Minnesota Welcomes First Black Gen-Z Woman To Senate

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By Bry'onna Mention· Updated November 9, 2022

The state of Minnesota had a historic moment Tuesday night and multiplied it by three when Democrats elected three Black women to the state Senate. For the first time in 164 years, Zaynab Mohamed, Clare Oumou Verbeten and Erin Maye Quade will represent the Gopher State in the upcoming year.

According to the Sahan Journal, Mohamed, is a Minneapolis resident and former policy aide,

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