Emily Larson | |
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![]() Larson in 2019 | |
39th Mayor of Duluth | |
In office January 4, 2016 –January 2, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Don Ness |
Succeeded by | Roger Reinert |
Member of the Duluth City Council | |
In office January 2,2012 –January 4,2016 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Anderson |
Succeeded by | Elissa Hansen |
Personal details | |
Born | 1973 (age 50–51) St. Paul,Minnesota |
Political party | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
Spouse | Doug Zaun |
Alma mater | College of St. Scholastica (BA) University of Minnesota (MSW) |
Emily Larson (born 1973) is an American politician and former mayor of Duluth,Minnesota. She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
Larson was elected mayor of Duluth in November 2015 and inaugurated on January 4,2016,the first female mayor in the city's history. She won reelection in 2019. Prior to becoming mayor,she was a member of the Duluth City Council.
Emily Larson was born and raised in St. Paul,the youngest of three children. Her mother,a poet,and her father,an information technology worker,divorced when she was 10 years old,but both later remarried. [1] She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in social work from the College of St. Scholastica and later earned a Master's Degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. A graduate of the Intermedia Arts Creative Community Leadership Institute,Larson served on the advisory committee that developed the Duluth Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP).
She has worked in Duluth for CHUM,a charity assisting homeless people and people at high risk for homelessness,and as a consultant to other non-profit organizations. [2] She owns a small business that specializes in helping non-profits. [3]
Larson finished first in the 2011 election for an at-large city council position,and was elected president of the Duluth City Council. She served for one term until she was elected mayor of the city. [2]
In November 2015,Larson won election as the first female mayor of Duluth,with almost 72% of the total votes. [4] [5] She succeeded popular mayor Don Ness,who in his second term held a nearly 90% approval rating. [6] Larson was inaugurated on January 4,2016,during a ceremony at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC). [7]
She was again reelected in 2019,this time with about 64% of the total votes. [8]
In December 2022,Larson announced her reelection bid,making her the first Duluth mayor to run for a third term since Gary Doty in 1999. [9]
During the November 7th,2023 elections Larson lost her re-election bid 60-40 percent to Roger Reinert. [10]
She is married to Doug Zaun,co-owner of Duluth-based design firm Wagner Zaun Architecture,and together they have two sons. [1] [3]
Larson is an active trail runner and fitness enthusiast. [3]
2011 Duluth City Councilor At-Large election [11] | ||||
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Candidates | Primary (Sep 13) | General election (Nov 8) | ||
Votes A | % | Votes A | % | |
Emily Larson | 4,918 | 40.12 | 13,216 | 38.96 |
Linda Krug | 4,860 | 39.65 | 12,186 | 35.92 |
Tim Riley | 947 | 7.73 | 4,459 | 13.14 |
Chad Smith | 645 | 5.26 | 3,920 | 11.56 |
Eric Edwardson | 446 | 3.64 | ||
Gareth W. Bates | 442 | 3.61 | ||
Write-in | 142 | 0.42 | ||
Total | 12,258 | 100 | 33,923 | 100 |
^A Voters could cast up to two votes
2015 Duluth Mayoral Election [12] | ||||
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Candidates | Primary (Sep 15) | General election (Nov 3) | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Emily Larson | 5,456 | 67.32 | 15,352 | 71.94 |
Chuck Horton | 1,505 | 18.57 | 5,862 | 27.47 |
Howie Hanson | 732 | 9.03 | ||
James Mattson | 117 | 2.18 | ||
John Socha | 111 | 1.37 | ||
John Howard Evans | 51 | 0.63 | ||
Thomas Cooper | 45 | 0.56 | ||
Robert D. Schieve | 27 | 0.33 | ||
Write-in | 125 | 0.59 | ||
Total | 8,044 | 100 | 21,339 | 100 |
2019 Duluth Mayoral Election [8] | ||||
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Candidates | Primary (Aug 13) | General election (Nov 5) | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Emily Larson | 5,225 | 66.87 | 13,340 | 63.65 |
David Nolle | 992 | 12.70 | 7,509 | 35.83 |
John Socha | 450 | 5.76 | ||
Daniel Weatherly | 285 | 3.65 | ||
Donald Raihala | 220 | 2.82 | ||
Caleb Anderson | 206 | 2.64 | ||
Jesse Peterson | 193 | 2.47 | ||
Corey Ford | 160 | 2.05 | ||
Doris Queen Lavender | 83 | 1.06 | ||
Write-in | 110 | 0.52 | ||
Total | 7,814 | 100 | 20,959 | 100 |
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