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Aurin Chowdhury
2023 - Present
2026
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Aurin Chowdhury is a member of the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota, representing Ward 12. She assumed office on November 21, 2023. Her current term ends on January 5, 2026.
Chowdhury (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 12 in Minnesota. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source]
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
Aurin Chowdhury earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019.[2]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2025)
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 12
Incumbent Aurin Chowdhury, Becka Thompson, and Edward Bear Stops are running in the general election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 12 on November 4, 2025.
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2023)
General election
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 12
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Aurin Chowdhury in round 1 .
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Total votes: 12,139 |
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2023
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My parents immigrated here from Bangladesh and made the Southside their home. Like many in our community, my parents relied on social services and public goods to make ends meet. 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 improved our family’s quality of life.
I’ve spent years shaping public policy and building inclusive coalitions – first at the State Senate and then as a Policy Aide at the City of Minneapolis. At City Hall, I developed policies to combat wage theft, expand affordable housing, and deliver funding for small businesses impacted by the pandemic. These experiences have given me a strong understanding of what it takes to get things done for residents and the importance of delivering excellent constituent services. I have a strong record of public service and I’m ready to bring that experience to fight alongside you at City Hall.- I am dedicated to creating a comprehensive public safety system that works for us all. This includes expanding our Behavioral Crisis Response Team to 24/7 access, reinvigorating block captain programs connecting blocks with crime prevention specialists, and creating satellite safety hubs with resources and tools to increase response times for areas that are in need. Third Precinct is a public safety issue that impacts everyone in our community. It’s important to me that my vision for the Third Precinct is created in conversation with the community it serves. The Third Precinct serves Wards 6, 8, 9, 11, and 12. I am committed to working toward a Third Precinct location that is centralized in the Third Precinct.
- One of my top policy priorities is building a just and equitable climate resilient city. As I am envisioning our city’s future, combating environmental racism and centering the lived experiences of our Black, Brown, and Indigenous community members in the policy-making process is indispensable. The harmful effects of climate change have a devastating impact on Black, Brown, Indigenous and working-class people, and our voices must be at the center of our work.
- We all deserve safe and stable housing we can afford. I will continue my work to increase affordable housing in our City, create a humane encampment response protocol, and continue taking a housing-first approach to supporting our unhoused neighbors.
2. Housing– Regardless of our income we all deserve safe and stable housing we can afford—no exceptions. As the next Council Member for Ward 12, I will do this by Increasing the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to build deeply affordable housing, working to remove zoning restrictions that make it harder to build mixed-income housing, and supporting the Minneapolis Stable Homes Stable Schools program that provides funding and resources for families experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Minneapolis Federation of Teachers 59
AFL-CIO
LiUNA MN
SEIU
UniteHere Local 17
OPEIU Local 12
IBEW
Stonewall DFL
OutFront MN Action
MYDFL
TakeAction MN
Women Winning
Faith in Minnesota
MoveMN Action
Run For Something
Sunrise Movement TwinCities
Sierra Club
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
Attorney General Keith Ellison
City Council Member Andrew Johnson
House Majority Leader Jamie Long
Senator Zaynab Mohamed
Frmr. Senator Patricia Torres Ray
Rep. Samantha Sencer Mura
Rep. Emma Greenman
Rep. Frank Hornstein
Rep. Aisha Gomez
Commissioner Angela Conley
Commissioner Irene Fernando
BET President Sam Pree-Stinson
School Board Director Collin Beachy
School Board Director Lori Norvell
Parks Board Commissioner Becky Alper
Parks Board Commissioner Tom Olson
Wedge Live
Naomi Kritzer
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minneapolis City Council Ward 12 |
Officeholder Minneapolis City Council Ward 12 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Minneapolis, "Common questions about filing for office," accessed September 10, 2025
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 2, 2023
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