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Andrew Johnson (Minnesota)
Andrew Johnson was a member of the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota, representing Ward 12. He assumed office in 2014. He left office on November 21, 2023.
Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 12 in Minnesota. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Elections in Minneapolis are officially nonpartisan, but the Minneapolis City Charter allows mayoral and city council candidates to choose a party label to appear below their name on the official ballot. Ballotpedia includes candidates' party or principle to best reflect what voters will see on their ballot.[1]
Biography
Johnson's professional experience includes work as a systems engineer for the Target Corporation and as the owner of a small business that helps teachers use technology in the classroom. He has also served as the president of the Longfellow Community Council.[2]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)
General election
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 12
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Andrew Johnson in round 1 .
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Total votes: 15,333 |
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 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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] Incumbent Andrew Johnson defeated Will Jaeger and Harrison Bullard in the general election for the Ward 12 seat on the Minneapolis City Council.[4]
| Minneapolis City Council, Ward 12 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Andrew Johnson Incumbent |
87.15% | 8,874 |
| Will Jaeger | 9.40% | 957 |
| Harrison Bullard | 3.10% | 316 |
| Write-in votes | 0.34% | 35 |
| Total Votes | 10,182 | |
| Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "2017 Minneapolis Election Results," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
Endorsements
Johnson received endorsements from the following in 2017:[5]
- AFSCME
- AFL-CIO-Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation
- DFL Environmental Caucus
- Minneapolis DFL
- Minnesota Nurses Association
- Minnesota Young DFL
- Our Revolution Twin Cities
- OutFront Minnesota Action
- SEIU Minnesota State Council
- Sierra Club
- Southside Pride
- Stonewall DFL
- TakeAction Minnesota
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Andrew Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
- Click here to view an archived version of Johnson's campaign website.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Minneapolis, "Common questions about filing for office," accessed September 10, 2025
- ↑ Minneapolis City Council, "About Andrew Johnson," accessed November 5, 2017
- ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
- ↑ Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "Candidate Filings - 2017," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ Andrew Johnson - Minneapolis City Council Ward 12, "Home," accessed November 5, 2017
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| Preceded by - |
Minneapolis City Council Ward 12 2014-2023 |
Succeeded by Aurin Chowdhury |
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