2016

See also:Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theMinnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 60B General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ilhan Omar	80.59%	15,860
	Republican	Abdimalik Askar	19.41%	3,820
Total Votes				19,680
Source:Minnesota Secretary of State

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 60B Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ilhan Omar	40.97%	2,404
	Democratic	Phyllis KahnIncumbent	29.41%	1,726
	Democratic	Mohamud Noor	29.62%	1,738
Total Votes				5,868

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 60B Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Abdimalik Askar (unopposed)

2014

See also:Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theMinnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. IncumbentPhyllis Kahn defeatedMohamud Noor in the Democratic primary.Abdimalik Askar defeatedAbdulkarim Mohamed Godah in the Republican primary. Kahn then defeated Askar in the general election.^[8][9][10]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 60B General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Phyllis KahnIncumbent	76.9%	7,908
	Republican	Abdimalik Askar	22.3%	2,298
	Write-in	Write-in	0.8%	79
Total Votes				10,285

Too many in our Somali community are denied access to the services needed to participate in the local economy. Big banks restrict many of our neighbors from opening or accessing their accounts. This prevents many of us from obtaining jobs, pursuing loans needed to purchase a car, buy a house, or open a business. If the big banks will not work with us, we need to set up programs that allow immigrants the fair access to small loans and basic banking services that they deserve.

You deserve a Council Member who will govern with you. There needs to better communication about what is happening in our communities that are being overlooked. I have experience with the WBCC as a board member and have repeatedly shown a commitment to bringing everyone to the table. I believe the City Council should reach out, sit down, and listen to the people, and I know I can do it.

As your Councilman, I will work with the city to implement a new framework allowing us to invest in our neighborhoods once again. We need bigger and better commitments to community organizations. Such organizations are crucial towards supporting small businesses by providing education and consulting centered around things that might otherwise be hard for the average citizen: initial setup, planning, and maintaining success. By increasing the number of small businesses in our neighborhoods, we can begin to reinvest in our communities organically, a privilege many others are afforded, and that I believe Ward 6 should be afforded too."

I also know home ownership is one of the most reliable ways for people in poverty to build wealth, so I’ll help facilitate processes for more people to become homeowners, including providing alternative financing solutions to help purchase homes. Inequality in housing is often tied to larger inequalities in our communities. I believe that increasing the rate of home ownership is a good start towards ending this inequity.

For the homeless in our Ward, I will advocate for more safe sources of shelter and space. They deserve the same dignity as the rest of us, and we should do our absolute best to care for them.

Access to safe housing, good schools, and common green spaces are all public health issues. Many areas of the city, especially high-income neighborhoods, are growing, but too many of us are being left behind. There has been a lack of investment in Ward 6 during the past 4 years. I will make sure that small businesses are able to grow and peacefully co-exist with residential spaces. When this is achieved, everyone wins.

As your City Council Member, I will advocate to provide more opportunities for every neighborhood and group of people. I will be present in your communities, and I will listen to what you need. I will work to make city processes more transparent, so that you can see exactly what I am doing, and offer input to make it better. I believe Ward 6 can be a place where everyone feels welcome, safe, and at home."

I believe that it is imperative we restore the right for ex-felons to vote in the city of Minneapolis. Voting is the essence of democracy, and to continue this lack of representation is unjust. Their issues are just as important as ours, and so is their voice. It is up to us to give it back to them.

The city has a responsibility to ex-inmates who have served their time. Too many of our young people who have made a bad decision are unable to secure the essentials to living: a job, a home, or access to the assistive services they deserve once they are released. That so many former prisoners end up homeless after release is unacceptable. This is one of the worst effects of mass incarceration: by overprosecuting communities, we have internalized a suspicion towards reintegration. It is up to us to not only welcome former prisoners back into our community, we should expect them to be as engaged as everyone else!

To this end, I will improve access to housing, educational, and vocational programs. We should incentivize companies to hire from this population as well as provide opportunity for their own Small Business Empowerments, so they can learn essential entrepreneurial skills and reinvest in our community. This way, we can all build a stronger Ward 6, together."

To bring prosperity to our communities, I will focus on bringing all of our voices to the table, and working together to find solutions that work for everyone. Many of us in Ward 6 have different backgrounds, but I know that we have common ground here: we all want to feel safe in our streets and parks, live in spaces where we feel comfortable, and earn enough to provide for the people we love. Prioritizing a certain neighborhood or group of people for political reasons does not lead to progress. I will build on our shared values to proactively find solutions to make Ward 6 a better place to work, live, and play.

With my experience, I know that the City Council cannot do it all, but it can help. This is why I pledge to always listen first to those who call Ward 6 home. As your councilman, I will help fund our neighborhood associations, and be an active member of the conversations and solutions these groups are initiating. As a former board member of the West Bank Community Coalition, I know how to effectively initiate change by gathering neighbors together. I’ll work closely with the Minneapolis Park Board to ensure that the all parks in Ward 6 are fully renovated and continue to receive the maintenance they deserve. I’ll prioritize transit solutions that will allow us to get to work quickly and inexpensively. When big banks deny our neighbors access to loans, I’ll help to provide alternative financing sources. I’ll work to build relationships and bring new voices to the table when it’s time to make decisions. Through co-governance, we can create a community where everyone is both included in the process and proud to call Ward 6 their home."

People of color are disproportionately apprehended, arrested, and harmed by law enforcement. Our City Council approved a budget for 2017 that includes the hiring of 15 new police officers, but increasing police presence alone won’t keep our communities safe. Rather, we need to invest in long-term, community-led crime prevention strategies that address the violence, domestic abuse, and mental illness that are at the root of many arrests. Mandatory implicit bias and de-escalation training among all members of our police force must be prioritized immediately. Our Ward is one of the most diverse in the city, and we deserve a Council Member who will assert, loud and clear, that Black Lives Matter.

I believe that youth in our city deserve second chances. I’ll lead the way to develop more restorative justice programs that focus on rehabilitation, not criminalization. Too many of our youth struggle to find steady housing or a stable job after being convicted for low-level crimes. This leads to repeat offenses, drug use, and further violence. If we don’t support those who are struggling on the fringes of society, they will be lost. It is our responsibility to make sure that one bad decision does not lead to a lifelong cycle of injustice.

We must also bring justice to Muslim youth, who are insidiously targeted by the Department of Justice’s 'Building Community Resilience' program - more commonly known as 'Countering Violent Extremism' or CVE. Under the guise of preventing terrorism, CVE stigmatizes the Muslim youth community through increased and unjust surveillance. Over 50 Minnesota Muslim organizations signed a letter against the program when it first launched. Yet our current Council Member has consistently supported CVE, speaking out against it only after the election of visibly Islamophobic leaders in 2016. When our neighbors told me that CVE was wrong, I listened. It’s time for a leader who will actively involve our communities in the decision making process, and who won’t sacrifice our youth for federal funds."

Winning the Future through Education:

• The future belongs to those who best educate their young people. In Minnesota, not all schools are meeting the challenge to build this strong foundation; there is an achievement gap affecting students of color and low income students. I believe we must expand access to high-quality and affordable childcare and early childhood education, ensure a quality teacher and principal in every classroom and schools, focus on schools as a unit of change so more schools can adopt programs tailored to their students, increase the number of teachers of color, and implement College for All to ensure that any student attending public college or university has an opportunity attend college debt-free.

Fighting for Affordable and Accessible Health Care:

• Health care is not a privilege for a few, but a right for all. I believe that no one regardless of their race, socioeconomic background, or immigration status – should have to choose between necessary medical treatments and keeping a roof over their families’ heads. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), has made positive changes by putting health care choices back in the hands of families and prohibiting lifetime limits on coverage. However, the current status quo in health care, which emphasizes treatment over prevention, is broken. I will be an advocate for a system of care which prioritizes prevention, helps eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities, and ensure children, families and seniors have access to affordable, high quality, and culturally appropriate health care.

Promoting Economic Development and Job Growth:

• To make our economy stronger and more dynamic, we must establish economic opportunities for everyone. We must boost job growth by strengthening and increasing domestic manufacturing, investing in infrastructure, developing renewable energy sources, renovating abandoned housing and significantly increasing affordable housing investments, as well as access to employment and training opportunities that lead to economic success, creating pathways to good jobs such as apprenticeships, and subsidized and summer jobs programs for youth and adults; and improve access to micro and small business capital for low-wealth communities.

Standing Up for a Livable Wage:

• No one working full-time should live in poverty or have to work two jobs to make ends meet. We must establish a real living wage, with the dignity of benefits, strengthen collective bargaining, and establish basic labor standards such as fairer overtime rules, paid sick and family leave, and right to request flexible and predictable schedules.

Fighting for Environmental Justice:

• Access to clean air, water, soil, and food is a fundamental human right. I will oppose attempts to cut spending on programs for environmental protections and supports maintaining and strengthening current state’s environmental protection laws. I am committed to investing in truly clean and renewable alternative energy sources that will create new jobs, reduce dependence on oil and fossil fuels, and build a greener future; and addressing environmental justice issues and public health threats disproportionately impact communities of color and low income.^[12]

In 2024, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from February 12 to May 20.

• AFSCME Council 5

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

• Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota

Legislators are scored on their support for the organization's principles, which it defines as "provid[ing] a basis for a constitutionally limited government established to sustain life, liberty, justice, property rights and free enterprise."

• Minnesota AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.

• Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

In 2023, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 22.

• Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota

Legislators are scored on their support for the organization's principles, which it defines as "provid[ing] a basis for a constitutionally limited government established to sustain life, liberty, justice, property rights and free enterprise."

• Minnesota AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.

• Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

In 2022, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from January 31 to May 23.

• AFSCME Council 5

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

• Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota

Legislators are scored on their support for the organization's principles, which it defines as "provid[ing] a basis for a constitutionally limited government established to sustain life, liberty, justice, property rights and free enterprise."

• Minnesota AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.

• Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

In 2021, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 17.

• Action 4 Liberty

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

• AFSCME Council 5

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

• Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota

Legislators are scored on their support for the organization's principles, which it defines as "provid[ing] a basis for a constitutionally limited government established to sustain life, liberty, justice, property rights and free enterprise."

• Minnesota AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.

• Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

In 2020, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from February 11 to May 17. Special sessions were convened: June 12 to June 19; July 13 to July 21; August 12; September 11; October 12 to October 15; and November 12.

• Action 4 Liberty

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

• AFSCME Council 5

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

• Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota

Legislators are scored on their support for the organization's principles, which it defines as "provid[ing] a basis for a constitutionally limited government established to sustain life, liberty, justice, property rights and free enterprise."

• Minnesota AFL-CIO

Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.

• Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus

Legislators are scored on their votes on gun rights.

• National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

In 2019, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 20.

• Action 4 Liberty

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

• AFSCME Council 5

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

• Gun Owners Caucus

Legislators are scored on their votes on gun rights.

• Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota

Legislators are scored on their support for the organization's principles, which it defines as "provid[ing] a basis for a constitutionally limited government established to sustain life, liberty, justice, property rights and free enterprise."

• Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life:Senate andHouse

Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

In 2018, theMinnesota State Legislature was in session from February 20 through May 21.

• Action 4 Liberty

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

• Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota

Legislators are scored on their support for the organization's principles, which it defines as "provid[ing] a basis for a constitutionally limited government established to sustain life, liberty, justice, property rights and free enterprise."

• Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life:Senate andHouse

Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.

• Taxpayers League of Minnesota

Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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