Mayor Jacob Frey listens as state Sen. Omar Fateh speaks during a Minneapolis mayoral debate hosted by the Citizens League at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. Mshale Staff Photo by Richard OogaMinneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey asked voters on Friday to elect him in November for a third and final term to continue […] The post Minneapolis mayoral candidates clash over city issues in heated debate appeared first on Mshale.| Mshale
Minnesota State Senator Omar Fateh won the Democratic party endorsement for Mayor of Minneapolis defeating incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey. If elected he will be the city's first Muslim mayor.| Mshale
State Sen. Omar Fateh, the first Somali American and first Muslim to serve in the Minnesota Senate, announced his bid for Minneapolis Mayor on Monday at City Hall. Minneapolis has only elected a Black mayor once before – in 1993 when Sharon Sayles Belton won and served two terms. Sen. Fateh, a son of Somali […]| Mshale
