Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is facing renewed scrutiny after a congressional financial disclosure that once appeared to show millions in family assets was dramatically revised downward, with her office blaming accounting errors and insisting she is not wealthy.
Earlier filings indicated Omar and her husband, Tim Mynett, held assets valued between $6 million and $30 million. Those numbers triggered major attention in Washington and fresh criticism from Republican lawmakers.
An amended disclosure now paints a very different picture.
According to the revised filing, the couple’s assets are listed between $18,004 and $95,000, a fraction of what had previously been reported.
Omar’s office says the original numbers were wrong.
“The amended disclosure confirms what we’ve said all along: The congresswoman is not a millionaire,” spokesperson Jacklyn Rogers said. She added that Omar voluntarily corrected the filing once the discrepancy was discovered.
The reversal has fueled political controversy because the difference between tens of millions of dollars and under six figures is massive.
The earlier disclosure tied much of the reported wealth to business interests linked to Mynett, including venture capital firm Rose Lake Capital LLC and California winery ESTCRU LLC.
In the amended filing, those same businesses were reportedly listed as having no value after liabilities were factored in.
A lawyer for Omar told the Office of Congressional Conduct that the inaccurate filing was unintentional and stemmed from reliance on accountants and financial professionals, per the Daily Mail.
The attorney said it is common for busy elected officials and spouses to depend on experts when preparing disclosures.
Even with the lowered asset totals, the amended filing still showed the couple reported between $102,503 and $1,005,200 in income tied to those holdings in 2024.
Supporting records cited in the report said Mynett received $213,200 in distributions from Rose Lake Capital and $3,000 from the winery.
The filing also listed personal liabilities, including student debt and credit card debt.
Republicans are using the controversy to demand more answers.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer has previously questioned how the couple’s reported wealth could rise so sharply in a short period.
Omar has strongly rejected wrongdoing and criticized repeated attacks from President Donald Trump and GOP investigators.
She has said that years of accusations against her have produced nothing.
No criminal charges have been filed against Omar or Mynett, and there is no public finding of misconduct tied to the disclosure change.
Still, the issue creates a political problem because Omar has long positioned herself as a critic of wealth concentration and economic inequality.
Supporters will argue the amended filing proves the millionaire narrative was false.
Critics will argue that a swing from $30 million to under $100,000 raises serious competence or transparency questions.
