Jamal Osman

This page was last updated during the official's most recent election or appointment. Please contact us with any updates.

Jamal Osman

Nonpartisan

Minneapolis City Council Ward 6

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

5

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 4, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Metro State University

Personal

Profession

Resident advocate, CommonBond Communities

Contact

Official website

Official Facebook

Official X

Official Instagram

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Campaign X

Personal LinkedIn

Jamal Osman is a member of the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota, representing Ward 6. He assumed office on August 28, 2020.

Osman (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 6 in Minnesota. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.

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.

Biography

Jamal Osman was born in Somalia and moved to the United States from Kenya when he was 14 years old. He obtained a degree from Metro State University. Osman's professional experience includes working as a resident advocate in the nonprofit sector and as a certified mental health trainer. As of 2020, Osman was working for a nonprofit called CommonBond Communities. He also was on the board of Philips Neighborhood Clinic.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2025)

General election

---

Note: The vote totals below are from the first round of ranked-choice voting. If voting goes beyond the first round, Ballotpedia will include additional rounds of voting after results from the final round become available.

General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 6

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jamal Osman in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jamal Osman	58.8	4,164	0	Won (1)
	Submit photo	Mohamoud Hassan	40.0	2,837	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	1.2	83	0

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 7,084
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Osman in this election.

2023

See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2023)

General election

General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 6

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jamal Osman in round 2 . 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jamal Osman	58.2	2,500	183	Won (2)
		Kayseh Magan	41.8	1,797	244	2
		Tiger Worku	0.0	0	-1,127	1
	Submit photo	Guy Gaskin	0.0	0	-174	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jamal Osman	44.7	2,317	0	Won (2)
		Kayseh Magan	30.0	1,553	0	2
		Tiger Worku	21.8	1,127	0	1
	Submit photo	Guy Gaskin	3.4	174	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.2	9	0

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,180
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Osman in this election.

2021

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

General election

General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 6

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jamal Osman in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jamal Osman	59.4	3,722	0	Won (1)
	Submit photo	Abdirizak Bihi	39.4	2,468	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	1.2	75	0

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,265
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2020

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

General election

General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 6

Select round: Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jamal Osman	55.0	2,795	0	Won (4)
		AJ Awed	45.0	2,286	0	4
		AK Hassan	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Abdirizak Bihi	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Michael Dougherty	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Sara Mae Engberg	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Mohamoud Hassan	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Nebiha Mohammed	0.0	0	0	2
		Suud Olat	0.0	0	0	2
		Alex Palacios	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Joshua Scheunemann	0.0	0	0	2
		Saciido Shaie	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jamal Osman	55.0	2,795	217	Won (4)
		AJ Awed	45.0	2,286	195	4
		AK Hassan	0.0	0	-1,437	3
	Submit photo	Abdirizak Bihi	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Michael Dougherty	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Sara Mae Engberg	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Mohamoud Hassan	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Nebiha Mohammed	0.0	0	0	2
		Suud Olat	0.0	0	0	2
		Alex Palacios	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Joshua Scheunemann	0.0	0	0	2
		Saciido Shaie	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jamal Osman	42.2	2,578	447	Won (4)
		AJ Awed	34.2	2,091	369	4
		AK Hassan	23.5	1,437	371	3
	Submit photo	Abdirizak Bihi	0.0	0	-1,002	2
	Submit photo	Michael Dougherty	0.0	0	-391	2
		Alex Palacios	0.0	0	-384	2
		Saciido Shaie	0.0	0	-333	2
	Submit photo	Nebiha Mohammed	0.0	0	-261	2
	Submit photo	Mohamoud Hassan	0.0	0	-135	2
	Submit photo	Joshua Scheunemann	0.0	0	-121	2
	Submit photo	Sara Mae Engberg	0.0	0	-119	2
		Suud Olat	0.0	0	-62	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jamal Osman	27.5	2,131	0	Won (4)
		AJ Awed	22.2	1,722	0	4
		AK Hassan	13.8	1,066	0	3
	Submit photo	Abdirizak Bihi	12.9	1,002	0	2
	Submit photo	Michael Dougherty	5.0	391	0	2
		Alex Palacios	5.0	384	0	2
		Saciido Shaie	4.3	333	0	2
	Submit photo	Nebiha Mohammed	3.4	261	0	2
	Submit photo	Mohamoud Hassan	1.7	135	0	2
	Submit photo	Joshua Scheunemann	1.6	121	0	2
	Submit photo	Sara Mae Engberg	1.5	119	0	2
		Suud Olat	0.8	62	0	2
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.2	19	0

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,746
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Jamal Osman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2023

Jamal Osman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Jamal Osman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

• Click here to view an archived version of Osman's campaign website.

2020

Jamal Osman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

See also

2025 Elections

What's on the ballot? U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub

Government

Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

Newsletters

The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel Union Station

External links

Search Google News for this topic

Candidate

Minneapolis City Council Ward 6

Website

Facebook

X

Officeholder

Minneapolis City Council Ward 6

Website

Facebook

X

Instagram

Personal

LinkedIn

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Minneapolis City Council Ward 6 2020-Present	Succeeded by -