Hennepin County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Its county seat is Minneapolis,the state's most populous city. The county is named for the 17th-century explorer Louis Hennepin. It extends from Minneapolis to the suburbs and outlying cities in the western part of the county. Its natural areas are covered by extensive woods,hills,and lakes. As of the 2020 census,the population was 1,281,565. It is Minnesota's most populous county and the 34th-most populous county in the U.S.;more than one in five Minnesotans live in Hennepin County. It is included in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul–Bloomington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Edina is a city in Hennepin County,Minnesota,United States and a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis. The population was 53,494 at the 2020 census,making it the 18th most populous city in Minnesota.
Minnetonka is a city in Hennepin County,Minnesota,United States. A western suburb of the Twin Cities,Minnetonka is located about 10 miles (16 km) west of downtown Minneapolis. At the 2020 census,the city's population was 53,781.
Orono is a city in Hennepin County,Minnesota,United States west of Minneapolis. Located on the north shore of Lake Minnetonka,Orono is one of the state's most upscale and wealthiest cities and also known for its sparse suburban character and abundant wildlife.
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the U.S. state of Minnesota's legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate,the state's upper house,to craft and pass legislation,which is then subject to approval by the governor of Minnesota.
Southdale Center is a shopping mall located in Edina,Minnesota,a suburb of the Twin Cities. It opened in 1956 and is the first fully enclosed,climate-controlled shopping mall in the United States. Southdale Center has 1,297,608 square feet of leasable retail space,and contains 106 retail tenants. The mall is owned by Simon Property Group and the anchor stores are Macy's,Dave &Buster's,AMC Theatres,Hennepin Service Center,and Life Time Athletic.
Christopher B. Coleman is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 54th Mayor of Saint Paul,Minnesota between 2006 and 2018. He defeated incumbent mayor Randy Kelly in 2005 and took office on January 3,2006. He was later succeeded by city councilman Melvin Carter on January 2,2018.
Minnesota's 3rd congressional district encompasses the suburbs of Hennepin and Anoka counties to the west,south,and north of Minneapolis. The district,which is mostly suburban in character,includes a few farming communities on its far western edge and also inner-ring suburban areas on its eastern edge. The district includes the blue collar cities of Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids to the north-east,middle-income Bloomington to the south,and higher-income Eden Prairie,Edina,Maple Grove,Plymouth,Minnetonka,and Wayzata to the west. Democrat Dean Phillips currently represents the district in the U.S. House of Representatives,after defeating incumbent Republican Erik Paulsen in the 2018 midterm elections.
Hennepin County Library is a public library system serving Hennepin County,Minnesota,US. The current iteration of Hennepin County Library was formed by the merger of urban Minneapolis Public Library and suburban Hennepin County Library on January 1,2008. The system has 41 library locations,deposit collections at nursing homes and correctional facilities,mail service to the homebound,and extensive outreach services. With more than 4 million items in its collection,the Hennepin County Library system is one of the largest public libraries in the United States. The library is a department of Hennepin County Government. The library headquarters are in the Ridgedale Library in suburban Minnetonka. The library system has an eleven-member advisory Library Board appointed by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. It is a member of the Metropolitan Library Service Agency,a consortium of eight Twin Cities library systems.
Ron Erhardt is a politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represented District 49A,which included most of Edina in Hennepin County.
Frank Hornstein is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2003. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Hornstein represents District 61A,which includes parts of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County,Minnesota.
Michael V. Nelson is an American politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 38A,which includes the cities of Brooklyn Park and Osseo in Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Keith S. Downey is a Minnesota politician and the former chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota. A former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives,he represented District 41A,which primarily included portions of the cities of Edina and Minnetonka in Hennepin County in the southwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is also a consultant for state and local governments on strategy,operations,and technology.
Laurie Pryor is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Pryor represents District 49A in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Eden Prairie and Minnetonka and parts of Hennepin County.
Kelly Louise Morrison is an American doctor and politician who was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 2023 to 2024. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,Morrison represented District 45 in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Minnetonka,Mound,Minnetrista,and Orono in Hennepin County. She served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023.
Heather Edelson is an American politician who is a member of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2019 to 2024,representing District 50A in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes Edina and parts of Hennepin County. In 2024,she was elected to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners from the 6th district.
The 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic (DFL) Governor Tim Walz defeated the Republican nominee,former state senator Scott Jensen,winning a second term.
The 2022 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the attorney general of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Incumbent DFLer Keith Ellison narrowly won reelection to a second term against Republican challenger Jim Schultz.
The 2022 Hennepin County Attorney election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the county attorney of Hennepin County,Minnesota. On September 1,2021,incumbent county attorney Michael O. Freeman announced that he would retire at the end of his term after 24 years in the role. Former Hennepin County Chief Public Defender Mary Moriarty defeated former Hennepin County judge Martha Holton Dimick and became the first openly LGBTQ woman elected as Hennepin County Attorney.
