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Minnesota’s Democratic branch recognized Minnesota senator. Omar Fateh’s Saturday’s campaign for the mayor of Minneapolis.
Fate announced the recognition of the Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) Party on social media. He secured the recognition of current Mayor Jacob Frey, who is also a Democrat.
“I am honored to be a DFL-recognized candidate for the mayor of Minneapolis. This recognition is a message Minneapolis residents As usual, promises, vetos and politics come to accomplish. Building a city that works for all of us is a task. ” Fateh wrote on X.
DFL did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Fateh made many comparisons with Zohran Mamdani of New York City. Like Mamdani, Fateh is a Muslim democratic socialist, 35 years old and a member of Generation Y.
Fateh is the son of a Somalia immigrant and becomes the first elected Minnesota Senate In 2020. He promised that if elected mayor, he would raise the city’s minimum wage, increase affordable housing supply, and combat what he calls “police violence.”
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Democratic Socialist Minnesota Senator Omar Fatah (Center), who is running for Minneapolis Mayor, compared with Zohran Mamdani of New York City. (Omar Fateh campaign)
Frey criticized the DFL’s endorsement of Fateh in a campaign statement, deeming that making decisions was an “irregular” party convention.
“This election should be decided by the entire city, not by being a small group of people representing, especially given the extremely flawed and irregular behavior of the Convention,” campaign spokesman Sam Schulenberg said.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey criticized DFL’s endorsement of Omar Fateh.
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“Voters will now have a clear choice between the record and leadership of the Senator and Mayor Frey. We look forward to bringing our vision to voters in November,” Schulenberg added.
Paul Steinhauser of Fox News contributes to the report
