A member of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 62, which includes parts of south Minneapolis in Hennepin County.

He moved to Minneapolis shortly after, where he worked in multiple government positions, including a nonpartison job with the city in voter outreach.

[2] He ran an unsuccessful campaign for District 62A of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018, losing the DFL primary to Hodan Hassan.

[18] Fateh was the chief Senate author of a bill to provide minimum wages and worker protections for drivers for rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft.

When the scandal broke, Fateh condemned the fraudulent activities and returned $11,000 in contributions from cultural restaurant owners and employees connected to Feeding Our Future programs.

Fateh failed to disclose $1,000 his campaign paid to Somali TV Minnesota, which he corrected once he was made aware of the mistake.

[23] His announcement touted his legislative history and expressed a desire to collaborate with progressive members of the city council.