Ilhan Omar arrived Wednesday at the Washington-area airport with her father one day before she will be sworn in as the first Somali-American woman elected to Congress.
Omar said it was the same airport that she and her father arrived at when they first came to the U.S. as refugees more than two decades earlier.
Omar, a Democrat who will be representing Minnesotas 5th Congressional District, shared the heartwarming moment between her and her father on Twitter, signaling hope to her fans.
In the photo, her father is wearing her campaign button.
23 years ago, from a refugee camp in Kenya, my father and I arrived at an airport in Washington DC.
Today, we return to that same airport on the eve of my swearing in as the first Somali-American in Congress. #Hope #Ilhan pic.twitter.com/jVeP3DOipN
23 years ago, from a refugee camp in Kenya, my father and I arrived at an airport in Washington DC.
Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 2, 2019
Today, we return to that same airport on the eve of my swearing in as the first Somali-American in Congress. #Hope #Ilhan pic.twitter.com/jVeP3DOipN
Omars message did not go unnoticed.
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See this tweet and reading to my husband made me choke up and both our eyes swelled with tears! So proud of you and our community achievements! #hope #Ilhan https://t.co/VaBG3HZ2Nv
Dr.Debbie Almontaser (@DebbiAlmontaser) January 2, 2019
Omar is one of six women who will be making history as they are sworn in as members of Congress on Thursday.
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Shes joined by Reps.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), the youngest woman ever to be elected to Congress; Democrat Ayanna Pressley , Massachusetts first black congresswoman; Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Sharice Davids (D-Kan.), the first indigenous women in Congress; and Veronica Escobar (D-Texas), one of Texas first Latinas elected to federal office .
Not only will Omar be the first Somali-American woman in Congress, shell also be the first hijab-wearing member of the House. Shortly after being elected, Omar vowed to take on a 181-year-old ban against headwear, like her hijab, in Congress.
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No one puts a scarf on my head but me, Omar wrote in November. Its my choice one protected by the First Amendment.
Also Wednesday, Omar shared a powerful portrait of the incoming Democratic congresswomen, including Omar, posing in the U.S. Capitol for Vanity Fair.
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They aint ready, she tweeted Wednesday night.
They aint ready. pic.twitter.com/4ChWrBOkRH
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