Abdi Daisane Wins Minnesota House Seat After Daycare Took $7.9 Million Amid Fraud Scrutiny
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 6
Abdi Daisane Wins Minnesota House Seat After Daycare Took $7.9 Million Amid Fraud Scrutiny
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 6
Summary
Abdi Daisane unseated a Republican in Minnesota’s House District 14A, becoming the first Somali-born lawmaker from St. Cloud.
His victory came as scrutiny swirled around Blooming Kids Child Care Center, where he is CEO; the center has received $7.29 million in state child-care aid since 2018 and $598,251.62 in federal food-program funds since 2020.
That federal funding flowed through Partners in Nutrition, a nonprofit that recently agreed to an $18.5 million civil fraud settlement over child nutrition funds in Minnesota.
Alpha News had reported in late October that the daycare drew more than a dozen violations and that a nearby worker said they rarely saw children entering or leaving the site.
The win also triggered online backlash, with conservative activists and commentators highlighting the funding questions and separate immigration-related claims involving Daisane’s wife.