Jacob Frey
Jacob Frey | |
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Frey in 2021 | |
| 48th Mayor of Minneapolis | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Betsy Hodges |
| Member of the Minneapolis City Council from the 3rd ward | |
| In office January 2, 2014 – January 2, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Diane Hofstede |
| Succeeded by | Steve Fletcher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacob Lawrence Frey July 23, 1981 Oakton, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | College of William & Mary (BA) Villanova University (JD) |
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Jacob Lawrence Frey (/fraɪ/ ⓘ FRY; born July 23, 1981) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota since 2018. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he served on the Minneapolis City Council from 2014 to 2018, was elected mayor of Minneapolis in 2018, and was reelected as mayor in 2021.
Born and raised in Virginia, Frey attended the College of William & Mary on a track and field scholarship. He later attended law school at Villanova University.
During and after law school, Frey was a noted distance runner, ranking in prominent races and receiving an athletic endorsement. After law school, Frey moved to Minneapolis, where he worked as an employment discrimination and civil rights lawyer prior to entering politics.