Progressives Hold Majority on Minneapolis City Council, Lose Power to Override Vetoes

Socialist Creep: DSA-Backed Candidates Win Majority on Minneapolis City Council, Posing Challenge to Frey

DSA-backed candidates have gained a majority on the Minneapolis City Council, challenging Mayor Frey.

Pro-Fateh group wins majority on Minneapolis City Council as Frey secures third term

Share This StoryA slate of far-left candidates backed by a group supporting State Sen. Omar Fateh have won a majority on the Minneapolis City Council. This, coupled with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s reelection win, could set city hall up for a contentious few years. Minneapolis for the Many (MFTM), a political action committee, has spent the last several months boosting far-left city candidates running for office in Minneapolis this year. The …

Roper: What an Election Day bike ride to every ward in Minneapolis taught me about Jacob Frey’s reelection

A whirlwind bicycle tour to precincts in Minneapolis' 13 wards illustrated why voters supported Mayor Jacob Frey for reelection.

Frey’s election win comes with progressive City Council – again

Mayor Jacob Frey’s election victory at the polls on Tuesday suggests Minneapolis voters opted for a known quantity in City Hall over the more progressive priorities promised by his lead challenger, Democratic Socialists of America-endorsed Omar Fateh. Like it or not, Frey will find a known quantity in the City Council, too. Voters returned a progressive majority to power, setting up the possibility of continuing acrimony between the city’s execu…

Progressives hold majority on Minneapolis City Council, lose power to override vetoes

The progressive wing of the Minneapolis City Council will keep its majority but lose its ability to override the mayor’s vetoes in its next term.