Hamline YDSA meeting with students in a classroom looking at a speaker

Last week, a volunteer from our campaign visited Hamline YDSA to talk about our campaign for renter right-to-repair. Many Hamline students are renting for the first time, and they deserve safe, well-maintained housing like all St. Paul residents!

Apparently Omar Fateh and the Rizzler share the same birthday also

Minnesotans who follow me, please make a $75 donation to Omar Fateh for his birthday!! If you live here, it can be refunded for free with the PCR program!

A picture of Omar Fateh with text reading “FATEH for MINNESOTA SENATE Happy BIRTHDAY Fateh! CHIP IN $36 OR $62 TODAY TO HELP TEAM FATEH FUEL OUR PEOPLE-POWERED CAMPAIGN! SECURE.ACTBLUE.COM/DONATE/OMAR-FATEH-62”

Today is Senator Fateh’s Birthday! 🎉

To celebrate Sen. Fateh’s 36th birthday, and our re-election campaign in Senate District 62, chip-in $36 or $62 today to help fuel Team Fateh’s people-powered campaign in the Southside!

Donate at: secure.actblue.com/donate/omar-fateh-62?refcode=birthday

A picture with Omar Fateh and candidate Christin Crabtree, and another picture with a Minneapolis DFL delegate, with text reading “Fateh for MN Senate. CONGRATULATIONS! to our 2026 DFL ENDORSED candidates running for Minneapolis School Board: • Collin Beachy (At-Large) • Christin Crabtree (At-Large) • Abdul Abdi (District 1) • Shannon Gibney (District 3) • Becca Dryden (District 5) A huge THANK YOU to our Minneapolis DFL volunteers, and newly elected Executive Officers! 2026 MINNEAPOLIS DFL CITY CONVENTION”

Thank you to the 100+ volunteers who made yesterday’s 2026 Minneapolis DFL City Convention an incredible success!

Two people holding a paper frame that says “This is what democracy looks like” with a volunteer holding signature collection forms and flyers

Two volunteers at Como Park with signature collection forms

Our team has been out and about collecting signatures across Saint Paul! From Como Park to the No Kings rally, we've been talking to our neighbors about the importance of ensuring renters have timely, quality repairs for their homes.

A picture of Anika Bowie and the Safe Homes St. Paul logo with text reading “Anika Bowie, St. Paul Councilor - Ward 1, Elected Leader Endorsement” and a quote by Anika Bowie reading "As a St. Paul City Councilmember, I know responsible property owners maintain their buildings already. Right to Repair protects our most vulnerable neighbors—especially in communities like Rondo that have faced decades of disinvestment. This holds accountable those who treat our neighbors like profit margins.”

Thank you Ward 1 Councilor Anika Bowie for your endorsement!

Thank you Councilor Yang for supporting St. Paul renters!

Text reading “Nelsie Yang, St. Paul City Councilor Ward 6, elected leader endorsement” with a picture of Nelsie Yang and the Safe Homes Saint Paul logo.

We’re proud to be endorsed by Ward 6 St. Paul City Councilor Nelsie Yang! Thank you for the support!

Help us get renter right to repair on the ballot in St. Paul! RSVP here for upcoming canvasses or trainings: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-s...

Join Safe Homes Saint Paul for Signature Collection! St. Paul has a problem. Our housing is old. Out-of-town and corporate landlords are letting properties deteriorate. And when things break, renters have no real power to get them fixed. We're launchi...

RSVP here to join the team: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-s...

Text reading “Safe HOMES SAINT PAUL 700+ SIGNATURES COLLECTED LAST WEEKEND THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE JOIN OUR CANVASSING TEAM! RSVP FOR TRAINING IN BIO” with a picture of a volunteer holding petition sheets with others holding a frame reading “this is what democracy looks like”

Text reading “Safe HOMES SAINT PAUL GET TRAINED TO COLLECT SIGNATURES AND WIN RENTERS' RIGHT TO REPAIR! APRIL 8TH 6:30PM HANCOCK RECREATION CENTER 1610 HUBBARD AVE, STP APRIL 15TH 5PM COLISEUM BUILDING 2708 E LAKE ST, MLPS”

An incredible team of supporters collected 700 signatures last weekend at the No Kings rally and the senate district 65 convention. Renters and homeowners alike are excited about a Renters' Right to Repair ordinance, we just have to get out there and have the conversations!

Did anyone get endorsed for 65B?

Text reading “Fateh for Minnesota Senate” with various pictures of Omar Fateh and attendees of the Senate District 62 DFL convention

Various pictures of Omar Fateh and attendees of the Senate District 62 DFL convention

Various pictures of Omar Fateh and attendees of the Senate District 62 DFL convention

Various pictures of Omar Fateh and attendees of the Senate District 62 DFL convention

Thank you to everyone from Senate District 62 who came out last weekend to our DFL Endorsing Convention.

Omar Fateh beats his challengers with 82% of the vote at the SD 62 convention today, let’s go!

A picture of Omar Fateh with text saying “Endorsed, Minnesota DFL, Fateh for Minnesota Senate, Thank you, Senate District 62!”

I am proud to be DFL ENDORSED!

Thank you to today’s Senate District 62 Convention delegates for endorsing me on the first ballot!

SD62 DFLers understand that now, more than ever, we need leaders who won’t fold.

I’m really proud that my STAR Act passed through committee yesterday. The Safety, Trust, and Respect Act is a major bill that would hold ICE accountable and prohibit them from sensitive areas like courtrooms, schools, colleges, and healthcare facilities.

Send a letter to Jacob Frey and the City Council saying NO to $40 million dollars going to a cop city!!!

The TCDSA logo with grayed out images of cops in riot gear with text reading “STOP COP CITY MAYOR FREY WANTS TO BUILD THE MPD A "COMMUNITY TRAINING AND WELLNESS CENTER" IN OUR BACKYARD WHAT DOES TCDSA SAY TO THIS? YOU CAN'T SPELL POLICE WITHOUT ICE”

Picture of Jacob Frey with text saying “We don't have money for families facing eviction amid the ICE occupation”, then a picture of a happy Jacob Frey below it with text saying “HELL YEAH Minneapolis can pay $40 million towards a Cop City”

Email Jacob Frey! No $40 million cop city for MPD: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

what happened at the SD-65 convention??

Picture of Omar Fateh in front of a building with text reading “SENATE DISTRICT 62 CONVENTION JOIN US on SUNDAY, MARCH 22nd MEET ME AT: WASHBURN HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION STARTS 9:00 am CALL TO ORDER at 10:00 am sharp! FATEH for MINNESOTA SENATE OUR COMMUNITY SHOWS UP.”

Picture of Omar Fateh with text reading “SENATE DISTRICT 62 CONVENTION SUNDAY, MARCH 22nd WASHBURN HIGH SCHOOL AT OUR SD62 CONVENTION, WE WILL: • CONSIDER ENDORSING CANDIDATES for STATE SENATE & STATE HOUSE, • ELECT PARTY LEADERS, • CONSIDER RESOLUTIONS, • ELECT DELEGATES to CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5 & STATE CONVENTIONS. FATEH for MINNESOTA SENATE FATEHFOR62.COM”

I’m Omar Fateh, and I’m running for re-election to be your State Senator for the Southside.

Our community always shows up. I look forward to seeing our SD62 Delegates at the DFL Convention next weekend:

Sunday, March 22nd at Washburn | Registration: 9am and Call to Order: 10am.

Our hearts are warmed - right before a Minnesota blizzard! Thank you to @austindsa.bsky.social and @pghdsa.org for sending our chapter Valentine’s cards. We loved reading every message of solidarity 🌹

March 11, 2026 Minneapolis City Council 350 South 5th Street Room 370 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Dear Council President Payne, Council Vice President Osman and Council Members: This letter is to inform you that I have vetoed Ordinance No. 2026-002 to extend the pre-eviction notice for renters to 60 days. I understand the authors’ intent, but the experience from COVID-19 and guidance from shelter and affordable housing providers shows that this strategy has not worked. We have heard over and over again from shelter and affordable housing providers that longer timelines produce worse outcomes for residents. In their words, when rental assistance isn’t available, time is a debt trap that becomes a barrier to securing future housing. I heard a call for more financial assistance, and I believe that is the best path forward. Rental assistance is working and getting to renters quickly – rent collections are better in 2026 than 2025. That’s why I’m proposing to spend $1 million from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for emergency rental assistance administered through Hennepin County. While a 60-day pre-eviction notice period sounds good, there is no data to show that it does good. Pandemic era eviction moratorium allowed many renters to accumulate huge amounts of debt that they are still paying off today. When property owners carry the losses, the housing system experiences upward pressure on rents to replenish reserves, catch up on missed mortgage, insurance, utility, payroll, and property tax payments, and cover increased costs associated with deferred maintenance. I believe most landlords are working with tenants to develop payment plans and access rental assistance. But for bad actors, I worry that the proposal gives them reasons to report tenants to ICE or use minor lease violationswhich don’t require as much notice and are harder to expunge – to evict tenants. We will continue to monitor the data. If something substantially changes, I am committed to working with the City…

mayor jacob frey has vetoed the pause evictions, save lives bill the minneapolis city coucil approved that would've extended the eviction timeline from 30 days to 60 days temporarily to held families impacted by the ICE invasion catch up paying rent

Text reading “Fateh for Minnesota Senate Phone Bank. Saturday March 14th 11am-1pm virtual, Sunday March 15th 2-4pm virtual, Saturday March 21st 11am-1pm virtual. Sign up: bit.ly/FatehPhoneBank” and a picture of Omar Fateh holding a phone with text saying “Help Team Fateh turn out delegates to the senate district 62 convention!”

Join Team Fateh for three upcoming phone banks to turn out delegates to our SD62 DFL Convention on Sunday, March 22nd

☎️ Sign up to phone bank virtually with Team Fateh: bit.ly/FatehPhoneBank

📋 We’re recruiting to fill 20 volunteer shifts! Can you join us & bring a friend?

A legal observer in Cold Spring urged us to share that on 2/5, an ICE agent threatened to kill them. The agent purposely stood in front of their car and used the bogus fear of being hit to justify the threat. As the news cycle turns its eye away from MN, we will not forget.

We keep us safe Observer Trainnt. Learn best practices for non-violent peaceful action in your community as a legal observer along with how to get involved in your local response groups. Sunday, March 8th, 1-3pm, Macalester College, Olin Rice Room 350. Registration link in bio, with the Twin Cities DSA logo that has two loons, a star, and a rose, and a picture of an ice cube with an X across it.

Join us for this week's legal observer training at Macalester College in St. Paul! We are excited to be teaming up with Mac YDSA to keep growing the pool of community members who can keep us safe. All are welcome! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/legal...

Senator Fateh and Senator Champion standing together, with Senator Fateh holding papers up

Senator Fateh, Senator Champion, and other people standing together, with Senator Fateh holding papers up

Today, Senator Champion and I had our bill heard in Judiciary committee to enable Minnesotans to sue for civil and monetary damages for constitutional violations by federal agents. We can’t move on from Operation Metro Surge without allowing those who were harmed to seek justice.

…can we take his seat too?

I proudly joined his daughter Santita Jackson on her podcast last year, a movement leader who is carrying forward Rev. Jackson's legacy and our shared mission to grow multi-racial coalitions, and center working people to eventually realize full civil rights in America.

We lost a giant. Rev. Jesse Jackson never stopped fighting for true justice and equality, and he crucially centered economic justice throughout his work. The Rainbow Coalition and his many campaigns paved the way for people like me to stand up and to not only organize — but to lead.