US EditionMinneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Seeks to Fend Off Democratic Socialist's Challenge in a Crowded Race
Omar Fateh challenges incumbent Jacob Frey with a focus on immigrant protections, policing alternatives, and housing amid ongoing city issues, as ranked-choice voting shapes the outcome.
- On Tuesday, Omar Fateh, a democratic socialist state senator, challenges Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who seeks a third term while Fateh draws on Somali American community ties.
- Minneapolis uses ranked-choice voting, and Fateh, Rev. DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton urged supporters to rank each other but not Frey to block the 50% threshold.
- Fateh emphasizes housing and immigrant protections by advocating rent stabilization while Jacob Frey opposes rent control; leading candidates vowed to defend Minneapolis’s sanctuary city status against President Donald Trump.
- Frey's record on policing shows negotiations with state and federal governments to remake the police department, while Omar Fateh stresses alternatives and supported a ballot measure opposed by Frey.
- Fateh's campaign has drawn national comparisons, with Omar Fateh linked to Zohran Mamdani, New York socialist, while no candidates list as Republicans except Laverne Turner, candidate with GOP background running as an independent, and Fateh used leverage to force a state-level compromise.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey seeks to fend off democratic socialist's challenge in a crowded race
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey faces a challenge in Tuesday’s election from a democratic socialist. It's race that highlights different visions of how to govern in a liberal city that faces persistent problems with policing, crime and homelessness.
Minneapolis Mayoral Race Tests Growing Power of Democratic Socialists
Mayoral races in two major cities—Minneapolis and New York City—are spotlighting the growing influence of democratic socialists in America. Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh is among more than a dozen candidates challenging Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a two-term Democrat who has been in office since 2018. Fateh and the leading New York City mayoral candidate, state Rep. Zohran Mamdani, are members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), w…
Minneapolis Democratic Socialist Mayoral Candidate Omar Fateh Promises To Alert Immigrants Before ICE Raids
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