Andrea Jenkins, Minneapolis Ward 8 City Council member, has announced that she will not seek reelection in 2025, concluding her historic tenure representing the Lyndale and Kingfield neighborhoods.
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D.C. Council Advances Expulsion Motion for Trayon White Amid Federal Bribery Charges
The D.C. Council unanimously approved a motion to expel Councilmember Trayon White from the legislative body after a 48-page report found no evidence of wrongdoing, but did find significant questions about his conduct.
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Council President Andrea Jenkins prevails in close race
The slim margin of victory is evidence of the tenuous hold Jenkins has in a ward whose values and demographics have changed over the last several years.Â
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Jenkins narrowly prevails in Ward 8 race against Stevenson (updated)
City Council President Andrea Jenkins narrowly prevailed against challenger Soren Stevenson to keep her seat in Ward 8.
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Ward 8 candidate Soren Stevenson lays out his vision
‘The biggest difference is that we all agree that we need police who are accountable to us, but we’re not seeing that at city hall.’
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Ward 8 incumbent Andrea Jenkins makes her case
Andrea Jenkins is the incumbent candidate running in Minneapolis’s City Council Ward 8 race to keep her seat.
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A competitive race in Ward 8
The Ward 8 district encompasses several prominent Black communities, including the Powderhorn and Field neighborhoods and the area around 38th and Chicago.Â
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Black women pioneers to be honored with commemorative street names in S. Mpls.
Commemorative street names to honor Launa Q. Newman and Clarissa Rogers Walker are in the works.