Mohamud Noor محمود نور
Member of theMinnesota House of Representatives from the 60B district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2019
Preceded by	Ilhan Omar
Personal details
Born	1977 or 1978 (age 46–47) Somalia
Political party	Democratic (DFL)
Spouse	Farhiya Del
Children	4
Residence	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Education	Metropolitan State University (B.S.)
Occupation	Computer scientist Business consultant Legislator
Website	Government website

Mohamud Noor (born 1977 or 1978) is a Somali-American politician serving in theMinnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of theDemocratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Noor represents District 60B, which includes parts of the city ofMinneapolis inHennepin County.^[1][2]

Noor was born in 1978 inSomalia. Following the start of thecivil war, he and his family sought asylum inKenya. In 1999, they emigrated to the United States, settling in Minnesota.^[1][3]

Noor earned a B.S. incomputer science fromMetropolitan State University.^[4] He was asystem administrator for the Minnesota Department of Human Services.^[4]

Noor was the former director of the Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota, aMinneapolis-based NGO serving immigrants.^[5][6] In that role, he advocated for funding for Somali youth programs, job skills programs, childcare programs, and mental health services.^[7][8] He criticized Republicans andDonald Trump for rising anti-Islamic sentiment in 2016, and praised PresidentBarack Obama for visiting a mosque and speaking out in support of Muslim Americans.^[9][10]

In 2010, Noor ran for a seat on the board of theMinneapolis Public Schools, finishing in fifth place.^[11] In December 2013, he was appointed to the Minneapolis school board, beating Ubah Jama by a 5-3 vote after the death ofHussein Samatar.^[12] He resigned from the school board to run for theMinnesota House of Representatives in 2014.^[13]

In 2011, Noor lost toKari Dzeidzic in a special electionDFL primary for an openMinnesota Senate seat created by the retirement of nine-term incumbentLarry Pogemiller.^[14][15]

In 2017, Noor challenged incumbentAbdi Warsame for City Council inMinneapolis Ward 6.^[16] He said he was "extremely disappointed" with Warsame's work on the council and that he would focus on jobs, housing, and police reform, and engage with constituents more than Warsame.^[16] At the DFL Ward 6 caucus, Warsame won the most delegates, and Noor joined another challenger, Flynn Forslund, in asking that the caucus results be thrown out.^[17] Noor pulled out of the endorsement convention, citing "a potential safety risk for participants".^[18]

In September, Noor and MayorBetsy Hodges endorsed each other.^[19] He was also endorsed by state legislatorsIlhan Omar,Karen Clark,Raymond Dehn,Jim Davnie,Scott Dibble andPatricia Torres Ray.^[20]

Noor lost to Wasame in November, and accused Warsame's campaign of violating election day and campaign laws.^[21] He said he would "fight to make sure every vote is counted, and the numerous irregularities that were reported are fully investigated".^[21] Noor requested a "discretionary" recount paid for by his own funds.^[20] After a recount left the result unchanged, an attorney for Noor withdrew the challenge, but Noor filed a personal lawsuit asking a judge to invalidate the election.^[22][23] He claimed to have evidence that "at least 100 people appear to have voted in our election who do not live in Ward 6".^[23] AHennepin County judge dismissed the lawsuit in December 2017.^[23]

Noor was elected to theMinnesota House of Representatives in 2018 and has been reelected every two years since.^[1] He first ran in 2014, unsuccessfully challenging 21-term incumbentPhyllis Kahn in the DFL primary.^[24] In 2016, Noor again challenged Kahn, as didIlhan Omar.^[15] The DFL convention ended with no endorsement, but Omar defeated both Khan and Noor in the DFL primary and won the general election.^[25][15] In 2018 Noor ran for the seat again, after Omar announced she would not seek reelection in order to run forMinnesota's 5th congressional district.^[26][11] Noor won both the DFL primary and the general election.^[27] He has been reelected in every election since.

Noor has served as chair of the Human Services Finance Committee since 2023 and also sits on the Higher Education Finance and Policy, Human Services Policy, and Ways and Means Committees. He chaired the Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy Committee from 2021 to 2022, and was vice chair of the Jobs and Economic Development Finance Committee from 2019 to 2020.^[1]

Noor has called for the legislature to address racial disparities in health care, education, unemployment, and housing.^[28] He supported efforts to pass the Driver's Licenses for All bill, which allows unauthorized immigrants in the state to obtain a driver's license, calling it a "moral obligation".^[29]

Noor criticized PresidentDonald Trump for his anti-Somali rhetoric and posts on social media ahead of a 2018 visit.^[30] He has defended his predecessor,Ilhan Omar, over attacks from Trump and conservatives, comparing them to claims that PresidentBarack Obama was not born in the United States.^[31]

Noor's policy priorities were job creation via investments in thegreen economy, health care issues, and forging partnerships with theUniversity of Minnesota. He also sought to secure more funding for schools, advocated a move away from complete reliance onproperty taxes, and backed the state government's request for a waiver to get out ofNo Child Left Behind.^[4][5] He supported interment atFort Snelling National Cemetery forHmong veterans of theVietnam War, as well as theAffordable Care Act.^[5] Noor's campaign also supportedsame-sex marriage.^[32] He was endorsed by former Minneapolis mayorR. T. Rybak and several local progressive groups,^[3] including the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees,Stonewall DFL, and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers.^[4]

Noor isMuslim.^[3] He is married to Farhiya Del, with whom he has four children.^[4][42] The family lives in Minneapolis'sComo neighborhood.^[12]

• Mohamud Noor atMinnesota Legislators Past & Present
• Official House of Representatives website

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