Several challenges filed with the Minnesota DFL are seeking to nullify State Sen. Omar Fateh’s party endorsement for Minneapolis mayor, claiming irregularities with the voting process. Per the rules of the Minneapolis DFL Convention, a 60% majority of delegates is required to secure an endorsement. Before Saturday, no mayoral candidate had gained the DFL endorsement in Minneapolis since R.T. Rybak …
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A Democratic socialist member of the Minnesota state senate won his party’s endorsement for the Minneapolis mayoral race over the incumbent, giving momentum to the progressive left’s political rise. Omar Fateh, a state senator from Minneapolis’s southside, beat Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey, who served as mayor during the George Floyd protests and through the pandemic. Fateh gained momentum after Zohran …
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, right, pictured in 2023 during a press conference about an investigation into police conduct in the 2020 murder of George Floyd, lost the the Democratic party’s backing in this November’s mayoral election to state Sen. Omar Fateh. Photo by Craig Lassig/EPA July 20 (UPI) — The Minneapolis mayor during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests has …
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The mayor of Minneapolis — who oversaw the city during the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots — has lost the backing of the Dem party to a Somali-American socialist following a contested vote by party members. Omar Fateh, 35, a Minnesota state Senator, won the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party for Minneapolis mayor over Jacob Frey, who has been in …
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