US representative Ilhan Omar, a member of the ‘Squad of progressives’ won the Democratic primary nomination on Wednesday in Minnesota’s 5th district. She defeated a ‘well-funded’ rival Antone Melton-Meaux to run for re-election in November. Omar was one of the two Muslim women to be elected to the Congress in 2018.

Announcing the election victory, Omar said ‘organized people will always beat organized money in Minnesota’.

“Tonight, our movement didn’t just win. We earned a mandate for change. Despite outside efforts to defeat us, we once again broke turnout records. Despite the attacks, our support has only grown,” she tweeted.

Stating that she looks forward to serving the people of Minnesota, Omar said that elections this year is about standing up to a President who promised to ban an entire group of people from this country based solely on their Muslim identity. Earlier, President Donald Trump had called Omar “an America-hating socialist.”

“It’s about standing up for the basic human rights around the world—and fighting a military-industrial complex that opposes the recognition of people’s humanity and dignity,” she wrote.

Omar rose to prominence as a member of ‘Squad’, a group of four women representatives which advocate progressive policies, and represent the demographic diversity of a younger political generation.