Keith Ellison

Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician. He is the Attorney General of Minnesota. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), the Minnesota state Democratic Party affiliate.

Keith Ellison
30th Attorney General of Minnesota
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2019
Governor	Tim Walz
Preceded by	Lori Swanson
Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee
In office February 25, 2017 – November 8, 2018
Leader	Tom Perez
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Vacant
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Martin Sabo
Succeeded by	Ilhan Omar
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 58B district
In office January 7, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Gregory Gray
Succeeded by	Augustine Dominguez
Personal details
Born	Keith Maurice Ellison (1963-08-04) August 4, 1963 (age 62) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Kim Ellison (1987–2012)
Children	Amirah Jeremiah Elijah Isaiah
Alma mater	Wayne State University, B.A. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, J.D.
Website	House website

He was the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2019. Ellison was a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a Chief Deputy Whip, also notably serving on the House Committee on Financial Services.

Ellison is the first Muslim to be elected to Congress.^[1] He is also the first African American elected to the House from Minnesota.^[2]

In November 2016, progressive groups and United States senators, including Bernie Sanders of Vermont,^[3] supported Ellison for chair of the Democratic National Committee.^[4][5] On February 25, 2017, minutes after defeating him on a second ballot, Chairman Tom Perez motioned for Ellison to be elected his Deputy Chair which was approved by a unanimous voice vote of DNC members.^[6]

On June 5, 2018, Ellison announced that he was running for Attorney General of Minnesota and not seeking reelection to Congress.^[7][8] He won the election in November 2018.^[9]