Anquam Mahamoud

Anquam Mahamoud
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 62B district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2025[1]
Preceded byHodan Hassan
Personal details
Born1989 (age 36–37)
San Diego, California, U.S.
PartyDemocratic (DFL)
EducationB.S. in Psychology, St. Catherine University, 2012

Anquam Mahamoud (/ɑnˈɑːm mɑ.xɑˈmud/ ahn-AHM)[2][3] is an American politician representing District 62B of the Minnesota House of Representatives, which includes Minneapolis's Phillips and Powderhorn neighborhoods.[4] Mahamoud is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.[5]

Early life, education and career

Mahamoud was born in San Diego, California, and moved with her family to Minneapolis in 1998.[6] She graduated with a B.S. in psychology from Saint Catherine University in Saint Paul. Before running for office, she worked as a substance treatment and mental health provider,[7] including as COO of Twin Cities Health Services, an organization that had its license revoked for licensing violations before Mahamoud's tenure.[8]

Minnesota House of Representatives

In February 2024, three-term representative Hodan Hassan announced that she would not seek reelection in 2024 for District 62B of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Soon after, Mahamoud announced her candidacy and sought the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party's endorsement.[9] She received it[10] and the other candidates dropped out before the candidacy filing deadline, so no DFL primary election was held.[11] Mahamoud won the 2024 general election for the seat, defeating Republican nominee Bob Sullentrop by nearly 75 percentage points.[12]

Electoral history

District 62B general election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Anquam Mahamoud 14,747 87.23
Republican Bob Sullentrop 2,093 12.38
Write-in 66 0.39
Total votes 16,906 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Legislative Dates". Minnesota Governmental Relations Council. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Name Pronunciation Guide for House Members 2025". Minnesota House of Representatives. Minnesota Legislature. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  3. ↑ Wedge Live (April 9, 2024). Anquam Mahamoud, candidate for MN House District 62B. Retrieved April 14, 2026 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ "PollFinder: Legislative District 62B" (PDF). Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Index". Election Results. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ Farah, Mohamud (May 6, 2024). "Get to know legislative hopeful Anquam Mahamoud, who puts health care front and center". Sahan Journal. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Mahamoud, Anquam". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ Winter, Deena (June 26, 2024). "DFL candidate touts experience as administrator of treatment center, but its license was revoked". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Anquam for 62b". Anquam for 62b. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. ↑ "DFL62Anq". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Candidate Filings". Minnesota Secretary of State. May 21, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "2024 Results for All State Representative Races". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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