2025 Minneapolis municipal election
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A general election will held in Minneapolis on November 4, 2025. Minneapolis's mayor will be up for election as well as all the seats on the City Council, the two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and all the seats on the Park and Recreation Board. Voters are able to rank up to three candidates for each office in order of preference. City offices are formally nonpartisan, though the offices of mayor and city council allow candidates to list a party or preference.[1]
The candidate filing period will be July 29 – August 12, 2025. Early in-person and mail voting will begin on September 19, 2025.[2]
Mayor
[edit]There will be an election for Mayor of Minneapolis in 2025.[3] Incumbent Jacob Frey plans to seek a third term.[4]
City Council
[edit]All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council will be up for election to a four-year term.[3] Each resident of Minneapolis can elect one city councilor in a single-member district. Because of re-districting, members were last elected in 2021 and 2023 for two-year terms instead of the usual four.[5]
Park and Recreation Board
[edit]All 6 districts and 3 at-large seats on the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will be on the ballot in 2025.[3]
At-large
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Adam Schneider (Green)
- Meg Forney (DFL), incumbent commissioner [6]
- Tom Olsen (DFL), incumbent commissioner[7]
- Michael Wilson (DFL)[8]
Endorsements
[edit]- Political organizations
- Political organizations
- Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America[11]
District 1
[edit]Park Board District 1 is located in northeast Minneapolis. It includes the neighborhoods of Audubon Park, Beltrami, Bottineau, Columbia Park, Como, Holland, Logan Park, Marcy Holmes, Marshall Terrace, Mid City Industrial, Nicollet Island/East Bank, Northeast Park, Prospect Park/East River Road, Sheridan, St. Anthony East, St. Anthony West, the University of Minnesota area, Waite Park, and Windom Park.
Candidates
[edit]- Billy Menz (DFL), incumbent commissioner[12]
District 2
[edit]Park Board District 2 is located in north Minneapolis. It includes the neighborhoods of Camden Industrial, Cleveland, Folwell, Harrison, Hawthorne, the Humboldt Industrial Area, Jordan, Lind-Bohanon, McKinley, Near-North, North Loop, Shingle Creek, Sumner-Glenwood, Victory, Webber-Camden, and Willard-Hay.
Candidates
[edit]- Charles Rucker (DFL), incumbent commissioner (at-large)
District 3
[edit]Park Board District 3 is located in south-central Minneapolis. It includes the neighborhoods of Cedar Riverside, Cooper, Corcoran, East Phillips, Howe, Longfellow, Midtown Phillips, Phillips West, Powderhorn Park, Seward, and Ventura Village.
Candidates
[edit]District 4
[edit]District 4 covers parts of the Calhoun Isles. It includes the neighborhoods of Bryn Mawr, Cedar-Isles-Dean, Downtown East, Downtown West, East Isles, ECCO/East Bde Maka Ska, Elliot Park, Kenwood, Loring Park, Lowry Hill, Lowry Hill East, North Loop, Steven’s Square-Loring Heights, and Whittier. Incumbent commissioner Elizabeth Shaffer is not seeking re-election, instead running for city council.[15]
Candidates
[edit]District 5
[edit]Park Board District 5 covers parts of the Nokomis, Longfellow, and Powderhorn communities in south Minneapolis. It includes the neighborhoods of Bancroft, Bryant, Diamond Lake, Ericsson, Field, Hale, Hiawatha, Howe, Keewaydin, Minnehaha, Morris Park, Northrup, Page, Powderhorn Park, Regina, Standish, and Wenonah.
Candidates
[edit]- Steffanie Musich (DFL), incumbent commissioner[18]
District 6
[edit]Park Board District 6 covers southwest Minneapolis. It includes the neighborhoods of Armatage, CARAG/South Uptown, East Harriet, Fulton, Kenny, Kingfield, Linden Hills, Lyndale, Lynnhurst, Tangletown, West Maka Ska, and Windom.
Candidates
[edit]- Cathy Abene (DFL), incumbent commissioner[19]
Board of Estimate and Taxation
[edit]The two citywide, at-large elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation are up for election.[3]
Candidates
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Candidate Filing FAQ". City of Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Elections Calendar". City of Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "What's on the Ballot?". City of Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Winter, Deena (November 4, 2024). "Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey plans to run for re-election, and others might challenge him". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Navratil, Liz (November 4, 2020). "Minneapolis voters approve election changes for City Council". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Meg Forney for Minneapolis Parks". Meg Forney for Minneapolis Parks. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Olsen for Parks". Olsen for Parks. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Michael For Parks". Michael For Parks. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "I'm proud to be endorsed by the 5th CD MnGreenParty!". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ "I'm proud to be endorsed by TwinCitiesDSA!". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ "I'm thrilled to be endorsed by my organizing home..." X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ "Activate OUR Parks". Activate OUR Parks. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Becky Alper for Parks". Becky Alper for Parks. August 20, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "Candidates seeking Minneapolis DFL endorsement for Park Board". Minneapolis DFL. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ Hoffman, Melody (January 31, 2025). "Elizabeth Shaffer is running for City Council in Ward 7". Southwest Voices. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ^ "Gebo 4 Park Board". Gebo 4 Park Board. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ^ "Jordan Leick for Parks". Jordan Leick for Parks. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ^ "Steffanie Musich for MPLS Park Board Commissioner District 5". Steffanie Musich for MPLS Park Board Commissioner District 5. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Park Board Candidate". Cathy Abene V2. January 1, 1970. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Minneapolis Board of Estimate & Taxation candidate". Brandt for BET. January 1, 1970. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
External links
[edit]Campaign websites
[edit]Park Board
[edit]- Meg Forney (DFL, at-large)
- Tom Olsen (DFL, at-large)
- Michael Wilson (DFL, at-large)
- Charles Rucker (DFL, district 2)
- Kedar Deshpande (DFL, district 3)
- Jordan Leick (DFL, district 4)
- Jody Wynen (DFL, district 4)
- Steffanie Musich (DFL, district 5)
- Cathy Abene (DFL, district 6)
Board of Estimate and Taxation
[edit]- Steve Brandt (DFL)
