The Minneapolis City Council is the legislative branch of the city of Minneapolis in Minnesota,United States. Comprising 13 members,the council holds the authority to create and modify laws,policies,and ordinances that govern the city. Each member represents one of the 13 wards in Minneapolis,elected for a four-year term. The current council structure has been in place since the 1950s.
Sharon Sayles Belton is an American community leader,politician and activist. She is Vice President of Community Relations and Government Affairs for Thomson Reuters Legal business.
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.
Saint Paul,Minnesota is the capital of Minnesota. The city is also the largest city and county seat of Ramsey County. Saint Paul has a strong mayor-council government. Seven city council members elected in wards and one mayor elected at large serve the city.
Peter Fischer is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2013. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Fischer represents District 44A in the central Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Maplewood,Little Canada,and North St. Paul,and parts of Ramsey County.
The Saint Paul City Council is the governing body of Saint Paul,Minnesota,United States,as part of a strong mayor–council government. It has seven members from seven wards,each elected to four-year terms. As of 2024,all seven are members of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,although city elected official positions are nonpartisan according to state law,and political party identifications are not included on election ballots.
Peggy Flanagan is an American politician,community organizer,and Native American activist serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Flanagan served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
Elizabeth Peterson "Lisa" Bender is an American politician,city planner,and a former member of the Minneapolis City Council from the 10th Ward. In 2018,she was unanimously elected president of the Minneapolis City Council.
Anne E. Neu Brindley is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Neu Brindley represents District 28B in east-central Minnesota,including the cities of Wyoming,Chisago,and North Branch,and parts of Chisago County.
Melvin Whitfield Carter III is an American politician who is the mayor of Saint Paul,Minnesota. Elected to his first term in 2017 and reelected in 2021,Carter is the 55th mayor of St. Paul and its first African American mayor. His current term of office ends on January 1,2026. Carter has supported raising the city's minimum wage to $15 per hour. He is one of 11 U.S. mayors who co-founded Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity,a coalition of municipal leaders dedicated to starting pilot reparations programs in their cities.
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.
Hodan Hassan is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Hassan represents District 62B,which includes parts of Minneapolis in Hennepin County,Minnesota. Hassan served as an assistant majority leader of the House DFL caucus from 2019 to 2020. She announced that she will not seek reelection in 2024.
Kaohly Her is a Hmong-American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Her represents District 64A,which includes parts of Saint Paul in Ramsey County,Minnesota.
The 2001 Saint Paul mayoral election in the U.S. state of Minnesota held a scheduled primary election on 11 September and a general election on 6 November.
Athena Hollins is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Hollins represents District 66B,which includes parts of Saint Paul in Ramsey County,Minnesota.
Robin Wonsley is an American activist and politician affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America who has been a member of the Minneapolis City Council from the 2nd Ward since 2021.
Aisha Siddida Chughtai is an American community organizer and politician serving as the vice president of the Minneapolis City Council,representing the 10th Ward. A member of the DFL,she was elected in 2021 to succeed retiring Council President Lisa Bender. She is the youngest person and first Muslim woman elected to the Council.
Black Garnet Books is a bookstore in Minnesota. The only Black-owned,brick and mortar bookstore in the state,it operated as a pop-up for a year before receiving a grant from the city of Saint Paul,Minnesota,to open a physical location.
Don Samuels is an American politician,activist,and non-profit executive who served as a member of the Minneapolis City Council from 2003 to 2014. A member of the DFL,Samuels represented the 3rd and 5th wards during his three-term tenure. He also served one term as an at-large representative on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board from 2015 to 2019.
Samakab Hussein is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL),Hussein represents District 65A in the Twin Cities,which includes parts of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County.
