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  Rybak, R. T.
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AffiliationDemocratic-Farmer-Labor  
<-  2009-01-01  
 
NameR. T. Rybak
Address
Minneapolis, Minnesota , United States
EmailNone
Website [Link]
Born November 12, 1955 (68 years)
ContributorEric
Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Sep 09, 2023 08:49am
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InfoR.T. Rybak was first elected Mayor of Minneapolis in 2001 in his first run for public office and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2005 to serve another term for the people of Minneapolis.

Mayor Rybak took office facing a post-9/11 budget crisis and deep state and federal budget cuts. He responded by implementing innovative fiscal reforms that saved taxpayers millions by reducing $80 million of inherited debt, reigning in government spending and producing six balanced budgets in four years.

Rybak’s other accomplishments include recruiting Allina and the Global Market to the Midtown Exchange, closing the City’s employment gap, creating 2,500 new housing units in three years with the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, growing the police department by 100 officers in the last two years and launching the innovative Minneapolis 311 phone system.

Mayor Rybak is now leading efforts to revitalize north Minneapolis, attack juvenile crime, make Minneapolis a wireless city, end homelessness in ten years, and significantly reduce the City’s energy consumption to combat global climate change.

Mayor Rybak is a lifelong Minneapolis resident and the son of a pharmacist in the Phillips neighborhood. Rybak currently lives in the East Harriet neighborhood of Minneapolis with his wife, Megan, and their two children Grace and Charlie.

Mayor Rybak truly believes that Minneapolis has the potential to become the great American city of our time and his Great City Agenda to achieve that vision includes making Minneapolis a place to live, preparing the next generation through the Minneapolis Promise, creating great public spaces by reweaving the urban fabric, closing the gaps between haves and have-nots and running the City government well, but running it for a reason.


JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
10/17/2005-10/29/2005 Humphrey Institute/University of Minnesota 56.00% ( 0.0) 36.00% ( 0.0) 8.00% ( 0.0)

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EVENTS
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 30, 2010 05:30pm General Cancel Arizona travel, Minneapolis mayor urges  Article COSDem 

DISCUSSION
Importance? 8.00000 Average

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RACES
  04/24/2010 MN Governor - DFL Convention Lost 43.43% (-13.13%)
  02/02/2010 MN Governor - DFL Preference Caucuses Won 21.67% (+1.62%)
  11/03/2009 Minneapolis Mayor Won 73.94% (+62.92%)
  11/08/2005 Minneapolis Mayor Won 61.47% (+24.75%)
  09/13/2005 Minneapolis Mayor Primary Won 44.47% (+9.13%)
  11/06/2001 Minneapolis Mayor Won 65.14% (+30.28%)
  09/11/2001 Minneapolis Mayor - Primary Won 33.85% (+6.97%)
SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN
  03/10/2021 US Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Lost 0.00% (-66.00%)
  08/14/2018 MN Governor - DFL Primary Lost 0.00% (-41.60%)
  02/25/2017 DNC Party Chair Lost 0.00% (-54.27%)
ENDORSEMENTS
MN Governor - DFL Primary - Aug 14, 2018 D Tim Walz
DNC Party Chair - Feb 25, 2017 D Keith M. Ellison
MN State Senate 59 - Special DFL Primary - Dec 06, 2011 DFL Peter Wagenius
MN Governor - DFL Primary - Aug 10, 2010 D Margaret Anderson Kelliher
MN House Seat 58B - DFL Primary - Sep 09, 2008 DFL Bobby Joe Champion
MN US President - D Caucus - Feb 05, 2008 D Barack Obama
Hennepin County Attorney - Nov 07, 2006 DFL Andrew M. "Andy" Luger
MN District 05 - DFL Primary - Sep 12, 2006 D Keith M. Ellison
MN Auditor - DFL Primary - Sep 12, 2006 DFL Rebecca L. W. Otto
Minneapolis City Council - Ward 13 Primary - Sep 13, 2005 DFL Betsy Hodges
MN US President - D Caucus - Mar 02, 2004 D Howard Dean
Minneapolis Public Library Board - Nov 06, 2001 I Mike Hohmann
MN US President-D Caucus - Mar 12, 2000 D Bill Bradley
MN Governor - DFL Primary - Sep 13, 1994 DFL Tony Bouza