Member of the Minneapolis City Council from the 13th Ward
In office January 1, 2006 – January 2, 2014
Preceded by
Barret Lane
Succeeded by
Linea Palmisano[1]
Personal details
Born
(1969-09-07) September 7, 1969 (age 54) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party
Democratic (DFL)
Spouse
Gary Cunningham
Residence(s)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater
Bryn Mawr College (BA) University of Wisconsin (MA)
Elizabeth A.Hodges (born September 7, 1969) is an American politician who served as the 47th Mayor of Minneapolis from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented Ward 13 on the Minneapolis City Council from 2006 January 2014.
Hodges was reelected to the city council in the 2009 municipal election. She won the 2013 mayoral election and was inaugurated on January 2, 2014.[2] She ran for reelection in 2017, but lost to fellow Democrat Jacob Frey. She left office on January 2, 2018.
^"Results of the Minneapolis mayoral, council elections". Star Tribune.
^Roper, Eric (November 29, 2012) "Hodges plans run for Mpls. mayor.", Star Tribune.
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new stadium. The Wilfs' bid also had the support of Minneapolis Mayor BetsyHodges, and Minnesota Senator Tom Bakk called Major League Soccer to inform...
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endorsement convention, dropped out of the race and backed eventual winner BetsyHodges in mid-June. His third and final term on the City Council ended in January...
administrative leave while the investigation was conducted. Minneapolis Mayor BetsyHodges stated that she contacted the Civil Rights Division of the Department...
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