by Garrett FriskIn a previous article, Diamond Eye Candidate Report broke down the current state of play in every contested race for the Minneapolis City Council this year. In this article, we will list every noteworthy endorsement in these races so far. This article will be continuously updated as new endorsements are announced. Ward 1 Elliott Payne: -Minneapolis DFL -U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar -Attorney General Keith Ellison -State representative Sydney Jordan -Hennepin County commission chair Irene Fernando -Minneapolis school board member Abdul Abdi -Our Revolution Twin Cities -Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (AFT Local 59) -Minnesota DFL LGBTQ Caucus -OutFront Minnesota -Laborers' International Union of North America - Minnesota & North Dakota -SEIU Minnesota Ward 2 Robin Wonsley: -U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar -State senator Zaynab Mohamed -State representatives Esther Agbaje, Cedrick Frazier, Aisha Gomez, Athena Hollins, Kate Knuth (former), Fue Lee, Mohamud Noor, and Samantha Sencer-Mura -Hennepin County commissioner Angela Conley -Minneapolis city councilor Jeremiah Ellison -Minneapolis Board of Estimate & Taxation member Samantha Pree-Stinson -Minneapolis Park Board commissioner Becky Alper -Ironworker and activist Randy Bryce -Community organizer and 2021 mayoral candidate Sheila Nezhad -UMN Democratic Socialists of America -Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (AFT Local 59) -OutFront Minnesota -SEIU Minnesota -Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America -Laborers' International Union of North America - Minnesota & North Dakota -Our Revolution Twin Cities The Minneapolis DFL declined to endorse a candidate in this race after nobody filed to seek it. Ward 3 Michael Rainville: -Minneapolis DFL -Attorney General Keith Ellison -Former mayor Sharon Sayles Belton -Former Minneapolis city councilor Don Samuels -Minnesota DFL Senior Caucus -Laborers' International Union of North America - Minnesota & North Dakota -Minneapolis Firefighters (IAFF Local 82) Conrad Zbikowski (withdrawn): -State representative Esther Agbaje -Hennepin County commission chair Irene Fernando -Minneapolis Park Board commissioner Becky Alper -Minnesota DFL LGBTQ Caucus -OutFront Minnesota -Our Revolution Twin Cities Marcus Mills: -Former Minneapolis city councilor Jeremy Schroeder -Community organizer and 2021 mayoral candidate Sheila Nezhad -Our Revolution Twin Cities Ward 4 LaTrisha Vetaw: -Minneapolis DFL -Laborers' International Union of North America - Minnesota & North Dakota -Minnesota DFL Senior Caucus Ward 5 Jeremiah Ellison: -Service Employees International Union Minnesota State Council -Our Revolution Twin Cities -Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (AFT Local 59) -Minnesota DFL LGBTQ Caucus The Minnesota DFL canceled its caucus in this district, and no endorsement will be issued. Ward 6 Kayseh Magan: -Minnesota DFL Senior Caucus -Minnesota DFL LGBTQ Caucus Tiger Worku: -St. Paul city councilor Nelsie Yang Ward 7 Scott Graham: -Former Minnesota DFL chair Mike Erlandson -Minnesota DFL Senior Caucus Katie Cashman: -Former state senator Patricia Torres Ray -Minnesota DFL LGBTQ Caucus -OutFront Minnesota -Our Revolution Twin Cities Ward 8 Andrea Jenkins: -U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar -Attorney General Keith Ellison -Minneapolis school board member Ira Jourdain -Victory Fund -Service Employees International Union Minnesota State Council -OutFront Minnesota -Minnesota DFL Senior Caucus -LPAC Soren Stevenson: -Minneapolis city councilor Robin Wonsley -Our Revolution Twin Cities -Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (AFT Local 59) -Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America Ward 9 Jason Chavez: -Minneapolis DFL -U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar -Attorney General Keith Ellison -State senators Omar Fateh and Zaynab Mohamed -State representatives Samantha Sencer-Mura, Mohamud Noor, and Aisha Gomez -Hennepin County commissioner Angela Conley -Minneapolis Park Board commissioner Becky Alper -Minneapolis school board members Collin Beachy and Lori Norvell -Victory Fund -OutFront Minnesota -Minnesota DFL LGBTQ Caucus -Laborers' International Union of North America - Minnesota & North Dakota -Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (AFT Local 59) -Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America -Service Employees International Union Minnesota State Council -Run for Something -Our Revolution Twin Cities Ward 10 Aisha Chughtai: -State representatives Aisha Gomez and Frank Hornstein -Hennepin County commissioners Angela Conley and chair Irene Fernando -Service Employees International Union Minnesota State Council -Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (AFT Local 59) -Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America -Our Revolution Twin Cities -Laborers' International Union of North America - Minnesota & North Dakota Ward 11 Emily Koski: -Laborers' International Union of North America - Minnesota & North Dakota -Minnesota DFL Senior Caucus Ward 12 Aurin Chowdhury: -Minneapolis DFL -Attorney General Keith Ellison -State senators Zaynab Mohamed and Patricia Torres Ray (former) -State representatives Samantha Sencer-Mura, Jamie Long, Aisha Gomez, and Frank Hornstein -Hennepin County commissioner Angela Conley -Minneapolis school board members Collin Beachy and Lori Norvell -Run for Something -Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (AFT Local 59) -Service Employees International Union Minnesota State Council -Minnesota Young DFL -Minnesota DFL LGBTQ Caucus -Sunrise Movement Twin Cities -OutFront Minnesota -Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America -Our Revolution Twin Cities Jerome Evans: -Minnesota DFL Senior Caucus (canceled after the DFL endorsed Chowdhury) Luther Ranheim: -Minneapolis park board president Meg Forney -Minnesota DFL Senior Caucus (canceled after the DFL endorsed Chowdhury) -OutFront Minnesota Ward 13 Linea Palmisano: -Minneapolis DFL -State representative Jamie Long -Minneapolis DFL -Minneapolis Firefighters (IAFF Local 82) -American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 5 -Laborers' International Union of North America - Minnesota & North Dakota -Minnesota DFL Senior Caucus Comments are closed.
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