From Kenya to the N.D. House of Representatives

  • Rep. Hamida Dakane, D-Fargo, says that despite the failure of several bills this session, she will continue to work on housing and other issues.Photo by Isabelle Ballalatak, NDNA.
    Rep. Hamida Dakane, D-Fargo, says that despite the failure of several bills this session, she will continue to work on housing and other issues.Photo by Isabelle Ballalatak, NDNA.
    BISMARCK – In an interview, Rep. Hamida Dakane (D-Fargo) shared her remarkable story: her background, her legislative priorities, and her reception as a Muslim woman of color in the North Dakota House of Representatives. Dakane is originally from Kenya. She came to North Dakota in 2012 to attend North Dakota State University through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. She later ea...

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