# Somali daycare owner tied to fraud wins Minnesota House race sparking online fury: ‘Lost state’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/somali-daycare-owner-tied-to-fraud-wins-minnesota-house-race-sparking-online-fury-lost-state/
- Published: 2026-11-06T09:00:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T10:38:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/somali-daycare-owner-tied-fraud-wins-minnesota-house-race-sparking-online-fury-lost-state
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Abdi Daisane won a Minnesota House seat.
- His childcare centre received millions in public funding.
- Its former sponsor settled fraud claims for $18.5 million.

## Summary

Abdi Daisane, a Somali-born candidate for Minnesota’s Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, defeated a Republican incumbent to win House District 14A. His election has drawn attention because he owns a childcare centre that has received substantial public funding and was sponsored for federal food-program funding by a nonprofit that settled fraud claims.

Blooming Kids Child Care Center received $7.29 million through Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program since 2018 and $598,251.62 through the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program since 2020. Its CACFP sponsor, Partners in Nutrition, paid an $18.5 million civil settlement over claims it knowingly defrauded Minnesota of federal child nutrition funds; the article does not allege that Daisane was implicated in that fraud. Reports have also raised questions about the centre’s activity and cited violations, while Daisane’s victory prompted critical posts on social media.

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