Minneapolis mayor who oversaw BLM riots loses Dem backing to Somali-American socialist

The mayor of Minneapolis — who oversaw the city during the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots — has lost the backing of the Dem party to a Somali-American socialist following a contested vote by party members.

Omar Fateh, 35, a Minnesota state Senator, won the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party for Minneapolis mayor over Jacob Frey, who has been in office since 2018.

Fateh (MN-62), who is the first Somali American and Muslim to serve in the Minnesota state Senate, received more than 60% of the vote from delegates at the Minneapolis DFL convention late Saturday — despite complaints from the Frey campaign over the election process.

Issues with electronic balloting at the convention saw paper ballots brought in, while the final vote was taken via a show of raised badges, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.