Omar Fateh, Minneapolis
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Omar Fateh, 35, a Minnesota state Senator, won the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party for Minneapolis mayor over Jacob Frey, who has been in office since 2018.
Omar Fateh was endorsed by a vote of hands Saturday after Mayor Jacob Frey reportedly instructed his delegates to leave the endorsing convention.
Omar Fateh, a rising progressive, has won the Minneapolis Democratic Party's nomination for the city's upcoming mayoral election.
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