Betsy Hodges

Betsy Hodges
Hodges in 2017
47th Mayor of Minneapolis
In office
January 2, 2014 – January 2, 2018
Preceded byR. T. Rybak
Succeeded byJacob Frey
Member of the Minneapolis City Council from the 13th Ward
In office
January 1, 2006 – January 2, 2014
Preceded byBarret Lane
Succeeded byLinea Palmisano[1]
Personal details
Born (1969-09-07) September 7, 1969 (age 54)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (DFL)
SpouseGary Cunningham
Residence(s)Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materBryn Mawr College (BA)
University of Wisconsin (MA)

Elizabeth A. Hodges (born September 7, 1969) is an American politician who served as the 47th Mayor of Minneapolis from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented Ward 13 on the Minneapolis City Council from 2006 January 2014.

Hodges was reelected to the city council in the 2009 municipal election. She won the 2013 mayoral election and was inaugurated on January 2, 2014.[2] She ran for reelection in 2017, but lost to fellow Democrat Jacob Frey. She left office on January 2, 2018.

  1. ^ "Results of the Minneapolis mayoral, council elections". Star Tribune.
  2. ^ Roper, Eric (November 29, 2012) "Hodges plans run for Mpls. mayor.", Star Tribune.

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