The Next Set of Local Leaders Are Coming...Who Will They Be?

In this 2023 city hall election cycle, Community Power and partners are again hosting opportunities to get to know candidates and what perspectives, experience, and insights they bring to energy. We will: 

  • Hosting 3 in person candidate forums this spring on energy democracy and local climate justice issues.
  • Contributing questions to upcoming candidate forums hosted by the Minneapolis League of Women Voters (abbreviated below by LWV)  
  • Posting candidates' responses to our Energy Questionnaire
  • Meeting with all candidates running for city hall to brief them on the history of energy decisions over the years locally

This page will be updated regularly with newly returned questionnaires, links with more info on upcoming forums, and recordings of livestreams from forums. After November's election this page will be archived for reference and the words of whichever candidates are elected will be posting on our "Current City Leaders On Energy" page. 

2023 Community Power Energy Questionnaire

(downloadable word version for candidates to fill out here)

Click on Ward Maps below to go to an expandable PDF map. 

 

 Ward 1

 

Candidates

Next Event

  • Ward 1 LWV forum:

    • October 4. 2023, 7 to 8:00pm; Northeast Recreation Center, 1530 Johnson St NE.  There will be a candidate meet & greet from 6:30 to 7 pm. Click here to view forum.

 

Ward 2

Candidate (uncontested, so no candidate forum):

 

Ward 3

Candidates

Next Event

  • Ward 3 LWV forum: October 23, 7 to 9 pm October 23, 7 to 8 pm, MCN6 Studios, 1229 2ndSt NE.  There will be a candidate meet & greet from 8 to 9 pm.  Click here to view forum.

No Questionnaire Responses from Ward 3 will be posted in order to comply with 501 C-3 Status (see not at the end of the page)

Candidate responses from the Sept 21st LWV Ward 3 forum: Watch both candidates answer environmental questions (Meeting City Climate Equity Goals, the Downtown HERC incinerator) starting at the 41 minute mark in this video. 

 

Ward 4

Candidates

Past 2023 forum info:

  • Watch all 4 candidates respond to a question on meeting Minneapolis Climate Equity Goals Starting at the 1:01:23 mark in this video. at the September 20th Ward 4 LWV forum. 

Questionnaire Responses

Ward 5

Candidates:

Past Forum Info:  Watch the Aug 24th Ward 5 League of Women Voters Forum video (Q& A starts at the 8:20 minute mark)

Ward 6

Candidates:

Past 2023 Forum Info:

 

Ward 7

Candidates (incumbent not seeking re-election):

Next Event

  • Ward 7 LWV forum: Neighborhood Area–October 12, 7 to 8:30 pm, Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church, 2020 W Lake of the Isles Parkway.  Click here to view forum. 

Questionnaire Responses

Past 2023 Forum Info:

Ward 8

Candidates:

Next Event

  • Ward 8 LWV forum: October 3, 7 to 8:30 pm, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center, 4055 Nicollet Ave S. Click here to view forum.

Past 2023 Forum Info:

See video of two Ward 8 candidates answering a question on resourcing the Climate Equity Plan at an April 25th forum.

 

 

 

Ward 9

Candidates:

Next Event

  • Ward 9 LWV forum:  October 10, 6:30-7:30pm, Powderhorn Park Recreation Center, 3400 15th Ave South. "Click here to view Forum"

 

 

 

Ward 10

Candidates:

Next Event:

  • Ward 10 LWV forum: Monday Oct 2nd, Doors 6 PM; Forum 6:30- 8 PM. Abyssinia Cultural Center 322 East Lake Street. Somali interpretation will be available at this web page

Ward 11

Candidates:

Past 2023 forum info: 

  • Watch both candidates respond to 3 Community Power questions (resourcing citywide climate action, holding utilities accountable, transitioning off fossil gas) at the September 27th Ward 11 League of Women Voters forum starting at the 23:20 mark in this video link

 

 

 

 

 

Ward 12

Candidates (Incumbent not seeking re-election):

Questionnaire Responses:

Past 2023 Forum Info:

See video of April 19th Ward 12 Forum hosted by Community Power and Partners 

Ward 13

Candidates:

Past Forum Info

There will be No Mayoral election in Minneapolis until 2025. 

 


Background on Community Power's Candidate Forums

Community Power grew a city-wide discussion on local energy issues during the 2021 city council & mayoral elections, building on our 2013 Minneapolis Energy Options campaign, the 2017 candidate forums, and all the work in between. We invited every single candidate to meet with us, holding face to face gatherings with a wide majority of candidates, and held forums in multiple Wards in order to elevate and share knowledge on these issues. (You can see an questionnaire archive and video archive from responses and forums from ALL candidates (not just those who were elected). 

*Note for Ward 3 Candidate Process for 2023: This year we will not be hosting a forum or posting questionnaires for candidates running for Ward 3. We have done this in order to comply with our status as a nonprofit 501c3 and avoid any unfair advantages on access to information, as one of our board members, who is a resident of Ward 3, has entered to run for office for that seat. We are still meeting 1-1 with all candidates in this Ward to give a primer on these important issues. 

Saint Paul 

Saint Paul Voters can see online candidate forums on similar topics that were hosted by Saint Paul 350, by clicking on the links below. No incumbent is running for reelection in the Wards below.