Ilhan Omar-4 Ilhan Omar is poised to become the first Somali American elected to a state legislature. (Photo from Ilhanomar.com) Alex Stonehill Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly. Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.