Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., will face challenger attorney Julie T. Le in her primary. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
March 12 (UPI) -- A lawyer who was fired after she complained to a Minnesota judge about her job representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement is challenging Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for her seat.
Julie T. Le announced she is running as a Democrat against Omar in the primary.
"It's not because she's not doing the job," Le told The Washington Post. "It's just for what I could bring to the table." She said that compared with Omar, she believes she would be more moderate.
Le plans to officially announce her candidacy Saturday in the Brooklyn Park suburb of Minneapolis. Her priorities will be immigration reform with pathways to legal residencies, expanding financial aid for colleges and universities, more funding for the arts in public schools and better access to health care. The primary will be Aug. 11.
