Fateh’s accomplishments far outstrip Frey’s
Julius Hernandez, shilling for Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, says not to vote for DFL-endorsed mayoral candidate state Sen. Omar Fateh because “the DFL Party was built by people who believed in results” (“Democratic socialism isn’t the future of the DFL Party,” Strib Voices, Aug. 8).
OK, here’s a test for Minneapolis voters: Off the top of your head, name a single major accomplishment achieved by Frey in his 7 ½ years as mayor. I’ll wait. Finding it difficult?
If someone asked me the same of Fateh’s recent tenure as state senator, I’d have to decide between the North Star Promise Act, which made higher education feasible for thousands of lower-income Minnesotans; the legalization of fentanyl test strips, which saves the lives of people who could otherwise potentially die of a fentanyl overdose without even knowing what they were taking (as did my own brother-in-law in the very month before the act was passed); and the bill to ensure that Uber and Lyft drivers were paid a living wage. Fateh led on all those initiatives, and they were based on the desire to make a real difference in his constituents’ lives, not to serve any ideological agenda.
If you want “results” rather than showboating, vote DFL-endorsed Fateh for mayor.
Jason McGrath, Minneapolis
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