Somali community holds campaign rally for socialist Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh

Socialist candidate for Minnesota mayor Omar Fateh attended a large campaign rally with many Somali supporters on Sunday evening. Fateh has been referred to by some as the "Mamdani of the Midwest," in reference to his hard-left views, similar to Zohran Mamdani's policy prescriptions for the New York City mayoral race.

Footage of the gathering showed the dozens of Somali supporters at the Brian Coyle Center of Minneapolis. Fateh also spoke at the event.

Supporters at the event wore t-shirts with his name and some also had political stickers showing support for Gaza. One supporter also spoke at the event, yelling into the microphone in Somali.

Fateh has previously talked about his top priority of protecting illegal immigrants from a "hostile federal government."

The candidate, who is Somali himself, has also previously posted campaign announcements in Somali.

Fateh has previously compared white, Republican lawmakers to terrorists.

The candidate, who has previously called Mamdani a "friend" and "fellow DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) member," has also campaigned on similar policies to his New York City counterpart.

Fateh identifies as a “democratic socialist,” according to his government profile, and has been a state senator for District 62 in Minnesota. Some of his proposals have included making Minneapolis a “safe haven” for sex change surgeries as well as abortion. He has also proposed increasing the minimum wage, like Mamdani has in New York.

Another policy also includes “rent stabilization” or control, similar to Mamdani’s proposal to freeze rent prices in New York City.