The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party’s Constitution, Bylaws & Rules Committee (CBRC) voted to revoke its endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh (D) for Minneapolis mayor, drawing objections from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and more than a dozen local officials who argued the move overturned the delegate vote at last month’s convention.

Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh, a democratic socialist and the first Somali American elected to the state senate, saw his Minneapolis mayoral campaign shaken on Thursday when the committee voted to revoke his endorsement.

The DFL Party Chairman Richard Carlbom explained that this decision was made based on verified voting errors at the convention. “After a thoughtful and transparent review of the challenges, the Constitution, Bylaws & Rules Committe

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