Betsy Hodges
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Elizabeth A. Hodges is the current Ward 13 City Council member for Minneapolis
, Minnesota
, and a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
. In 2005, Hodges defeated Lisa Miller to become the first Democrat to represent the Ward in years. She was re-elected in the 2009 Minneapolis municipal elections
.
in 1991 she attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison
where she graduated in 1998 with a Master's degree in Sociology.
In 1998 Hodges moved to southwest Minneapolis
. For a few years she worked as Development Director for Progressive Minnesota before serving on the staff of Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman. She returned to fundraising work in 2003, working for the Minnesota Justice Foundation.
During this time, Hodges became very active in her community, serving on the Linden Hills Community Council from 2000–2005 and as co-chair of the council from 2003-2005. Her experience on the neighboorhood council became a main theme in her campaign for city council in 2005.
Hodges lives in the city's Linden Hills
neighborhood.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, and a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is a major political party in the state of Minnesota and the state affiliate of the Democratic Party. It was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party...
. In 2005, Hodges defeated Lisa Miller to become the first Democrat to represent the Ward in years. She was re-elected in the 2009 Minneapolis municipal elections
Minneapolis municipal elections, 2009
The 2009 Minneapolis municipal elections in the U.S. state of Minnesota held a scheduled general election on November 3. Because city voters approved a city charter change by referendum in the 2006 election to use a ranked choice voting system , Minneapolis did not hold a primary election on...
.
Background
Hodges grew up in Minnesota. After graduating from Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
in 1991 she attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
where she graduated in 1998 with a Master's degree in Sociology.
In 1998 Hodges moved to southwest Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
. For a few years she worked as Development Director for Progressive Minnesota before serving on the staff of Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman. She returned to fundraising work in 2003, working for the Minnesota Justice Foundation.
During this time, Hodges became very active in her community, serving on the Linden Hills Community Council from 2000–2005 and as co-chair of the council from 2003-2005. Her experience on the neighboorhood council became a main theme in her campaign for city council in 2005.
Hodges lives in the city's Linden Hills
Linden Hills, Minneapolis
Linden Hills is a neighborhood in the Southwest community of Minneapolis. It is bordered to the north by Lake Calhoun, to the east by Lake Harriet, to the south by West 47th Street, and to the west by France Avenue.According to the 2000 U.S...
neighborhood.