Omar's GOP challenger comes out firing with vow to clean up 'mess' in deep blue district: 'People are fed up'
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John Nagel, who is running against Rep. Ilhan Omar in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, spoke to Fox News Digital about the district being the "epicenter" of the state’s fraud problem and why he says voters are ready for change.
MINNEAPOLIS — Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., officially has a Republican challenger who is making the case that Minnesota voters are "fed up" with fraud and dysfunction and are ready for a change as he looks to unseat Omar in one of the country's most closely watched progressive strongholds.
John Nagel, a Minnesota native who spent 30 years as a state trooper, told Fox News Digital in an interview that he believes his background…