- published: 18 Jul 2017
- views: 12999
Elizabeth A. "Betsy" Hodges (born September 7, 1969) is the mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, she represented Ward 13 on the Minneapolis City Council from January 2006 until January 2014. Hodges was reelected to the city council in the 2009 Minneapolis municipal elections.
Hodges won the 2013 Minneapolis mayoral election and was inaugurated on January 2, 2014.
Hodges grew up in Wayzata, Minnesota. She graduated from Wayzata High School in 1987. After graduating from Bryn Mawr College in 1991, she attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, graduating in 1998 with a master's degree in sociology.
Hodges moved to southwest Minneapolis in 1998 and was the development director for the Minneapolis-based nonprofit Progressive Minnesota for a few years before serving on the staff of Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman. Hodges returned to fundraising work in 2003, working for the Minnesota Justice Foundation.
Minneapolis (i/ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/) is the county seat of Hennepin County, and larger of the Twin Cities, the 14th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, containing approximately 3.8 million residents. As of 2016, Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota and 46th-largest in the United States with 407,207 residents. Minneapolis and Saint Paul anchor the second-largest economic center in the Midwest, behind Chicago.
Minneapolis lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital. The city is abundantly rich in water, with twenty lakes and wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls, many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway. It was once the world's flour milling capital and a hub for timber, and today is the primary business center between Chicago and Seattle, with Minneapolis proper containing America's fifth-highest concentration of Fortune 500 companies. As an integral link to the global economy, Minneapolis is categorized as a global city.
Hodges may refer to:
Betsy is an English name for females, used as a nickname for Elizabeth. It is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
Surname:
Betsy Hodges speaks out about unanswered questions in the death of Justine Maia Ruszczyk, 40, who was fatally shot after calling 911 to report a possible assault, according to authorities SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://www.youtube.com/ABCNews/ Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/abcnews FOLLOW ABC News on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc GOOD MORNING AMERICA'S HOMEPAGE: https://gma.yahoo.com/
This is Way Wrong...WTF Share This So People know how Shady this Mayor is. Pete Hegseth on Tuesday confronted Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges after she delivered her "state of the city" address in a mosque. Hodges, who previously called President Trump “uniquely pernicious,” chose the mosque as the location because she believes the city's Muslim community is under attack from the Trump administration. The speech came just a day after the deadly terror attack in Manchester, England, which left 22 dead and scores more injured. "Cities like Minneapolis and the people who live in them are squarely in Donald Trump’s sights," Hodges said during her address. "His agendas of oppression, regression, and suppression have no place in Minneapolis, and we are standing firm in our resistance to it." ...
The price we pay for inequities in our society measures in the billions in cities and in the trillions nationally. While we can't grow our way into equity, equity can drive growth. Mayor Betsy Hodges of Minneapolis makes the case for developing a shared community goal of inclusive growth. She also highlights the kind of tailored policies -- from early childhood development to light rail -- that can help everyone participate in that growth.
Sanctuary cities risk Trump confrontation Mayor Betsy Hodges of Minneapolis, MN, talks with Rachel Maddow about what a sanctuary city is and what kind of confrontation she expects from the Trump administration in its zeal to persecute immigrants.
The Minneapolis mayor was once again in rare form, delivering a hilarious monologue featuring "An Ode to Mayor Hodges by the People of Facebook and Twitter," as well as her own funny haikus.
BTN11: Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges opens up about sexual abuse
Hundreds of people gathered at the entrance of an alleyway in southwest Minneapolis to mourn the woman who was shot and killed by police there on Saturday night. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the fatal officer-involved shooting, and Minneapolis Assistant Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said Sunday that the officers involved are on administrative leave. The shooting took place when two Minneapolis police officers responded to a 911 call of a possible assault just north of the 5100 block of Washburn Avenue South just before 11:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the BCA. Officials say an officer "fired their weapon" and killed a woman. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy. According to the news release, "T...
On October 31, 2013, Betsy Hodges made her final arguement to be elected mayor of Minneapolis. The speech was during a GOTV Rally at 612BREW in northeast Minneapolis. Betsy has been endorsed by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, SEIU-MN, womenwinning, Take Action Minnesota, Sierra Club, the DFL Latino Caucus, the DFL African-American Caucus, Minnesota Asian-Indian Democratic Association, Clean Water Action, and EMILY's List. For more information, go to www.betsyhodges.org.
KSTP's Jay Kolls spoke with newly elected Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges about her plans for the city.
November 15, 2016: MSNBC interviews Minneapolis mayor Betsy Hodges. Minneapolis is one of over 200 "Sanctuary Cities" in the United States - and one of slightly over a dozen MAJOR cities - that protects immigrants. Donald Trump plans to deport 2-3 million immigrants, and Minneapolis refuses to participate in any federal round-up of immigrants.
Betsy Hodges, the mayor-elect of Minneapolis, won't take office until January. But she told us the first thing she plans to do as mayor when she sat down with The UpTake for an interview just before the election. Watch to find out the FIRST thing Mayor Hodges plans when she takes office. Distributed by OneLoad.com
Minneapolis voters will pick a new mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 5, although the winner, in a Ranked Choice Voting field of 35 candidates, is not expected to be determined until Wednesday. Earlier, The UpTake invited seven of the leading candidates to take part in a debate that was held on Oct. 23. In addition, we asked them to sit down for an informal conversation in order that voters might see them, up close and personal. Six agreed to do so (Candidate Don Samuels did not participate). Here is The UpTake's interview with Betsy Hodges, one of the DFLers in the race. Distributed by OneLoad.com
Betsy Hodges is running for Mayor of Minneapolis. Election Day is just around the corner on November 5, 2013. Hear more about her love of the city in this video and its creative arts economy. It's one of the many things that makes Minneapolis special and successful. The fact is, she will not be the next Mayor of Minneapolis without your help. If you share her vision for Minneapolis, please contribute to her campaign today: www.betsyhodges.org/contribute
The Minneapolis mayor was once again in rare form, delivering a hilarious monologue featuring "An Ode to Mayor Hodges by the People of Facebook and Twitter," as well as her own funny haikus.
Ranked Choice Voting,got its first serious tests in the Twin Cities on Tuesday. Minneapolis Mayoral candidate Betsy Hodges, who led in first-preference voting by a wide margin seemed to be the odds-on favorite to formally claim victory Wednesday when election officials turn to redistributing second- and third-choice votes from the low-scoring contenders in the cast of 35 candidates. Hodges, a progressive Democrat, earned 36 percent of the voters' first preference picks, 11 points ahead of her closest rival, fellow Dem Mark Andrew, who congratulated Hodges and proclaimed her the winner, causing RCV supporters to warn that the election was not yet over and that, in fact, it was too early to declare a victor. Distributed by OneLoad.com
The price we pay for inequities in our society measures in the billions in cities and in the trillions nationally. While we can't grow our way into equity, equity can drive growth. Mayor Betsy Hodges of Minneapolis makes the case for developing a shared community goal of inclusive growth. She also highlights the kind of tailored policies -- from early childhood development to light rail -- that can help everyone participate in that growth.
Betsy Hodges speaks out about unanswered questions in the death of Justine Maia Ruszczyk, 40, who was fatally shot after calling 911 to report a possible assault, according to authorities SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://www.youtube.com/ABCNews/ Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/abcnews FOLLOW ABC News on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc GOOD MORNING AMERICA'S HOMEPAGE: https://gma.yahoo.com/
This is Way Wrong...WTF Share This So People know how Shady this Mayor is. Pete Hegseth on Tuesday confronted Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges after she delivered her "state of the city" address in a mosque. Hodges, who previously called President Trump “uniquely pernicious,” chose the mosque as the location because she believes the city's Muslim community is under attack from the Trump administration. The speech came just a day after the deadly terror attack in Manchester, England, which left 22 dead and scores more injured. "Cities like Minneapolis and the people who live in them are squarely in Donald Trump’s sights," Hodges said during her address. "His agendas of oppression, regression, and suppression have no place in Minneapolis, and we are standing firm in our resistance to it." ...
The price we pay for inequities in our society measures in the billions in cities and in the trillions nationally. While we can't grow our way into equity, equity can drive growth. Mayor Betsy Hodges of Minneapolis makes the case for developing a shared community goal of inclusive growth. She also highlights the kind of tailored policies -- from early childhood development to light rail -- that can help everyone participate in that growth.
Sanctuary cities risk Trump confrontation Mayor Betsy Hodges of Minneapolis, MN, talks with Rachel Maddow about what a sanctuary city is and what kind of confrontation she expects from the Trump administration in its zeal to persecute immigrants.
The Minneapolis mayor was once again in rare form, delivering a hilarious monologue featuring "An Ode to Mayor Hodges by the People of Facebook and Twitter," as well as her own funny haikus.
BTN11: Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges opens up about sexual abuse
Hundreds of people gathered at the entrance of an alleyway in southwest Minneapolis to mourn the woman who was shot and killed by police there on Saturday night. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the fatal officer-involved shooting, and Minneapolis Assistant Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said Sunday that the officers involved are on administrative leave. The shooting took place when two Minneapolis police officers responded to a 911 call of a possible assault just north of the 5100 block of Washburn Avenue South just before 11:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the BCA. Officials say an officer "fired their weapon" and killed a woman. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy. According to the news release, "T...
On October 31, 2013, Betsy Hodges made her final arguement to be elected mayor of Minneapolis. The speech was during a GOTV Rally at 612BREW in northeast Minneapolis. Betsy has been endorsed by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, SEIU-MN, womenwinning, Take Action Minnesota, Sierra Club, the DFL Latino Caucus, the DFL African-American Caucus, Minnesota Asian-Indian Democratic Association, Clean Water Action, and EMILY's List. For more information, go to www.betsyhodges.org.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 MacPhail Center for Music
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges made her first public comments about the story that’s become known as ‘Pointergate’ Friday on MPR News. A local news report suggesting Mayor Hodges flashed gang signs has riveted social media and evoked all kinds emotions in our community about racism, police/community relations and responsible journalism.
August 10, 2016 Mayor Betsy Hodges’ 2017 Budget Address
August 12, 2015 Mayor Betsy Hodges’ 2016 Budget Address
Concerned Minneapolis neighbors meet with Mayor Betsy Hodges and her Deputy Chief of Staff Ben Hecker to discuss the death of Jamar Clark.
Please excuse quality of video. I meerkatted this and the capture capabilities after live stream are poor at best. The cost for testing emerging media. Mayor Hodges' speech however, was lovely.
Minneapolis voters will pick a new mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 5, although the winner, in a Ranked Choice Voting field of 35 candidates, is not expected to be determined until Wednesday. Earlier, The UpTake invited seven of the leading candidates to take part in a debate that was held on Oct. 23. In addition, we asked them to sit down for an informal conversation in order that voters might see them, up close and personal. Six agreed to do so (Candidate Don Samuels did not participate). Here is The UpTake's interview with Betsy Hodges, one of the DFLers in the race. Distributed by OneLoad.com
November 30, 2015 (Minneapolis)— Mayor Betsy Hodges was joined by Congressman Keith Ellison and community leaders to urge for an end to the occupation of the Police Department’s 4th Precinct and to move toward addressing the problems of racial equity and disparity that the death of Jamar Clark and subsequent protests have shined a light on.