Nadia Mohamed | |
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Mayor of St. Louis Park | |
Assumed office January 3, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jake Spano |
Personal details | |
Born | 1996 (age 27–28) Somalia |
Political party | Democratic ( DFL) |
Alma mater | Metropolitan State University |
Nadia Mohamed (born c. 1996) is an American politician and mayor of St. Louis Park, Minnesota since 2023. Mohamed is the first Somali American elected as mayor of a U.S. city. [1] [2] [a]
Mohamed immigrated to the United States with her family as refugees when she was 10. [3] [4] Her family settled in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. She has a bachelor's degree in HR from Metropolitan State University.
In 2019, at age 23, she was elected to the St. Louis Park city council, becoming its youngest-ever and first Muslim member. [5] The Star Tribune described her 2023 mayoral campaign as focused on investment in community policing and programs to make homeownership more affordable. [5] On November 7, 2023, Mohamed defeated retired banker Dale A. Anderson in the municipal election to succeed outgoing Mayor Jake Spano. [5] Endorsed by Spano, she won 58% of the vote. [5] [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Nadia Mohamed | 4,595 | 58.45 | |
Independent | Dale A. Anderson | 3,239 | 41.20 | |
Write-in | 27 | 0.34 |
Nadia Mohamed | |
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Mayor of St. Louis Park | |
Assumed office January 3, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jake Spano |
Personal details | |
Born | 1996 (age 27–28) Somalia |
Political party | Democratic ( DFL) |
Alma mater | Metropolitan State University |
Nadia Mohamed (born c. 1996) is an American politician and mayor of St. Louis Park, Minnesota since 2023. Mohamed is the first Somali American elected as mayor of a U.S. city. [1] [2] [a]
Mohamed immigrated to the United States with her family as refugees when she was 10. [3] [4] Her family settled in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. She has a bachelor's degree in HR from Metropolitan State University.
In 2019, at age 23, she was elected to the St. Louis Park city council, becoming its youngest-ever and first Muslim member. [5] The Star Tribune described her 2023 mayoral campaign as focused on investment in community policing and programs to make homeownership more affordable. [5] On November 7, 2023, Mohamed defeated retired banker Dale A. Anderson in the municipal election to succeed outgoing Mayor Jake Spano. [5] Endorsed by Spano, she won 58% of the vote. [5] [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Nadia Mohamed | 4,595 | 58.45 | |
Independent | Dale A. Anderson | 3,239 | 41.20 | |
Write-in | 27 | 0.34 |