Andrea Jenkins has announced she won't seek reelection for her Ward 8 seat on Minneapolis City Council. Jenkins confirmed in a Monday newsletter she won't be seeking a fourth term, having represented ...

Minneapolis City Council Member Andrea Jenkins will not run for another term in office, she announced in a newsletter to her constituents on Monday. “I will not be seeking a fourth term as a ...

Council Member Andrea Jenkins, who represents Ward 8 in south central Minneapolis, poses for a portrait on concrete barriers at George Floyd Square on Wednesday in Minneapolis.

UPDATE 2:15 p.m.: Minneapolis City Councilor Andrea Jenkins announced that the safety meeting scheduled for Monday evening has been canceled due to extreme heat. She shared that the venue, MLK Rec ...

Ward 8 council member Andrea Jenkins speaks in favor of the new police contract during a meeting in Minneapolis on July 18.

Andrea Jenkins, the City Council member representing the area, said neighbors and the community around 38th Street and Chicago Avenue are like “the American electorate — very divided” over what it ...

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MINNEAPOLIS — Andrea Jenkins, the first openly transgender African American in the U.S. to be elected to office, won't seek reelection this fall. Jenkins, who represents Minneapolis' Ward 8, announced ...