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Omar Fateh Faces Islamophobic Backlash While Unveiling Ambitious Progressive Platform for Minneapolis Mayor

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s false claims about his citizenship have prompted widespread defenses from Minneapolis leaders.

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In this June 1, 2018, photo, University student Austin Berger, left, poses for a portrait with Omar Fateh, who is running for the Minnesota House of Representatives in Dinkytown, Minn. Berger and other student staffers created a unionization campaign based on Rep. Erin Murphy's campaign for governor.
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Overview

  • Fateh unveiled a mid-July progressive agenda featuring free college tuition for households earning under $80,000 and rent stabilization policies.
  • He pledged to raise Minneapolis’s minimum wage to $20 per hour by 2028 and to seek a local income tax on higher earners.
  • His platform would prohibit the Minneapolis Police Department from cooperating with ICE on immigration enforcement.
  • His climate proposals include implementing carbon fees, shifting the city vehicle fleet to electric vehicles and expanding non-police crisis response teams.
  • National conservative figures have launched racist and Islamophobic attacks against his campaign, drawing denunciations from Minneapolis officials and civil rights groups.