If Keith Ellison leaves Congress, he's got a good replacement Update: (He's leaving. She's in.)*yay*

I just wanted to update people about Keith Ellison. He has not yet declared for the open Minnesota Attorney General’s seat, but an interesting development has taken place. 

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune is reporting that former Attorney General Mike Hatch has filed to run for his old seat, but he is stating that he may merely be a placeholder. (Hint: I think Keith is going to run for the AG seat). Another interesting part of the article discussed his possible replacement. It is a very good one. 

The first person to file at the Secretary of State’s office on Tuesday was University of Minnesota law student and Hennepin County Attorney’s Office law clerk Joshua Preston. He said he was filing for state Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Minneapolis seat, and would run in the event that she ran for U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison’s job. Ellison had previously considered a run for the attorney general’s job, when it seemed Swanson was not going to run.

“Former Attorney General Mike Hatch files candidacy for his old job” by Jessie Van Berkel, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/5/2018

This is Rep. Ilhan Omar. 

Ilhan Omar is the first Somali-American Muslim woman to become a legislator #SheIsTheFirsthttps://t.co/VAszMCZ5jzpic.twitter.com/PzPwtxDRZQ

Considering that Keith Ellison was the first Muslim-American to win a seat in Congress, I think she’s got a really good shot. 

And to prove out her Minnesota bona fides...

Fun little fact, I did catch the most fish at this year's Governor's Fishing Opener. 13 🐠 🐠🐠🐠🐟🐟🐠🐠🐠🐟🐟🐟🐠to be exact 💪🏽😊 https://t.co/88IInWy733

I personally think this is a great idea. I hope it happens. 

I will update once this is confirmed or not.