Assistant Majority Leader
Senator Clare
Oumou Verbeten
⚲ FALCON HEIGHTS┃DISTRICT 66
Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten was elected in 2022 to represent Senate District 66, which includes Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Roseville, and St. Paul. She is Vice Chair of the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee and serves on the Education Finance Committee, Higher Education Committee, and the Labor Committee. She was one of the Senate’s first Black women when she was elected in 2022, and in 2024, Senator Oumou Verbeten was elected to serve as one of the Senate DFL’s assistant majority leaders.
Senator Oumou Verbeten prioritizes racial justice and human dignity in her legislative work and puts the fight for racial justice and human dignity at the center of her work. She lives in St. Paul’s Como neighborhood with her husband Garrison, their son Leo, and their goldendoodle Honey.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
VICE CHAIR
Judiciary and Public Safety
MEMBER
Education Finance
Higher Education
Labor
Legislative Accomplishments
- Protected tenants by requiring rent transparency, timely repairs, 14-day pre-eviction notices, eviction expungements, and more.
- Created the Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, giving the Attorney General and individuals the right to sue student loan servicers for the use of deceptive practices.
- Passed $86.9 million for English Language Learner programs in school districts across Minnesota.
- Supported current and formerly incarcerated people by:
- Passing the Minnesota Connecting Families Act, ensuring free phone calls for incarcerated individuals and their families to promote connections and support.
- Improving medical care in correctional facilities.
- Prohibiting colleges and universities from asking applicants about criminal history until they offer admission.
- Provided free menstrual products in K-12 schools and college campuses.
- Created a Plain Language Driver‘s License Exam to remove the use of overly complex or confusing language.
- Banned the use of deception in police interrogations of juveniles and limited the use of no-knock warrants by law enforcement to save lives.
- Required entertainment venues to provide free water or allow sealed/refillable bottles.
Latest News from Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten
DFL-Authored Flock Camera Legislation to Return in 2027
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