Booze, Belief, and Ballooning Wealth in Ilhan Omar’s Inner Circle
David Manney | 4:10 PM on February 07, 2026
A Conversion That Raised Eyebrows
One thing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has never lacked is attention, but recent attention hits closer to home.
When she married political consultant Tim Mynett in 2020, public whispers followed her about an affair while he remained married to Beth Mynett. Before they were wed, Mynett converted to Islam, a faith that draws a firm moral line against alcohol. Soon afterwards, pictures and accounts of Mynett surfaced, showing him hauling liquor into Omar's Washington home and smoking cigarettes, bad behavior for a recently converted man.
A spokesperson for the congresswoman stated that Omar and Mynett married "Islamically and legally" in 2020. Traditional Sunni Islam, to which Omar belongs, religiously forbids a Muslim woman from marrying a non-Muslim man. The statement implied that Mynett had either converted to Islam or that the couple had undertaken a religious ceremony satisfying Sharia requirements.
However, the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol are strictly prohibited by Islamic law (haram). Mynett’s active role at a winery and the specific pursuit of profit from alcohol sales present a theological conflict with the faith Omar frequently cites as a guiding moral compass in her legislative work.
The congresswoman has not publicly addressed this discrepancy. Her office has maintained a strict separation between her legislative duties and her husband’s private ventures, stating she has no involvement in his business dealings.
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