I am so excited to be your next Ward 12 city council member for the city of Minneapolis and represent you.
I could not be more grateful for the big, broad, inclusive coalition we built over the past year.
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We did it!
@ZaynabForSenate
just won! Minneapolis spoke loud and clear it’s time for the first Black and Muslim woman in the MN Senate. My sister will also be the first Gen Z, making her the youngest senator in MN history! 🎉
#MinnesotaProud
As a Muslim person and Minneapolis resident this is offensive. Just a day after Eid too. I call on the
@StarTribune
to issue an official apology.
This normalizes & validates islamophobic rhetoric. There is no room for anything that perpetuates faith based hate of any kind.
My name is Aurin Chowdhury and I’m excited to announce my run for Minneapolis City Council in Ward 12. I’m running to fight for working families, deliver progressive change for our communities, and work collaboratively to move our city forward.
DFL Endorsed!
Thank you to ward 12 delegates, who believed in my vision for a more just and equitable community.
I can’t wait to move forward together as your DFL Endorsed AND Labor endorsed candidate for Ward 12 City Council!
On to November!
#AurinForWard12
The duopoly of two billion dollar corporate rideshare companies has led to exploitative outcomes for workers they rely on. They are unwilling to adhere to minimum wage laws.
A new rideshare company, Wridz is now active in mpls. Announcing they will comply to a local wage floor.
Wow. 20% of voters in Minnesota’s Democratic Party Primary voted uncommitted to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. I hope that the Biden Administration listens & takes action. Our federal leaders need to listen to the American people.
#CeasefireNow
Today is the big day– Election Day is finally here!
I am tremendously appreciative of the big, broad, inclusive coalition we have all built together to make a better Minneapolis for everyone.
If you haven't yet, make sure to go out and vote! Polls close at 8pm.
Excited to share that Congresswoman
@IlhanMN
has endorsed my campaign
for Ward 12 City Council! 🔥🎉
I look forward to working closely with her to deliver for residents in our Ward and City.
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Call for an Immediate & Permanent Ceasefire, the Return of all Hostages, & the End to the Siege of Gaza. Today I join the chorus of voices across the country and globe in calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the return of all hostages, & an end to the siege of Gaza.
First person of color to represent W12.
First Bengali-American on the Minneapolis City Council. ✅
Also- Ward 12 is now represented by women from the local level to federal level in MN. Parks board to Congress. 🔥
🚨 𝗪𝗜𝗡 🚨: Congrats to
@aurinmpls
on your win for City Council, Ward 12, Minneapolis in Minnesota! She becomes the first person of color to hold this seat!
All aboard for better transit! As your transit and climate candidate, I am dedicated to making clean, sustainable, affordable transportation a priority in Minneapolis. 1/3
Vote for me as your 1st choice on November 7th to be your next Ward 12 City Council Member.
As your ONLY DFL, education, climate, and labor endorsed candidate for Ward 12, I promise to show up for our community every day.
I love you, Southside. Always have, always will. ☀️🩵
Instead of treating unsheltered homelessness as the emergency it is, our city administration is spending taxpayer dollars on dumping rubble to keep unhoused people out of sight.
This is a morally bankrupt action I will not stay silent on. We need actual solutions.
Minneapolis city officials dumped concrete rubble on two city lots formerly occupied by Camp Nenookaasi to deter homeless people from living on the land.
Read the full story here:
I second this. CM Chavez is such a hard worker. Day in and day out he’s consistently advocating for his ward while trying his best weigh all of the interests of our City. He believes a better future is possible. I’m proud to serve with a colleague like him.
@MplsWard9
I’m so proud to serve Minneapolis alongside
@MplsWard9
. No matter how difficult his workday is, he’s always showing up for Ward 9 residents. Such a pleasure to join him in Little Earth this evening for his community forum on Smith Foundry and public health in Phillips!
Wow, what a great turnout for our meet & greet with our congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, at Sisters Sludge! A huge thank you to Representative
@IlhanMN
for being a part of this south minneapolis gathering, and thank you to
@SistersSludge
for hosting us.☀️
Congratulations,
@Aurinmpls
, on election to
#Minneapolis
City Council Ward 12! Looking forward to supporting your strong vision to make equitable, sustainable, affordable transportation a priority in Minneapolis!
#votetransit
Victory speech from
@IlhanMN
, thanking the congressional district for taking her and her family in. So proud we are one step closer to sending her back!
Not to mention, the fear-mongering around crime & violence is divisive.
Especially when so many people across our city are working hard to make it a safer place to live. I love this city - we have real problems, yes - but we need more of what brings us together to solve them.
I’m proud to announce Council Member Andrew Johnson has endorsed me to be the next Council Member for Ward 12!
“It’s important to me that the ward is left in good hands. That’s why, after thoroughly screening the candidates, I am proud to endorse Aurin Chowdhury.
Nothing says solidarity more than shoveling out cars & curbs with your neighbors! ❄️
Today I spent the day walking and taking transit to & from work. What’s clear is we need a municipal shoveling program to support our neighbors— especially our Senior & disability community.
Major respect to CM Chughtai & her team, who in a terrible situation acted with grace & leadership.
What transpired at the Ward
10 convention was violence & intimidation meant to undermine a democratic process. It was disturbing & as a DFL endorsed candidate I condemn it.
Today was horrifying, unacceptable, and indicative of the growing threat to progressive, pro-people candidates and movement leaders.
See my campaign’s statement on the violence perpetrated by the Nasri Warsame campaign at the Ward 10 convention today.
Over 170 people here tonight to talk about solutions to unhoused homelessness that are rooted in public health & dignity.
We need the City, County, State, & the Federal level to work together now to help people get to housing & treatment.
We can do this in Minneapolis.
Solidarity from Abbott Northwestern in South Minneapolis. We with the 15,000
@mnnurses
nurses striking today. Hospital executives have the money to pay nurses what the deserve & ensure safe staffing. It’s time they come to the bargaining table.
#patientsbeforeprofits
I love a good iced Cubano. I’m proud to be endorsed by Duck Duck Coffee, a BIPOC owned, woman owned coffee shop that recently got recognized for some of the lowest amounts of waste production in the city of minneapolis!
Black & Brown women are again the backbone of this election cycle. It’s because of them we have the trifecta.
From organizing large doorknocks, building volunteer bases, fundraising in big numbers from small dollar donors, to going out of our own districts to share support.
Ramadan Mubarak to my beloved Muslim community & neighbors!
Ramadan starts this evening and Muslims across the world will be fasting from dawn until dusk each day. Community building & connection are so integral to Ramadan and have always been one of my favorite aspects of it.
I just voted for my future Senator
@ZaynabForSenate
! And I voted once again to send my Congresswoman
@IlhanMN
forward Congress. 💜🤍💜
I was
#158
in 12-7 at 11:15am today!
Dismayed that MPLS City Council proceeded with its meeting today on a Islamic holiday.
The current system wasn’t able to catch this oversight that disenfranchises Muslim Council Members.
Policy debate is a part of the process, we can’t have debate without key members present.
The Minneapolis City Council this morning will decide whether to advance a rent control proposal to committee
But three council members aren't here right now, including the rent control motion's two authors —
@aishaforward10
&
@JamalOsmanMN
. They're Muslim, and today is Eid
I’m honored to share that I have been endorsed by my good friend and our AG, Keith Ellison! I’ve long admired his commitment to our neighbors, first as our Congressman and now as our Attorney General. I’m grateful to have earned his support.
One year and one day ago I announced my run for MPLS City Council to represent Ward 12.
Today I got to work with my council colleagues to pass a package of great budget amendments that will make our communities safer and help them thrive. More to share soon! 🔥
Thank you Council Member Chughtai, I’m so excited to get to serve the people of Minneapolis with you on this Council🩵✨
Sworn in ✅
2023 Budget Amendment Prep ✅
#Minneapolis
Muslim women support Muslim women ♥️
Started my afternoon supporting our new
@MplsWard12
Councilmember Chowdhury at her swearing in, and ended the day walking through upcoming budget amendments with her.
Ward 12,
@aurinmpls
came prepared on Day 1!
It was a beautiful & powerful gathering yesterday at the Lake/Midtown light rail station in solidarity with our Trans, Intersex, & Gender expansive community. Minneapolis needs to do everything it can to ensure it is a safe haven for all Trans, Intersex,& Gender expansive people.
Thank you to all the small businesses who have shown their support throughout this campaign.
I am grateful to have connected with so many of the establishments in the ward to discuss how the city can support the shops, restaurants, and businesses that make our city so special!
I ❤️ Open Streets. It’s a well known Minneapolis City festivity that is beloved by people of all walks of life, families, local orgs & businesses. It’s become a part of our identity as a city, it brings out the best in us. And you bet I wanna see it back on Minnehaha! 🚲🚌🚊🚶♀️
I’d love to see
@OpenStreetsMPLS
back on E Lake again next year,
@JChavezMpls
.
And it needs to return to Minnehaha as well —
@aurinmpls
I know you’re not in office yet, but that event is fantastic: walking, biking, rolling from Lake St to the Falls.
Our campaign’s decisive win wouldn’t have been possible without my talented campaign manager,
@amyudiaz
.
She is a powerhouse organizer and I’m so proud to have her leading
#TeamAurin
to victory. Onward to November!
Congratulations to the Historic All Women Saint Paul City Council on their swearing in!
Here’s to Council President Barbie
@mitrajunjalali
thank you for your mentorship and being a role model for municipal leadership. 💖🔥
A powerful way to start 2024. 🌟
Thank you to the people of Ward 12 for sending me to City Hall to represent you. It is my commitment to serve our community faithfully & to the fullest extent of my ability.
From City Hall to the State Capitol, the 2-year battle to guarantee dignity for rideshare workers is finally coming to an end tonight. Our drivers deserve dignity and we are winning on this.
Spent the morning planning to caucus for our Congresswoman
@IlhanMN
! 🔥
Who’s going to join me in caucusing this year? Sign up today & DM me with any questions:
Today
@ZaynabMMohamed
officially became sworn in as Senator Mohamed. Ward 12 is lucky to be represented by her & newly sworn in Rep.
@Sencermura4MN
❤️
S/o to Senator
@ClareOumou
&
@ErinMayeQuade
for also breaking ground as the 1st Black women in the MN Senate alongside Zaynab
I’m the only DFL labor endorsed candidate, the only candidate to have support from elected leaders across all levels of government, and I’m proud to be supported by educators & climate action organizations.
I’m proud of the big and broad inclusive coalition we have built 🩵☀️
Minneapolis is a union city and we stand in Solidarity with Striking UAW Workers at the Stellantis Site in Plymouth! Our autoworkers deserve their fair share, record profits mean record contracts. ✊🏾
#StandUpUAW
@UAW
@MNAFLCIO
A huge thank you to AG
@keithellison
and all of our volunteers for joining us on Election Day for the final stretch of door knocks!
Let’s make Ward 12 the highest voter turnout in the city!
Today marks 100 days into the siege of Gaza resulting in a brutal humanitarian crisis. Over 24,000+ Palestinians have been killed, 10,000+ of them children.
This must end & we must speak, that is why I joined over 329+ local leaders across the nation calling for
#CeasefireNow
Today, 190+ local elected officials across the country released an open letter to the Biden-Harris admin & Congress calling for a ceasefire.
#CeasefireNOW
FULL LETTER:
After seven hours of ranked-choice vote counting, Cheniqua Johnson was declared the winner of the Seventh Ward seat on the St. Paul City Council. Ramsey County officials continued to hand-count paper ballots in the undecided First Ward race.
I am proud to be endorsed by
@StonewallDFL
! I am committed to following the leadership of the LGBTQIA+ community on the issues that touch their lives. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The Ward 12 caucus is taking place TODAY at Roosevelt high school. Registration begins at 6:30pm.
Service workers at the University of Minnesota just authorized a strike with 93% vote margin. The University needs to come ready to agree to a fair contract that actually meets the needs of the hard working people that serve it everyday.
#Solidarityforever
@IBT_320
NEW: University of Minnesota service workers have voted to authorize a strike. 1,500 custodians, cooks, mechanics, groundskeepers and other workers across the U’s 5 campuses could strike as soon as Oct. 22. Teamsters Local 320 Secretary-Treasurer Brian Aldes:
Climate change is real and it is here. We are in the midst of a climate emergency. As the only climate-action endorsed candidate, I am going to be honest with you— we need to do more to protect our city and its residents.
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Eid Mubarak! ☪️ What a joyful and beautiful day spent with friends and family. Spotlighting my not so little sister who is finishing her freshman year at the UMN this year! 🤍
Honored to share that I have been endorsed by Rep-elect Samantha Sencer-Mura. She represents so much of Ward 12 and I look forward to partnering with her on local issues that matter most to our community, and serving working families.
@Sencermura4MN
🤍
We need to address unsheltered homelessness humanely and with dignity. The unhoused residents at
@campnenookaasi
deserve that.
I’m looking forward to continuing to push for plan that gets people the resources needed, housing, and safety for all.
We can do this Minneapolis.
JUST IN
@CityMinneapolis
is postponing the closure of the homeless encampment known as
@campnenookaasi
They had planned to clear the camp on Tuesday
The city tells me they need more time to find solutions for the people living there
@KSTP
Happy First Day of School to all the Minneapolis Kiddos. Here’s me on my first day, years ago at then Marcy Open Elementary School. ✌🏾🩵
#FirstDayOfSchool
Ward 12, it’s an honor to officially file to be on the ballot as your DFL & Labor endorsed candidate for City Council! I’m overwhelmed with gratitude to be joined by friends, family, supporters, & my amazing team as we took this big step towards a better future for our City. ☀️
Today is
#TransitEquityDay
in honor of Rosa Parks birthday. 🤍
Investment in walk, bike, & transit infrastructure in our city is the key to making sure all people regardless of their income, ability, or where they come from can get around our city.
We deserve to have a politics in Minneapolis that spends time supporting our community not one that fans the flames of division and fear for political gain. Everyday residents need us to make this change. I plan on working on this if elected.
Add this to the list of my tweets.
Highlight of my week was helping bring together the Northside + Southside United for our Attorney General Keith Ellison
@EllisonCampaign
. He’s never wavered on his fight for everyday Minnesotans. We have 4 days left to talk to your friends, family, and neighbors!
Vote Nov. 8 👊🏾
How often do you get a history lesson with your breakfast?
Hi-lo diner is a restored original 1957 fodero diner shipped to Minneapolis in 2015 on a semi-truck! True diners are a modular building that are manufactured and then shipped to its site as a finished restaurant. 1/3
I will be voting for Elliott on January 8.
As a new Council Member I want to see leadership on the council that will be collaborative, hardworking, & help us serve the people. I know that Elliott is committed to this & I have seen that over the last two years as a policy aide.
After being sworn in today for my second term in office, I’m excited to announce that I am running for President of the Minneapolis City Council. The City Council will meet on January 8th to vote for our new leadership team and structure.
I often reflect on how our city could have better supported them. A more extensive transit system, renter’s protections, and good paying union jobs could have made a huge difference to improve our family’s quality of life.
I have been itching to use our official side account and I’m so excited to share our office has gained access to the account! Shoutout to my staff and city staff for working through tech issues. Please follow this account for official updates and news! ✨
Follow for official updates from CM Aurin Chowdhury!
The Ward 12 Office is excited to share we are officially active on this platform. Due to technical difficulties we were not able to gain access to this account in the beginning of the year.
Excited to share that my campaign for Ward 12 City Council has been endorsed by Rep. Aisha Gomez! I’ve had the joy of working with Aisha for years. From organizing on the ground, to working on policy that impacts the health and safety of our communities.
@RepAishaGomez
As we get closer to Election Day, I want to take some time to recognize my amazing team. This election has been a labor of love since day one, and having amazing, community-oriented people in your corner makes it so much better. 🩵☀️
I’m a first-generation Bengali-American, daughter of working-class immigrants, organizer, renter, & experienced policy aide. My parents immigrated here and made the Southside their home. Like many of us, my parents relied on social services and public goods to make ends meet.
Congratulations to my friend
@JChavezMpls
on your unanimous DFL endorsement! 🎉
I’m so excited to see you serve the good people of Ward 9 for another 2 years. It has been a privilege working in your office and seeing firsthand how hard you work everyday.
#TeamChavez
DFL endorsed!
Thank you Ward 9 neighbors for your unanimous endorsement and support to send The Kid from East Phillips back to city hall for another term.
I can’t wait to hit the doors this summer as your DFL endorsed candidate for Re-Election.
Congratulations to my friend
@aishaforward10
on her DFL Endorsement yesterday! You’re a thoughtful and fierce leader, and we see how hard you work to show up for your constituents and the people of this City everyday! 💛💛💛
Huge congratulations to
@RepAishaGomez
on her win! It was clear in 2018 when she first ran that her roots ran deep in the community and that the Southside called on her to represent them. That’s still true today.
Thank you Aisha for leading with your heart. 🤍
I am ready for the work and fight ahead in the state legislature to ensure that we do better by the people.
We ran closely with
@IlhanMN
,
@OmarFatehMN
, and
@MaryMoriarty
and our community spoke- we are the heart of the progressive movement in MN and we are not going backward.
Proud to be bringing the thousands of voices I’ve had conversations with Ward 12 residents with me onto the dais today!
I have a total of 11 amendments I am authoring to make our communities safer, more welcoming, & more equitable! When I said ready on day one, I meant it. ✅
Happy first day of Budget Committee Markup! Congratulations Council Member
@MplsWard12
on your first official meeting.
We are passing budget amendments that will make Minneapolis a better place.
See you back on the dais at 2:30PM.
hazardous working conditions and poverty wages. Workers in Minneapolis can attest. It’s time to sign the contract and pay-up UPS.
#UnionStrong
@Teamsters638
@Teamsters
I learned the best practices of public service from majority leader
@KariDziedzic
- unrelenting dedication to the people you serve and diligent study for the policy you craft. I’m deeply saddened to hear this & I know she will kick cancer’s butt.
Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic announces she is stepping down from leadership because her cancer has returned. She concludes with "Take time to call a friend and hug your loved ones."
#mnleg
Budget news: Minneapolis City Council members Michael Rainville and Aurin Chowdhury have committed to performing together in a 2024 concert series at Warehouse District Live.
Thank you my dear friend, Senator, and future Ward 12 constituent! Love you and let’s keep building for a brighter future here in Ward 12 & Minneapolis! 🔥
Congrats to my best friend & Southside Sister
@aurinmpls
on winning the
@MinneapolisDFL
endorsement on the FIRST ballot. So excited to have you as MY Councilmember for Ward 12!
#AurinForWard12
10 DAYS LEFT UNTIL ELECTION DAY 🚨
Abortion rights are on the ballot.
Public education is on the ballot.
Workers’ rights are on the ballot.
Have you made your plan to vote?
I’m in my Reputation era 🐍 and you can watch the Eras Tour at the Riverview theater!
Are you Ready For It? With a little over two weeks until Election Day, we are not Out of the Woods… 1/3
The majority of Ward 12 is made up of people over 50 years old. So, why aren’t we doing more for our seniors?
When I am your city council member, I promise to advocate for our elders' needs. I will do this by:
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We are here at All Square ready to meet neighbors! We’ll be here from 12-2pm, excited to learn more about what’s most important Ward 12 residents.
All Square is located at 4047 Minnehaha. See you soon!
Even in our struggle, my family loved South Minneapolis, a place of opportunity and possibility. I went to Minneapolis Public Schools, and developed a deep appreciation for our community. I believe that our community has the power to create the world we deserve.
Council Member Johnson announced that he will be ending his term before January. Which means the newly elected council member needs to step up to the plate after the election. I’m proud to be endorsed by Council Member Johnson for the Ward 12 seat.
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I am currently a Policy Aide at the City of Minneapolis. In my time at City Hall, I developed policies to combat wage theft, expand affordable housing for students, and deliver funding for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through collaborative efforts and unwavering dedication, the Lake Hiawatha Trash Boom Capture System has been installed!
This win demonstrates that when individuals come together with a shared vision, sustainable environmental change can become a reality 🌏🌿
I am proud to announce that I have been endorsed by
@IBEW292
! Our city depends on the work of our electricians and I am committed to ensuring our essential workers have the protections they need to serve our communities.
#Unionstrong