colleagues including Prove It First, the Bad Actor Bill, Permanent Protection Bill, Amortization Bill, and the LCCMR / ENRTF package – all legislation that protects our boundary waters and watersheds from pollution and destruction.

I am the chief author of the STAR (Safety, Trust, and Respect) Act. It aims to make Minnesota a sanctuary state by prohibiting local law enforcement and state agencies from collaborating with or enforcing civil immigration actions. It limits ICE Cooperation, prevents federal civil immigration enforcement in sensitive areas, and restricts state databases from sharing personal data of Minnesotans with federal immigration authorities. I will continue to strengthen this legislation next session.

I support expanding publicly financed election systems, similar to Minnesota’s Political Contribution Refund Program. We must overturn Citizens United, prohibit corporate PAC contributions, and strengthen transparency of independent expenditures and Political Action Committees. I will prioritize shifting political power away from wealthy donors and corporate interests toward everyday voters. I support the “Move to Amend”: passing a US Constitutional amendment to abolish corporate personhood.

The League of Women Voters of Minnesota and North Dakota crafted the questions sent to the candidates in the Spring of 2024. They reached out to candidates based on contact information in their public candidate filings. Candidates with email addresses were invited and reminded with emails. Candidates with only mailing addresses were sent a letter. Candidates with phone numbers received a phone call as well.

Candidate responses are published as they responded and have not been edited, except when responses were longer than the given character limit. In those cases, the responses are truncated.

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