On first day, 26 candidates file to run for office in Minneapolis Mayor, 13 City Council seats and spots on park or taxation boards on ballot. July 27, 2021 7:02pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Twenty-six candidates declared their intentions Tuesday to run for election in Minneapolis, and the field will grow over the next two weeks.
While many candidates have been campaigning and fundraising for months, Tuesday marked the first day they could file their paperwork to appear on the November ballot.
The local races are drawing national attention and money as Minneapolis grapples with how to change policing and public safety in the wake of George Floyd s murder and amid a global pandemic.