AK Hassan

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AK Hassan
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Prior offices
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 3
Successor: Becky Alper
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Last election

November 2, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

Globe University

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Youth coordinator
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AK Hassan was a member of the City of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in Minnesota, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 1, 2018. He left office on December 31, 2021.

Hassan ran for re-election to the City of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to represent District 3 in Minnesota. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Biography

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Hassan earned a bachelor's degree from Globe University.[1]

Hassan's experience includes work as a youth coordinator at Franklin Library. He has also served as the director of youth development and leadership for the Aspire Institute, the chair of the Minnesota DFL Somali American Caucus and the Ventura Village Neighborhood Association Board of Directors, the DFL outreach officer for Senate District 62, a field organizer for Councilman Jacob Frey's 2013 city council campaign, and a community organizer for Minneapolis Open Streets and President Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign.[1][2]

Elections

2021

See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)

General election

General election for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 3

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Becky Alper in round 1 .

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,254
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2020

See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2020)

General election

General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 6

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jamal Osman in round 4 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,746
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2017) and Mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2017)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, held a general election for mayor, all 13 seats on the city council, both elected members of the board of estimate and taxation, and all nine members of the park and recreation board on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 15, 2017.

Incumbents ran for re-election to all but two of the city council seats. Ward 3 Councilman Jacob Frey filed to run for mayor instead, and Ward 8 Councilwoman Elizabeth Glidden opted not to run for re-election.[3]

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 3, 2017, Round 2
Candidate Vote % Votes Transfer
AK Hassan - Winner 57% 7,753 659
Abdi Gurhan Mohamed 43% 5,841 426
Charles Exner - Eliminated 0% 0 −2,069
Undeclared Write-ins - Eliminated 0% 0 −52
Exhausted 1,036 1,036
Total Votes 14,630 0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.


Legend:     Eliminated in current round     Most votes     Lost






This is the first round of voting. To view subsequent rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.

Endorsements

Hassan received endorsements from the following in 2017:[4]

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

AK Hassan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2017

Hassan's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Equal Access to Parks
Every person in Minneapolis — especially our children — deserve equal access to our wonderful parks. I have spent countless hours as a youth coordinator in our parks, and will fight so that all residents have access, resources and facilities in their own neighborhoods that others benefit from throughout the city. I have fought for this in Phillips, and will continue to fight for this right as Park Board Commissioner.

Providing strong investment to parks that have not seen the same level of funding in the past is how we can address this accessibility gap. The NPP20 Park Plan is a great and historic start, but we need to keep advocating for chronically neglected parks, and bring unheard voices into this conversation.

Learn more about the NPP20 here: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/about_us/budget__financial/20-year_neighborhood_park_plan/

Equal access also means expanding multi-lingual signage in our parks so that people who don’t speak English can also use them effectively.This especially goes for parks in the diverse Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood and the Phillips Community, where these signs are extremely important for park use.

Community Gardens/Urban Agriculture
Since sponsoring the Mashkiiki Community Garden as chair of Ventura Village Neighborhood Association and seeing its success, I have wanted to expand community gardens in Minneapolis. Having more community gardens located in or near our parks would give children in every neighborhood access to the space to learn how to grow their own healthy food, an important skill as healthy eating practices and good dietary choices start young. More collaboration and partnerships with the School Board, non-profits and other organizations could bring educational opportunities and recreation to our parks around these community spaces for urban agriculture. I want District 3 to serve as the pilot program for this initiative, and we will set an example for the rest of Minneapolis for how successful urban agriculture and community gardening can be.

Trees
Here in Minneapolis, we are losing many of our ash trees to emerald ash-borer — an insect that destroys these trees. Currently, over one-fifth (over 40,000 out of 200,000) of the trees that the Park Board cares for are ash trees, most of which will eventually succumb to the emerald ash-borer. We must do what we can to protect the healthy trees, but I will also support the Park Board’s efforts to replace diseased trees with other species as a way to slow the bug. Additionally, I would like to see that 100 new native trees are planted in District 3 above our current numbers, both to replace the trees lost and also expand the natural beauty of our parks and boulevards.

Information Boards
Our parks are important meeting places, but not knowing what is happening in them is a barrier to use. I think we can do a better job communicating what community events and other services are being offered. That is why I want to see large, comprehensive information broads at all parks in District 3 and throughout the city. These will list all events and services offered throughout the year, allowing for residents plan more effectively for what our parks are delivering to our communities.

Recreation and Community Involvement
Our parks are some of the best places for friends and family to come together and spend time with one another. I want to encourage this as Park Commissioner in District 3 with the expansion of after school programs, increased youth development funding as well as creating more community centered recreational opportunities for aging and elderly residents. (Have you heard of Pickle Ball?) The more people we involve in our parks, the richer our communities will be.

I believe that there is a fixable gap between our community and the Park Police. I want to work to bridge that gap to continue to make our parks a more welcoming space for those who use them. Part of this effort will involve more inclusivity and diversity training for Park Police officers, but more broadly, also making sure the Park Police and MPD are employing more people of color. We need people who look like and know our communities to be employed and engaged at this level of civil society, especially in our public spaces.

Lastly, the Park Board must also do a better job listening to what the community wants. I don’t have all the answers or promises for how to make these spaces better, for the answers and opportunities are as diverse as the residents who use our beautiful parks. In order to understand these concerns elected officials first must be available. I want to hold regular community town halls for park-goers and members of the community to come together and express what they want to see in their parks. Our neighbors, commissioners, maintenance personnel, engineers, environmental experts, as well as the superintendent will be invited to these meetings to share a diverse range of ideas and skills on how to improve our parks.[5]

”
—AK Hassan's campaign website, (2017)[6]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn, "AK Hassan," accessed November 6, 2017
    2. ↑ AK Hassan, "About AK Hassan - Candidate for Park Board District 3," accessed November 6, 2017
    3. ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
    4. ↑ AK Hassan, "Endorsements," accessed November 6, 2017
    5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    6. ↑ AK Hassan, "Issues," accessed November 6, 2017
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