# Mohamud Noor *American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (DFL) since 2019* Mohamud Noor (born 1977 or 1978) is a Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]. He has held the District 60B seat, which covers part of [[Minneapolis]] in Hennepin County, since 2019.[^1] Born in Somalia, he came to [[Minnesota]] in 1999 after his family had sought asylum in Kenya.[^1] Before he won the House seat in 2018, Noor ran for the Minneapolis school board in 2010, a [[Minnesota Senate]] seat in 2011, the House seat in 2014 and 2016, and a Minneapolis City Council seat in 2017. He served on the school board by appointment from December 2013 until he resigned in 2014.[^1] He has chaired the House Human Services Finance Committee since 2023.[^1] ## Early life, education, and career Noor was born in Somalia. The cited biography gives his birth year as 1978 in its body and as "1977 or 1978" in its lead.[^1] After civil war broke out, his family sought asylum in Kenya. In 1999 they moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota.[^1] He holds a bachelor of science degree in computer science from Metropolitan State University. He worked as a system administrator at the [[Minnesota Department of Human Services]].[^1] Noor previously directed the Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota, a nongovernmental organization based in Minneapolis that serves immigrants. As director, he pressed for funding for Somali youth programs and for job-skills training, childcare, and mental health services.[^1] In 2016 he blamed Republicans and Donald Trump for rising anti-Islamic sentiment. He commended President Barack Obama for visiting a mosque and speaking up for Muslim Americans.[^1] ## Prior local campaigns ### Minneapolis public school board Noor finished fifth in his 2010 bid for a seat on the board of [[Minneapolis Public Schools]].[^1] Hussein Samatar died in 2013, and in December of that year Noor was appointed to the school board by a 5–3 vote, prevailing over Ubah Jama. He left the board in 2014 to seek a seat in the state House.[^1] ### Minnesota Senate In 2011 Larry Pogemiller, who had served nine terms, retired from the Senate. A special election followed, and Kari Dzeidzic defeated Noor in its DFL primary.[^1] ### Minneapolis City Council Ward 6 In 2017 Noor ran against Abdi Warsame, the incumbent council member for Minneapolis Ward 6. He said he was "extremely disappointed" with Warsame's work on the council. He pledged to concentrate on jobs, housing, and police reform and to engage with constituents more than Warsame had.[^1] Warsame won the most delegates at the DFL Ward 6 caucus. Noor and another challenger, Flynn Forslund, then asked that the caucus results be discarded. Noor later withdrew from the endorsement convention, citing "a potential safety risk for participants".[^1] In September, Noor and Mayor Betsy Hodges exchanged endorsements. State legislators [[Ilhan Omar]], Karen Clark, Raymond Dehn, Jim Davnie, [[Scott Dibble (politician)]] and Patricia Torres Ray also backed Noor.[^1] Warsame defeated Noor in November. Noor then accused Warsame's campaign of breaking election-day and campaign laws. He said he would "fight to make sure every vote is counted, and the numerous irregularities that were reported are fully investigated".[^1] He sought a "discretionary" recount and paid for it himself. The recount did not change the result, and an attorney for Noor withdrew the challenge. Noor then filed a personal lawsuit asking a judge to invalidate the election.[^1] ## Minnesota House of Representatives Noor's first House campaign came in 2014, when he lost the DFL primary to [[Phyllis Kahn]], who had served 21 terms.[^1] Omar and Noor both challenged Kahn in 2016. The DFL convention produced no endorsement. Omar won the primary over Kahn and Noor and went on to win the general election.[^1] Omar then announced she would not seek reelection so that she could run in Minnesota's 5th congressional district. Noor sought the seat again in 2018 and won both the DFL primary and the general election. He has been reelected every two years since.[^1] As of the cited revision, Noor has led the Human Services Finance Committee since 2023. He also holds seats on the Higher Education Finance and Policy, Human Services Policy, and Ways and Means committees.[^1] Earlier, he chaired the Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy Committee from 2021 to 2022. He was vice chair of the Jobs and Economic Development Finance Committee from 2019 to 2020.[^1] ### Political positions Noor has urged the [[Legislature]] to act on racial disparities in housing, unemployment, education, and health care.[^1] He backed the Driver's Licenses for All bill, which lets undocumented immigrants in Minnesota obtain driver's licenses, and called it a "moral obligation".[^1] Ahead of a 2018 visit by President Trump, Noor criticized Trump's anti-Somali rhetoric and his posts on social media.[^1] Noor has also defended Omar, his predecessor in the seat, against attacks from Trump and from conservatives. He compared those attacks to the claims that Obama was not born in the United States.[^1] The cited article lists his policy priorities as investment in the green economy to create jobs, health care, and partnerships with the University of Minnesota.[^1] ## Personal life Noor is Muslim. He and his wife, Farhiya Del, have four children and live in the Como neighborhood of Minneapolis.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Mohamud Noor* (revision 1365690499, retrieved 2026-10-26) — biographical, electoral and committee history as summarized in the article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamud_Noor