With Sen. Myron Orfield announcing at the Tuesday caucuses
that he won't run in November, we're hearing tons of rumors about who
might run in his place to represent southwest Minneapolis. (All of
which are dependent on what the re-districting map finally looks like
when it's released in a couple of weeks.) The latest name which has
come up in the last 12 hours is Catherine Shreves, now Chair of the
Minneapolis School Board.
I'd absolutely hate to lose Shreves from the School
Board--she is enormously effective, smart, tough, and gifted at
assembling coalitions of folks.
On the other hand, it's been crystal clear this legislative
session that many issues involving Minneapolis public schools are
decided at the LEGE not the Board. So if she's interested in running,
she'd be great. I suppose no one will commit to running until we see
that re-districting map. And I know there's plenty of other good
candidates out there. But Shreves would be fabulous. She could even
run in Edina because she has the right haircut and despite this fact,
I am still a huge fan of hers.
Lynnell Mickelsen
Ward 13, Linden Hills
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