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Ilhan Omar Is Her New Husband’s Biggest Client, Public Records Show
Firm spokesman says 'on any given day, eight or more people could be touching her account'
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) and new husband Tim Mynett—who is also her campaign consultant—are downplaying the campaign cash the freshman lawmaker funneled to his consulting firm. But campaign records show that Omar's campaign has been by far the firm's biggest client, funneling more than half-a-million dollars to the group in the 2018 and 2020 election cycles, almost half of all the money the company took in from federal candidates.
Omar and Mynett announced their marriage last Wednesday after vigorously denying they were engaged in a romantic relationship.
Now Omar's campaign and Mynett's firm, the E Street Group, a campaign consultancy for progressives, are defending their professional relationship from critics who have charged that Omar broke the law by improperly using campaign money for personal travel—in particular, to reimburse Mynett’s travel from California to Washington, D.C., to visit Omar.
Mynett’s business partner, Will Hailer, swatted down those criticisms, arguing that Omar is one of the group’s run-of-the-mill clients. "On any given day, eight or more people could be touching her account at some point, between design, digital ads, social media, email content creation, high-dollar fundraising, political support, and many other things that we provide for the campaign," Hailer told the Washington Post. "Similar to what we provide for countless other clients across the country."
A review of campaign finance records, however, found that the firm has just 17 clients and that Omar has been the firm's largest for the entirety of its existence. During the 2018 cycle, Omar paid the E Street Group $62,674 for fundraising consulting and was one of just four of the firm's campaign clients. Omar, who has spent $523,443 in total on the group’s services in the 2020 campaign cycle, remains the firm's largest political client, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
The E Street Group began operations in 2018 and brands itself as a team of "progressive political consultants working with candidates and causes to tell authentic stories." The group brought in a total of $145,406 in its first cycle and $1,285,994 so far this cycle. The pair have also launched a separate project, estreet.co, which markets itself as a "group of creative-minded hype agents working with start ups, non profits, breweries, vineyards and more."
Ilhan Omar Is Her New Husband's Biggest Client, Public Records Show
Firm spokesman says 'on any given day, eight or more people could be touching her account'
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) and new husband Tim Mynett—who is also her campaign consultant—are downplaying the campaign cash the freshman lawmaker funneled to his consulting firm. But campaign records show that Omar's campaign has been by far the firm's biggest client, funneling more than half-a-million dollars to the group in the 2018 and 2020 election cycles, almost half of all the money the company took in from federal candidates.
Omar and Mynett announced their marriage last Wednesday after vigorously denying they were engaged in a romantic relationship.
Now Omar's campaign and Mynett's firm, the E Street Group, a campaign consultancy for progressives, are defending their professional relationship from critics who have charged that Omar broke the law by improperly using campaign money for personal travel—in particular, to reimburse Mynett’s travel from California to Washington, D.C., to visit Omar.
Mynett’s business partner, Will Hailer, swatted down those criticisms, arguing that Omar is one of the group’s run-of-the-mill clients. "On any given day, eight or more people could be touching her account at some point, between design, digital ads, social media, email content creation, high-dollar fundraising, political support, and many other things that we provide for the campaign," Hailer told the Washington Post. "Similar to what we provide for countless other clients across the country."
A review of campaign finance records, however, found that the firm has just 17 clients and that Omar has been the firm's largest for the entirety of its existence. During the 2018 cycle, Omar paid the E Street Group $62,674 for fundraising consulting and was one of just four of the firm's campaign clients. Omar, who has spent $523,443 in total on the group’s services in the 2020 campaign cycle, remains the firm's largest political client, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
The E Street Group began operations in 2018 and brands itself as a team of "progressive political consultants working with candidates and causes to tell authentic stories." The group brought in a total of $145,406 in its first cycle and $1,285,994 so far this cycle. The pair have also launched a separate project, estreet.co, which markets itself as a "group of creative-minded hype agents working with start ups, non profits, breweries, vineyards and more."
Ilhan Omar Is Her New Husband's Biggest Client, Public Records Show
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She's a DemocRAT, so there is nothing to see here.Ilhan Omar Is Her New Husband’s Biggest Client, Public Records Show
Firm spokesman says 'on any given day, eight or more people could be touching her account'
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) and new husband Tim Mynett—who is also her campaign consultant—are downplaying the campaign cash the freshman lawmaker funneled to his consulting firm. But campaign records show that Omar's campaign has been by far the firm's biggest client, funneling more than half-a-million dollars to the group in the 2018 and 2020 election cycles, almost half of all the money the company took in from federal candidates.
Omar and Mynett announced their marriage last Wednesday after vigorously denying they were engaged in a romantic relationship.
Now Omar's campaign and Mynett's firm, the E Street Group, a campaign consultancy for progressives, are defending their professional relationship from critics who have charged that Omar broke the law by improperly using campaign money for personal travel—in particular, to reimburse Mynett’s travel from California to Washington, D.C., to visit Omar.
Mynett’s business partner, Will Hailer, swatted down those criticisms, arguing that Omar is one of the group’s run-of-the-mill clients. "On any given day, eight or more people could be touching her account at some point, between design, digital ads, social media, email content creation, high-dollar fundraising, political support, and many other things that we provide for the campaign," Hailer told the Washington Post. "Similar to what we provide for countless other clients across the country."
A review of campaign finance records, however, found that the firm has just 17 clients and that Omar has been the firm's largest for the entirety of its existence. During the 2018 cycle, Omar paid the E Street Group $62,674 for fundraising consulting and was one of just four of the firm's campaign clients. Omar, who has spent $523,443 in total on the group’s services in the 2020 campaign cycle, remains the firm's largest political client, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
The E Street Group began operations in 2018 and brands itself as a team of "progressive political consultants working with candidates and causes to tell authentic stories." The group brought in a total of $145,406 in its first cycle and $1,285,994 so far this cycle. The pair have also launched a separate project, estreet.co, which markets itself as a "group of creative-minded hype agents working with start ups, non profits, breweries, vineyards and more."
Ilhan Omar Is Her New Husband's Biggest Client, Public Records Show
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Ilhan Omar faces Push Back after Defending Illegal Immigrants as 'American taxpayers'
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sparked online controversy Wednesday after she attempted to reframe reporting on her desire to direct coronavirus aid to illegal immigrants.
"There, fixed it for you," Omar tweeted alongside an image of a New York Post headline that read: "'Squad' members want to make illegal immigrants eligible for coronavirus aid." The Minnesota congresswoman crossed out the phrase "illegal immigrants" and replaced it with "American taxpayers."
Some on Twitter pushed back with headline revisions of their own, including one that simply said "aliens."
"An illegal immigrant is not an American," one user wrote. Omar, who has called for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has a history of making controversial comments about the issue. For example, she suggested last June that it was "un-American to criminalize immigrants wanting to come to this country for a better life."
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sparked online controversy Wednesday after she attempted to reframe reporting on her desire to direct coronavirus aid to illegal immigrants.
"There, fixed it for you," Omar tweeted alongside an image of a New York Post headline that read: "'Squad' members want to make illegal immigrants eligible for coronavirus aid." The Minnesota congresswoman crossed out the phrase "illegal immigrants" and replaced it with "American taxpayers."
Omar's tweet touched a nerve, as both sides of the immigration debate have disagreed over whether illegal immigrants are unfairly reaping the benefits of public services.
Some on Twitter pushed back with headline revisions of their own, including one that simply said "aliens."
"An illegal immigrant is not an American," one user wrote. Omar, who has called for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has a history of making controversial comments about the issue. For example, she suggested last June that it was "un-American to criminalize immigrants wanting to come to this country for a better life."
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Omar Funnels Nearly $300,000 More to Her Husband’s Firm
Joe Schoffstall - APRIL 15, 2020 5:10 PM
Democratic representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) continues to push cash from her campaign committee to her now-husband's consulting firm.
Omar's new committee filings, posted Wednesday afternoon, show that during the first three months of the year, the campaign paid $292,905 to the E Street Group. E Street is a political consulting firm owned by Omar's husband, Tim Mynett. The cash, which reportedly went toward an array of services that included fundraising and advertisements, accounted for over 40 percent of the campaign's $674,892 in disbursements. Omar raised $456,374 during the quarter.
Omar's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Omar campaign also doled out $525,000 last year to Mynett's firm, its top vendor. At the time, Omar and Mynett were married to different people, but Mynett's wife alleged they were having an affair. The two denied that they had a romantic relationship. Omar's campaign and the E Street Group also faced accusations of using campaign funds on personal travel.
Rumors of an affair between Omar and Mynett garnered headlines after divorce papers from Mynett's ex-wife, Dr. Beth Mynett, were made public last summer.
"Days prior to defendant's devastating and shocking declaration of love for Rep. Omar and admission of their affair, he and Rep. Omar took the parties' son to dinner to formally meet for the first time at the family's favorite neighborhood restaurant while plaintiff was out of town," the divorce papers said. "Rep. Omar gave the parties' son a gift and the defendant later brought her back inside the family's home."
Omar denied the affair and said she was not separated from her then-husband Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi. "I have no interest in allowing the conversation about my personal life to continue and so I have no desire to discuss it," she said.
Likewise, Mynett denied the affair and claimed the rumors were an attempt to ruin his career. "Since the time of Mr. Mynett’s departure from the marital home, Ms. Mynett began a negative campaign against Mr. Mynett, seemingly in an effort to ruin his career and permanently damage his relationship with [his son] and his step-daughter," court papers said.
Omar announced via an Instagram post in March that she and Mynett were married.
The National Legal and Policy Center filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in August charging that Omar and Mynett broke the law by improperly using campaign funds to pay for Mynett to travel with her. This past quarter, Omar's campaign disclosed $9,392 worth of travel reimbursements to the E Street Group, the new disclosure shows.
Omar Funnels Nearly $300,000 More to Her Husband's Firm
Joe Schoffstall - APRIL 15, 2020 5:10 PM
Democratic representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) continues to push cash from her campaign committee to her now-husband's consulting firm.
Omar's new committee filings, posted Wednesday afternoon, show that during the first three months of the year, the campaign paid $292,905 to the E Street Group. E Street is a political consulting firm owned by Omar's husband, Tim Mynett. The cash, which reportedly went toward an array of services that included fundraising and advertisements, accounted for over 40 percent of the campaign's $674,892 in disbursements. Omar raised $456,374 during the quarter.
Omar's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Omar campaign also doled out $525,000 last year to Mynett's firm, its top vendor. At the time, Omar and Mynett were married to different people, but Mynett's wife alleged they were having an affair. The two denied that they had a romantic relationship. Omar's campaign and the E Street Group also faced accusations of using campaign funds on personal travel.
Rumors of an affair between Omar and Mynett garnered headlines after divorce papers from Mynett's ex-wife, Dr. Beth Mynett, were made public last summer.
"Days prior to defendant's devastating and shocking declaration of love for Rep. Omar and admission of their affair, he and Rep. Omar took the parties' son to dinner to formally meet for the first time at the family's favorite neighborhood restaurant while plaintiff was out of town," the divorce papers said. "Rep. Omar gave the parties' son a gift and the defendant later brought her back inside the family's home."
Omar denied the affair and said she was not separated from her then-husband Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi. "I have no interest in allowing the conversation about my personal life to continue and so I have no desire to discuss it," she said.
Likewise, Mynett denied the affair and claimed the rumors were an attempt to ruin his career. "Since the time of Mr. Mynett’s departure from the marital home, Ms. Mynett began a negative campaign against Mr. Mynett, seemingly in an effort to ruin his career and permanently damage his relationship with [his son] and his step-daughter," court papers said.
Omar announced via an Instagram post in March that she and Mynett were married.
The National Legal and Policy Center filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in August charging that Omar and Mynett broke the law by improperly using campaign funds to pay for Mynett to travel with her. This past quarter, Omar's campaign disclosed $9,392 worth of travel reimbursements to the E Street Group, the new disclosure shows.
Omar Funnels Nearly $300,000 More to Her Husband's Firm
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I'm sure it happens all the time in DC. Unfortunate, but, a loophole to funnel money, and it is legal.
Who is going to audit any of these companies, let alone, be able to sit down and see any tangible or quantifiable results or returns from the money spent?
Seriously, what a great model, we are a "consulting" firm, we are a "public relations" firm. We took poles and had focus groups and spent money on advertisements "based" on those.........
All they need to do is just spend 40% on an "array of services that included fundraising and advertisements" that are documented, show salary payouts to themselves, and expense and funnel the rest away. Live the high life, travel well, live well, hide a little cash. Typical DC scam.
Who is going to audit any of these companies, let alone, be able to sit down and see any tangible or quantifiable results or returns from the money spent?
Seriously, what a great model, we are a "consulting" firm, we are a "public relations" firm. We took poles and had focus groups and spent money on advertisements "based" on those.........
All they need to do is just spend 40% on an "array of services that included fundraising and advertisements" that are documented, show salary payouts to themselves, and expense and funnel the rest away. Live the high life, travel well, live well, hide a little cash. Typical DC scam.
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