Jacob Frey
2018 - Present
2026
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Jacob Frey is the Mayor of Minneapolis in Minnesota. He assumed office on January 2, 2018. His current term ends on January 2, 2026.
Frey (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Mayor of Minneapolis in Minnesota. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Elections in Minneapolis are officially nonpartisan, but the Minneapolis City Charter allows mayoral and city council candidates to choose a party label to appear below their name on the official ballot. Ballotpedia includes candidates' party or principle to best reflect what voters will see on their ballot.[1]
Biography
Frey earned an undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary and a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law.[2]
Frey's professional experience includes work as an employment and civil rights attorney for Faegre & Benson LLP and Halunen & Associates. He has also served as a community organizer and as the organizer of the inaugural Big Gay Race.[2][3]
Elections
2021
See also: Mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Minneapolis
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jacob Frey in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
Total votes: 143,974 |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.
Click the links below to see endorsement lists published on candidate campaign websites, if available.
Noteworthy endorsements | |||
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Endorsement | Frey (D) | Knuth (D) | Nezhad (D) |
Elected officials | |||
Gov. Tim Walz (D) | ✔ | ||
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) | ✔ | ||
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)[4] | ✔ | ✔ | |
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) | ✔ | ||
Minneapolis City Councilor Lisa Bender | ✔ | ||
Minneapolis City Councilor Steve Fletcher (D) | ✔ | ||
Minneapolis City Councilor Jeremy Schroeder (D) | ✔ | ||
State Sen. Erin Murphy (D) | ✔ | ||
Individuals | |||
Former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles-Belton | ✔ | ||
Former state Rep. Jean Wagenius (D) | ✔ | ||
Organizations | |||
AFSCME Council 5 | ✔ | ||
IUPAT DC 82 | ✔ | ||
Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council | ✔ | ||
Minneapolis Firefighters Local 82 | ✔ | ||
SEIU MN State Council | ✔ | ||
Teamsters Joint Council 32 | ✔ | ||
TakeAction MN | ✔ | ||
MN 350 Action | ✔ | ||
Minnesota DFL Environmental Caucus | ✔ | ||
OutFront Minnesota Action (2nd rank choice) | ✔ | ||
Sierra Club Minneapolis Political Committee | ✔ | ||
OutFront Minnesota Action (1st rank choice) | ✔ | ||
Run For Something 2021 | ✔ | ||
Twin Cities DSA | ✔ |
2017
Minneapolis, Minnesota, held a general election for mayor, all 13 seats on the city council, both elected members of the board of estimate and taxation, and all nine members of the park and recreation board on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 15, 2017.
Incumbents ran for re-election to all but two of the city council seats. Ward 3 Councilman Jacob Frey filed to run for mayor instead, and Ward 8 Councilwoman Elizabeth Glidden opted not to run for re-election.[5]
Minneapolis Mayor, 2017, Round 5 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
Betsy Hodges (i) - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −26,875 |
Raymond Dehn | 42.8% | 34,971 | 7,613 |
Al Flowers | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Jacob Frey - Winner | 57.2% | 46,716 | 7,348 |
Tom Hoch | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Gregg Iverson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Nekima Levy-Pounds | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Aswar Rahman | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Gers | 0% | 0 | 0 |
L.A. Nik | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Troy Benjegerdes | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Ron Lischeid | 0% | 0 | 0 |
David Rosenfeld | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Ian Simpson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Captain Jack Sparrow | 0% | 0 | 0 |
David John Wilson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Christopher Robin Zimmerman (Write-in) | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Theron Preston Washington (Write-in) | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Undeclared Write-ins | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Exhausted | 22,835 | 11,914 | |
Total Votes | 104,522 | 0 | |
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. |
Minneapolis Mayor, 2017, Round 4 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
Betsy Hodges (i) | 28.7% | 26,875 | 3,364 |
Raymond Dehn | 29.2% | 27,358 | 3,330 |
Al Flowers | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Jacob Frey - Most votes | 42.1% | 39,368 | 9,888 |
Tom Hoch - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −22,754 |
Gregg Iverson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Nekima Levy-Pounds | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Aswar Rahman | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Gers | 0% | 0 | 0 |
L.A. Nik | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Troy Benjegerdes | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Ron Lischeid | 0% | 0 | 0 |
David Rosenfeld | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Ian Simpson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Captain Jack Sparrow | 0% | 0 | 0 |
David John Wilson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Christopher Robin Zimmerman (Write-in) | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Theron Preston Washington (Write-in) | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Undeclared Write-ins | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Exhausted | 10,921 | 6,172 | |
Total Votes | 104,522 | 0 | |
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. |
Minneapolis Mayor, 2017, Round 3 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
Betsy Hodges (i) | 23.6% | 23,511 | 4,044 |
Raymond Dehn | 24.1% | 24,028 | 5,454 |
Al Flowers | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Jacob Frey - Most votes | 29.5% | 29,480 | 2,730 |
Tom Hoch | 22.8% | 22,754 | 1,842 |
Gregg Iverson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Nekima Levy-Pounds - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −16,189 |
Aswar Rahman | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Gers | 0% | 0 | 0 |
L.A. Nik | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Troy Benjegerdes | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Ron Lischeid | 0% | 0 | 0 |
David Rosenfeld | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Ian Simpson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Captain Jack Sparrow | 0% | 0 | 0 |
David John Wilson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Christopher Robin Zimmerman (Write-in) | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Theron Preston Washington (Write-in) | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Undeclared Write-ins | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Exhausted | 4,749 | 2,119 | |
Total Votes | 104,522 | 0 | |
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. |
Minneapolis Mayor, 2017, Round 2 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
Betsy Hodges (i) | 19.1% | 19,467 | 552 |
Raymond Dehn | 18.2% | 18,574 | 473 |
Al Flowers - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −711 |
Jacob Frey - Most votes | 26.3% | 26,750 | 634 |
Tom Hoch | 20.5% | 20,912 | 787 |
Gregg Iverson - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −335 |
Nekima Levy-Pounds | 15.9% | 16,189 | 473 |
Aswar Rahman - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −756 |
Charlie Gers - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −1,233 |
L.A. Nik - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −612 |
Troy Benjegerdes - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −184 |
Ron Lischeid - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −325 |
David Rosenfeld - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −477 |
Ian Simpson - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −119 |
Captain Jack Sparrow - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −438 |
David John Wilson - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −220 |
Christopher Robin Zimmerman (Write-in) - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −1 |
Theron Preston Washington (Write-in) - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Undeclared Write-ins - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −138 |
Exhausted | 2,630 | 2,630 | |
Total Votes | 104,522 | 0 | |
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. |
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Minneapolis Mayor, 2017, Round 1 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
Betsy Hodges (i) | 18.1% | 18,915 | |
Raymond Dehn | 17.3% | 18,101 | |
Al Flowers | 0.7% | 711 | |
Jacob Frey - Most votes | 25% | 26,116 | |
Tom Hoch | 19.3% | 20,125 | |
Gregg Iverson | 0.3% | 335 | |
Nekima Levy-Pounds | 15% | 15,716 | |
Aswar Rahman | 0.7% | 756 | |
Charlie Gers | 1.2% | 1,233 | |
L.A. Nik | 0.6% | 612 | |
Troy Benjegerdes | 0.2% | 184 | |
Ron Lischeid | 0.3% | 325 | |
David Rosenfeld | 0.5% | 477 | |
Ian Simpson | 0.1% | 119 | |
Captain Jack Sparrow | 0.4% | 438 | |
David John Wilson | 0.2% | 220 | |
Christopher Robin Zimmerman (Write-in) | 0% | 1 | |
Theron Preston Washington (Write-in) | 0% | 0 | |
Undeclared Write-ins | 0.1% | 138 | |
Exhausted | 0 | 0 | |
Total Votes | 104,522 | 0 | |
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. |
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Jacob Frey's campaign website stated the following.
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PRIORITIES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING I campaigned on the premise that housing is a right and the promise of working toward ensuring that every Minneapolis resident has access to safe, stable, and affordable housing throughout the city. When our administration took office, Minneapolis had lost 10,000 units of affordable housing over the prior 10 years and had no clear action plan for redressing the intentional segregation and racial injustices promoted by more than a century of our city’s housing policies. My administration’s affordable housing agenda has focused on 4 pillars:
Some of our administration’s top achievements include:
Creating the More Representation Minneapolis initiative which provides funding to LegalAid and the Volunteer Lawyers Network to provide direct, pro-bono representation for Minneapolis renters facing eviction or seeking to enforce their legal rights against landlords.
ECONOMIC INCLUSION I believe that economic growth is only a measure of success when it creates opportunities and prosperity that reach Minneapolis residents in every corner of the city, especially those that face the greatest barriers. My administration’s commitment to economic inclusion has centered Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and immigrants as partners and decision-makers for charting their communities’ economic future. Minneapolis faces a pivotal opportunity as we re-emerge from the challenges beset upon cities across the country by the coronavirus and a legacy of systemic racism. Our administration will continue to stay focused on policies that expand opportunity to everyone in the city, but especially to those who have been historically disenfranchised. Some of our administration’s top achievements include:
Allocating a $2.5 million initial investment to establish a city fund that provides no-interest loans for business owners in racially segregated areas with concentrated poverty to purchase the commercial properties they currently lease, helping to ensure that they are able to be the beneficiaries of, rather than displaced by, increases to property values.
PUBLIC & COMMUNITY SAFETY Our administration has consistently supported a both-and approach to community-led public safety solutions beyond traditional policing, as well as working alongside Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) leadership to build a better and more accountable department. From dramatically increasing body camera compliance to overhauling the use of force policy, our administration has issued extensive reforms to the department that enhance transparency and accountability and prioritize community relations. Since taking office, we have diligently pursued deep structural change within the department, maintaining a focus on the persistent work of changing department culture. Some of our administration’s top achievements include:
Overhauling the MPD’s use of force policy to restrict use of force as much as can be allowed by state law, as well as expanding the definition of use of force to include (though not limited to) the improper unholstering of weapon and contact, direct or indirect, that causes pain, injury, or the restriction of movement.
CLIMATE, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT Our administration recognizes that climate change is an intersectional issue. It affects every portion of our population, though, more importantly, it often impacts our BIPOC communities the most. Minneapolis’ most underserved communities bear the legacy of decisions made without their input and consequently are now among the most impacted by pollution. Our administration recognizes that justice must also mean climate justice, and our plans have targeted key investments into those communities, as well as the city broadly. Some of our administration’s top achievements include:
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2017
Frey's campaign website highlighted the following issues. Click "show" on the boxes below for more information about his positions.[7]
Green Growth & Urban Agriculture |
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"Minneapolis needs a mayor that won't settle for making Minneapolis anything less than the greenest city in America. By 2035, Minneapolis should be using 100% clean energy. As Mayor, I would:
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Multi-Modal Transportation |
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"The way Minneapolitans get around is changing. As the city grows, our people become less car-centric. This transition is being facilitated by car-sharing programs, walkable development, and -- in the not-too-distant future -- driverless cars. As mayor, I pledge to work with the council to support a transportation plan that recognizes these changes.
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Arts & Education |
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"Minneapolis can do more to capitalize on the creativity and intelligence for which this city has long been known. As mayor, I'll implement city policy to showcase our strengths and expand on our reputation.
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An Eight-and-a-Half Block Plan to Combat Downtown Crime |
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"The Eight-And-A-Half Block Plan focuses on those discrete, actionable dimensions of downtown crime and on increasing the difficulty of committing a crime, reducing the opportunity to commit a crime, and eliminating known catalysts of crime.
For my broader public safety and police reform policy, please click here." |
City Services & Constituent Care |
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"City Services & Constituent Care
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Voting Rights & Access |
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"If elected, I'll focus on expanding access to the ballot by:
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Transparency & Council Relations |
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"I believe that leadership starts with communication, and if we want to bring together residents from diverse neighborhoods across the city, we need a mayor who is out front, visible, and bringing people together to discuss the big ideas necessary to move Minneapolis forward. As a mayor, I'd focus on these areas:
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Affordable Housing & Homelessness |
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"My vision and plan include:
Preserving and Creating Affordable Housing Units
Fighting for Pro-Density Policies and Growth
End Chronic Homelessness Within 5 Years Ending homelessness is not only the just thing to do, it is also financially expedient. The cost to the city of a person living on the street is around $40,000 a year -- nearly 3 times the cost of giving them housing. Through inclusive Housing First policies, Utah was able to cut chronic homelessness almost to zero. Minneapolis should aspire to do the same for our most vulnerable residents." |
Public Safety & Police Reform |
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"Policing Reforms & Improvements
Crime Control
Crime Prevention
Restorative Justice
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Immigrant Rights & Protections |
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"I'm proud to support our new American communities here in Minneapolis. Ours is a nation built on the dreams and hard work of immigrants from across the world. That proud tradition shouldn't stop because Donald Trump is in office. Here in Minneapolis, we can do more than just resist this administration, we can be a beacon of inclusivity for the rest of the nation.
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Endorsements
2017
Frey received endorsements from the following in 2017:[8]
- Minneapolis Star Tribune
- Minnesota Daily
- AFSCME Minnesota Council 5
- LiUNA!
- Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council
- Minnesota DFL Disability Caucus
- Operating Engineers 49
- Painters and Allied Trades International Union
- Stonewall DFL
- Teamsters Joint Council 32
Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
Noteworthy events
Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
Frey was mayor of Minneapolis during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Events in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, area began on Tuesday, May 26, the day after George Floyd's death.[9] On May 28, Gov. Tim Walz (D) activated and deployed the Minnesota National Guard to the cities at the request of Mayor Jacob Frey (D).[10] That night, people occupied and set fire to the Third Precinct police department building in Minneapolis.[11] On May 29, Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter III (D) instituted curfews in the cities.[12]
On May 27, Frey said that the officer involved in Floyd's death, Derek Chauvin, should be arrested, saying, "I've wrestled with ... one fundamental question: Why is the man who killed George Floyd not in jail?"[13] On May 29, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman (U) announced murder and manslaughter charges and Chauvin was arrested.[14]
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On May 26, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation into the events surrounding Floyd's death.[21] On May 28, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota announced that a joint investigation with the FBI and the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division was underway.[22]
On June 2, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights filed charges of race-based discrimination against the Minnesota Police Department as a result of Floyd's treatment. The charges called for "an investigation into whether the respondent’s training, policies, procedures, practices, including but not limited to use of force protocols, and any corresponding implementation, amounts to unlawful race-based policing, which deprives people of color, particularly Black community members, of their civil rights under the Minnesota Human Rights Act."[23] Frey responded to the announcement in a statement saying, "For our city to begin healing, we need to deliver justice for George Floyd and his family and enact deep, meaningful policing reforms. For years in Minneapolis, police chiefs and elected officials committed to change have been thwarted by police union protections and laws that severely limit accountability among police departments. I welcome today's announcement because breaking through those persistent barriers, shifting the culture of policing, and addressing systemic racism will require all of us working hand- in-hand."[24]
Several days later, on June 5, Frey signed a temporary restraining order that prohibited the Minneapolis Police Department from using chokeholds and required officers to report incidents in which they witness excessive use of force. In response to calls from citizens to dismantle the institution, Frey said, "I'll work relentlessly with [Minneapolis Police] Chief [Medaria] Arradondo and alongside community toward deep, structural reform and addressing systemic racism in police culture. And we're ready to dig in and enact more community-led, public safety strategies on behalf of our city. But I do not support abolishing the Minneapolis Police Department."[25] To learn more about policy changes in response to the killing of George Floyd, click here.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "FAQ: Can I list a political party affiliation or principle?", accessed August 16, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jacob Frey - Mayor for Minneapolis, "Meet Jacob," accessed October 23, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jacob Frey," accessed October 23, 2017
- ↑ Patch.com, "Rep. Ilhan Omar Announces Endorsements In Minneapolis Mayor Race," October 20, 2021
- ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jacob Frey - Mayor for Minneapolis, "Vision," accessed October 23, 2017
- ↑ Jacob Frey - Mayor for Minneapolis, "Endorsements," accessed November 1, 2017
- ↑ Minnesota Public Radio, "Tear gas, chaos, rain: Protests rage after man dies in Mpls. police custody," May 26, 2020
- ↑ NBC DFW 5, "Nationwide Protests Over George Floyd’s Death Turn Violent," May 29, 2020
- ↑ Fox 9 KMSP, "Rioters set Minneapolis police precinct on fire as protests reignite over George Floyd's death," May 28, 2020
- ↑ NBC 10 News, "More National Guard members to be called up after 4th night of Minneapolis unrest," May 30, 2020
- ↑ AP, "Mayor: Officer who put knee on man’s neck should be charged," May 28, 2020
- ↑ NPR, "George Floyd's Arresting Officer Charged With 3rd-Degree Murder, Manslaughter," May 29, 2020
- ↑ Washington Post, "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes," May 30, 2020
- ↑ The New York Times, "8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody," May 31, 2020
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 USA Today, "Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide," June 1, 2020
- ↑ Associated Press, "Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death," April 20, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "Protests across America after George Floyd's death," accessed June 2, 2020
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- ↑ The United States Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, "Joint Statement Of United States Attorney Erica MacDonald And FBI Special Agent In Charge Rainer Drolshagen," May 28, 2020
- ↑ Star Tribune, "Read the Minnesota Department of Human Rights charge against Minneapolis police," June 3, 2020
- ↑ KTSP, "Minnesota Department of Human Rights files civil rights charge against Minneapolis Police Department," June 2, 2020
- ↑ CBS News, "Minneapolis City Council members say they plan to vote to disband city's police department," June 9, 2020
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