Oye Owolewa
Oye Owolewa | |
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| Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of Columbia's at-large district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Franklin Garcia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adeoye Ibrahim Yakubu-Owolewa November 18, 1989 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Northeastern University (BS, PharmD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Adeoye "Oye" Ibrahim Yakubu-Owolewa ⓘ(born November 18, 1989) is an American politician, pharmacist, and a member of the Democratic Party. In November 2020, he was elected as the shadow representative of the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia. As a shadow congressperson, Owolewa is tasked with lobbying for D.C. statehood; the unpaid position was authorized by D.C. voters in 1982, but was never approved by Congress.
Although mistakenly described in Nigerian media as the first Nigerian-American to be elected to the U.S. Congress, Owolewa is not a member of Congress. He is currently a candidate for DC Council for the 2026 election.