Overview

• Fateh won the DFL’s first mayoral endorsement in 16 years after delegates settled on his candidacy in a multi-ballot convention
• Frey’s campaign has formally challenged the results, pointing to only 578 recorded votes despite more than 1,000 delegates checking in
• The nonbinding endorsement unlocks crucial party resources and voter data in overwhelmingly Democratic Minneapolis
• As Minnesota’s first Somali American state senator, Fateh ran on rent freezes, a $20 minimum wage by 2028, and barring MPD cooperation with ICE
• DFL chair John Maraist voiced confidence in the convention’s vote handling even as Frey’s protest is under review