Another major Minnesota Democrat is being pulled into the political fallout surrounding an autism provider now under state investigation, with records showing the center’s CEO previously worked on Amy Klobuchar’s first U.S. Senate campaign.
Nimco Ahmed, CEO of Milestone Development Center, has been a fixture in Democratic-Farmer-Labor politics for years and recently drew attention after appearing alongside Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in a viral video.
Now Alpha News reports that Ahmed was also part of Klobuchar’s political operation during her first Senate run in 2006.
A 2006 profile published by Mshale reported that Ahmed joined the “Klobuchar team” and listed her contact email as nahmed@amyklobuchar.com.
Other archived articles from the outlet also identified Ahmed as a staffer on Klobuchar’s 2006 campaign.
Federal campaign finance records cited in the report indicate Klobuchar’s campaign paid Ahmed nearly $8,000 during that election cycle.
The connection is drawing new scrutiny because Milestone Development Center is currently under investigation by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
DHS has confirmed that Milestone and Spectrum Therapy Center are both subjects of open investigations.
The agency has also said both providers were terminated from participating in Medicaid through Minnesota’s 2026 revalidation process and have appealed those decisions.
