DFL revokes endorsement of Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh

The Minnesota DFL has revoked the Minneapolis arm of the party’s endorsement of Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis mayoral race.

Last month, in an upset, Fateh won the Minneapolis DFL endorsement over incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey.

On Thursday, Minnesota DFL chair Richard Carlbom said, “After a thoughtful and transparent review of the challenges, the Constitution, Bylaws & Rules Committee found substantial failures in the Minneapolis Convention’s voting process on July 19, including an acknowledgement that a mayoral candidate was errantly eliminated from contention.”…

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