Daisane Wins Minnesota House Seat as Daycare Funding Draws ScrutinyVoters Choose Daisane as His Daycare Business Faces ScrutinyDaisane’s Election Puts Minnesota Daycare Funding Under a Spotlight
On November 3, Democrat Abdi Daisane defeated a Republican incumbent in St. Cloud’s Minnesota House District 14A race. His daycare business’s public funding and its former nonprofit sponsor’s fraud settlement have drawn attention.On November 3, St. Cloud voters elected Democrat Abdi Daisane to the Minnesota House, making him the area’s first Somali-born state lawmaker. Scrutiny of his daycare business has followed his win.On November 3, Democrat Abdi Daisane won a Minnesota House seat representing St. Cloud. His daycare business has received millions in public funds, and its former federal-program sponsor agreed to an $18.5 million fraud settlement.