Meet Anquam.

My name is Anquam (ahn-AHM) Mahamoud, and I am running to be your next State Representative in MN House District 62B. 

I moved to Minnesota at the age of 8, and grew up in the East Phillips Neighborhood. My family experienced poverty like many of our neighbors, struggling to make ends meet with little healthcare access. My single mom fought hard to provide for me and my siblings. These sacrifices inform my work and advocacy daily.

I graduated from St. Catherine University with my B.S. in Psychology, becoming one of the first state caseworkers with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rollout. I knew helping others get access to healthcare was where I wanted to be. I kept at it, and I rose to be the State Planning Director for Individual Market Policy, Eligibility and Enrollment for MNsure. Here I helped provide continued oversight and implementation of the ACA, leading strategic efforts, communications, and budget creation in the tens of millions of dollars, ensuring quality and affordability in the marketplace for people across the state. While at the MNSURE, I was a member of AFSCME and MAPE labor unions.

As Chief Operating Officer of Twin Cities Health Services on Lake and Hennepin, I worked (often one-on-one) with some of our most vulnerable and unhoused neighbors, helping them navigate our services in a holistic manner: adult rehabilitative mental health therapy, substance use services, and identifying and resolving all barriers which exist between an individual and securing safe, affordable housing.

As your State Representative in 62B, I have fought to remove barriers to quality health care in underserved communities, grow affordable housing access, and I have stood on the front line with our immigrant, working class, unsheltered, and environmental justice communities. While we have made progress, we know the work is ongoing. This exercise in democracy is more crucial now than ever while attacks from the federal government are unceasing — and continue to surge.

I know that all Minnesotans are looking for the same holistically rooted foundation when they lay down at night: Health, Education, Affordable Housing, Clean Air and Water, and a bright future for their families. I’m inviting you to collaborate with me and ALL residents in our diverse and vibrant 62B to maintain and grow progressive wins at the legislature in 2026.

In partnership,

Anquam