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  Goodman, Lisa
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AffiliationDemocratic-Farmer-Labor  
 
NameLisa Goodman
Address257 Thomas Ave S
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405, United States
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Born January 27, 1966 (58 years)
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Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Jun 03, 2023 06:55pm
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InfoMinneapolis City Council Member, Ward 7.

Lisa Goodman is a member of the Minneapolis City Council, elected to her first term in 1997 and re-elected November 2001 to another four-year term. She represents the seventh ward which includes the neighborhoods of Kenwood, Lowry Hill, Cedar Isles Dean, Bryn Mawr and all of downtown Minneapolis. She is a native of Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Political Science and Labor Relations in 1988.




Currently, Lisa is the Chairperson of the City Council's Community Development Committee and Minneapolis Community Development Agency. During her tenure, she led the successful effort to merge the City's Planning Department and Development Agency to form the Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED). This new structure provides a coordinated process and single department for community and economic development efforts and zoning and planning activities within the City. She also serves on the City Council's Zoning and Planning, Claims, and Intergovernmental Affairs Committees.




Additionally, she is active on the Planning and Implementation Committees for the New Minneapolis Space and Discovery Center Planetarium, the New Downtown Central Library and the City/County Homelessness Task Force. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Midwest Health Center for Woman, Medica Skyway Senior Center, the family Housing Fund and the Great Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association and has been active on boards and commissions at the state and national level.




Lisa is actively involved in urban planning, historic preservation, arts as economic development and affordable housing issues. Prior to her election to the City Council, Lisa was the executive director of Minnesota NARAL, the state affiliate of the national Abortion Rights Action League. She has been involved in numerous political campaigns and served as Director of Fundraising for Paul Wellstone's successful bid for the US Senate in 1990. In her spare time on weekends she enjoys gardening, hiking, and antique hunting at her farmhouse, in rural Minnesota with her Golden doodle Sadie.


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  11/02/2021 Minneapolis City Council - Ward 7 Won 62.22% (+35.75%)
  11/07/2017 Minneapolis City Council - Ward 7 Won 52.26% (+21.05%)
  11/05/2013 Minneapolis City Council - Ward 7 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/03/2009 Minneapolis City Council - Ward 7 Won 68.74% (+44.84%)
  11/08/2005 Minneapolis City Council - Ward 7 Won 83.97% (+68.48%)
  09/13/2005 Minneapolis City Council - Ward 7 Primary Won 79.88% (+70.62%)
  11/06/2001 Minneapolis City Council - Ward 7 Won 82.55% (+65.10%)
  09/11/2001 Minneapolis City Council - Ward 7 Primary Won 83.41% (+70.64%)
  11/04/1997 Minneapolis City Council - Ward 7 Won 54.13% (+8.26%)
  09/09/1997 Minneapolis City Council - Ward 7 Primary Won 55.16% (+27.42%)
ENDORSEMENTS
Minneapolis City Council - Ward 7 - Nov 07, 2023 DFL Scott Graham
Hennepin County Attorney - Primary - Aug 09, 2022 N Martha Holton Dimick
Minneapolis Mayor - Nov 03, 2009 DFL R. T. Rybak
Minneapolis Mayor Primary - Sep 13, 2005 DFL R. T. Rybak