In the 2025 city hall election cycle, Community Power and partners will again create opportunities to get to know candidates and for those running to represent us to share what perspectives, experience, and insights they bring to local energy issues.
Those who ran to represent us on the Minneapolis City Council deserve this special recognition for providing their perspectives through both written questionnaires and live Q & A forums. Thank you to all!
In 2025 Community Power will:
- Contribute questions to and cosponsor candidate forums organized by the Minneapolis League of Women Voters (from here on abbreviated below as LWV) and organize additional forums on energy democracy and local climate justice issues pending the help of partner organizations.
- Post candidates' responses to our updated 2025 Energy Questionnaire (linked below by clicking on candidates' names under the Questionnaire Response headings)
- Meet with candidates running for city council and mayor to brief them on the history of local energy decisions in Minneapolis over the years.
This page will be updated regularly with newly returned questionnaires, links with more info on upcoming forums, and recordings of livestreams from forums. When the next city council is seated, this page will be archived for reference and the words of whichever candidates are elected will be posted on our "Current City Leaders On Energy" page.
(for reference) Blank Copy of our 2025 Community Power Energy Questionnaire
(A downloadable word version for candidates to fill out is here)
Click on Ward Maps below to go to an expandable PDF map.
Our First Questionnaire Responses - More to Come!
Annrdea Young (running for Ward 5 City Council)
Brenda Short (running for Minneapolis Mayor)
Michael Rainville (running for Ward 3 City Council)
Ward 1 Candidates:
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Ward 2
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Ward 3
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* One of our board members who is a resident of Ward 3 has chosen to run for the seat, but that we do not make any political endorsements as an organization. 2025 Q & A Forum Recordings & Questionnaire Responses: |
Ward 4
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Ward 5
Candidates (Incumbent not seeking re-election):
2025 Q & A Forum Recordings & Questionnaire Responses:Watch the Ward 5 Candidates answer a question on the downtown HERC incinerator and Zero Waste at the March 25th, 2025 candidate forum. |
Ward 6
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Ward 7
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Ward 8
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Ward 9
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Ward 10
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Ward 11
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Ward 12
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Ward 13
Candidates (currently uncontested):
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Minneapolis Mayor
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For a Background on Community Power's Candidate Forums see our City Electeds Page. In addition, You can see a questionnaire archive and video archive from responses and forums from ALL candidates for previous years (not just those who were elected).