Clare Oumou Verbeten (/ˈuːmuː vərˈbeɪtən/ OO-moo vər-BAY-tən[1]) is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate for the 66th district since 2023.

[3] Oumou Verbeten earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in law and society from American University in 2016.

After the campaign, Oumou Verbeten worked as deputy political director of the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters and as a community affairs specialist for Mortenson Construction.

From 2019 to 2022, she served as an equity and inclusion program manager for the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota.

During the 93rd Minnesota Legislature, numerous bills she sponsored and supported were enacted, including bills banning no-knock warrants, allowing for free phone calls from prisons, and a cap of five years on probation.