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(Born in Somalia, Ilhan and her family fled the country's civil war when she was eight-years-old. They lived in a refugee camp in Kenya for four years before coming to the United States, eventually settling in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis in 1997. Ilhan’s interest in politics began at the age of 14 when she was as an interpreter for her grandfather at local DFL caucuses. Watching neighbors come together to advocate for change at the grassroots level made Ilhan fall in love with the democratic process.)(Hero)(Lean in, Girl boss, Women in Leadership)(African-American)(National American Muslim Democratic Caucus Member)(inspiring)(Good Cause)(Minnesota State Representative)(Female, girls)(ilha, i L H A)(ActBlue.com)