Anquam Mahamoud is an American politician and member-elect to District 62B of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing Phillips and Powderhorn in South Minneapolis.
[3] Mahamoud was born in San Diego, California and moved with her family to Minneapolis in 1998.
Prior to her run for office, she worked as a substance treatment and mental health provider,[5] including as the COO of Twin Cities Health Services, an organization that had its license revoked for licensing violations prior to Mahamoud's tenure as COO.
Soon after, Mahamoud announced her candidacy and sought the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party.
[9] In the 2024 general election, Mahamoud won the seat, defeating Republican candidate Bob Sullentrop by nearly 75 percentage points.