Omar Fateh, running on promises to make Minneapolis more affordable by raising minimum wage and implementing rent control, mirrors New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran

The Minneapolis mayor during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests has lost the backing of the Democratic party to a Somali-American after a contested vote by members of the party.

The Democratic party of Minnesota’s largest city has endorsed a democratic socialist over a two-term incumbent mayor, according to Minneapolis DFL convention co-chair Ann Friedrich. State Sen. Omar Fateh won at least 60% of the Minneapolis DFL delegate vote Saturday,