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Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender Won’t Seek Re-Election Next Year
"During my time in office I have learned so much: about people, about power and about how systems work to support or to stop change."
By WCCO-TV
November 8, 2020
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Lisa Bender, the president of the Minneapolis City Council, will not be seeking re-election next year.
According to an email sent to constituents, the councilmember from the city’s 10th Ward made the decision not to run for a third term well before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the unrest following the police killing of George Floyd.
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“During my time in office I have learned so much: about people, about power and about how systems work to support or to stop change,” she wrote. “I still believe in the power of each and every person to make a difference. I have seen it. More than anything, I want each of you to know that you are powerful, that what you do and say matters, that the future you imagine is possible.”
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