Congressman Keith Ellison

Representing the 5th District of Minnesota

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May 29, 2016Press Release
Rep. Keith Ellison released the following statement after Verizon and workers came to an agreement after a 44-day strike.
May 27, 2016Press Release
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement after the Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a sick leave ordinance.
May 20, 2016In The News

While millions of Americans are struggling to get by and sustain their families, Republicans are trying to make it easier for employers to steal their wages. 

May 19, 2016Press Release
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement after House Republicans held a vote open to make their Members change their votes in order to defeat an amendment that would ban discrimination against LGBT Americans.
May 19, 2016Press Release
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement after an amendment led by Reps. Jared Huffman (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Ellison that prohibits federal taxpayer funds from being used to fly the Confederate battle flag at Veteran Administration National Cemeteries passed the House of Representatives
May 18, 2016Press Release
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, released following statement on the wage theft and worker protections in the National Defense Authorization Act.
May 13, 2016Press Release
Washington –Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released a new installment of We The Podcast. In this episode, Rep. Ellison was joined by Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, a professor at UCLA and Columbia Law School, and the Executive Director of the African American Policy Forum.
Apr 21, 2016Press Release
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released following statement after it was announced that Minneapolis native Prince has died.
Apr 14, 2016Op-Ed

In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Land Grant College Act into law, laying the groundwork for the largest system of publicly funded universities in the world. Some of America’s greatest colleges, including the University of Minnesota, were created by federal land grants, and were known as “democracy’s colleges” or “people’s colleges.”

Apr 13, 2016Press Release
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released following statement today after the terrorist organization Daesh included him in a list of ‘politically active apostates,’ and threatened his life.