--- title: 350 Action on Primary Victory for “Fossil-Free” Candidate Ilhan Omar (MN-5) date: 2018-08-15T02:33:10Z modified: 2018-08-15T02:33:10Z permalink: "https://350action.org/press-release/primary-victory-ilhan-omar/" type: press-release status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 1873 author: dani --- _Washington, DC_ — In response to the primary victory of U.S. Congressional candidate [Ilhan Omar (MN-5)](https://twitter.com/350action/status/1026874931798310912), **350 Action Director Executive Director May Boeve** gave the the following statement: “Ilhan Omar’s victory joins a wave of primary wins for climate progressives. Her campaign is lifting up climate action and challenging Big Oil billionaires as part of a broad platform for justice. Minnesotans deserve a representative in Congress who’s willing to fight against dangerous fossil fuel projects like Line 3 and support the transition to a 100% renewable energy economy that puts millions of Americans to work.” 350 Action is empowering voters across the country to make a direct impact in the most important climate races in the nation. In addition to Omar, 350 Action has endorsed U.S. congressional candidates Deb Haaland (NM-1), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Jess King (PA-11), Katie Wilson (NY-21), Dana Balter (NY-24), and Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), U.S. Senate candidate Kevin de León (D-CA), and gubernatorial candidates Cynthia Nixon (D-NY), Ben Jealous (D-MD), Andrew Gillum (D-FL), and Bob Massie (D-MA). \### **Contact:** Dani Heffernan, , +1 (305) 992-1544