A First for St. Cloud as Somali-American Man Elected to Legislature

A first for St. Cloud as Somali-American man elected to Legislature

Democrat Abdi Daisane was born in Somalia before moving to St. Cloud more than a decade ago. It’s a milestone for a city not always seen as welcoming to outsiders.

NEW: Somali Daycare Owner Wins Election Despite Fraud Probe Into Business

A Minnesota Democrat whose taxpayer-funded daycare has come under scrutiny over millions of dollars in government payments has won a seat in the state Legislature, despite questions surrounding his business’s connection to a nonprofit implicated in a major fraud scandal. Abdi Daisane, a Democrat from St. Cloud, defeated Republican incumbent Bernie Perryman in Minnesota’s House […]

Daisane to make history as 1st Somali American to represent Central Minnesota

St. Cloud childcare center owner will represent District 14A after his unexpected midterm election victory.

Imagine how things are going in Minnesota that a Somali daycare owner just flipped a Republican seat and gave his victory speech in Somali

Abdi Daisane won Minnesota House District 14A.The crowd at his celebration was almost entirely Somali, and the speech itself stayed in Somali rather than...

Daisane elected St. Cloud’s first Somali American state lawmaker

DFLer Abdi Daisane won the House District 14A seat with about 52 percent of the vote, flipping a seat that had been Republican.