Minneapolis DFL city delegates endorse candidates for BET and Parks
Minneapolis — Minneapolis DFL city delegates endorsed candidates for Board of Estimate and Taxation and for Park Board. City delegates did not endorse for Mayor of Minneapolis.
2021 caucus turnout was more than double that of 2017, the last city election year.
More than 88% of DFL city delegates voted for endorsements.
Candidates that earn the endorsement are supported by a consensus of DFL members. At least 60% support is required to earn endorsement of city delegates. In the final round of ranked-choice voting for Mayor, Sheila Nezhad led with 53.1%, followed by Jacob Frey with 40.3% and “No Endorsement” with 6.6%. No candidate earned the DFL endorsement for Mayor.
For Board of Estimate and Taxation, Christa Moseng was endorsed with 62.9% of “approval” votes. Because the Board is an at-large body with multiple seats, Minneapolis DFL uses “approval” voting where delegates can vote for up to two candidates. No other candidates were endorsed.
No candidates for Parks At-Large reached 60% to be endorsed by city delegates.
Three candidates for Park Board district offices were endorsed: Billy Menz in District 1 with 89.6%, Eric Moran in District 2 with 77.8%, and Jono Cowgill in District 4 with 65.3%.
Thank you to all the incredible Minneapolis DFL volunteers, the volunteers and staff of candidate campaigns, and the Minnesota DFL for all their help in increasing turnout and making this year’s caucuses and conventions more accessible than ever.
We look forward to knocking on doors, organizing our neighborhoods, and getting out the vote for our DFL-endorsed candidates!
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