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Jamison Whiting
Jamison Whiting is a member-elect of the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota, representing Ward 11. He assumes office on January 5, 2026.
Whiting (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 11 in Minnesota. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Whiting completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
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
Jamison Whiting graduated from Washburn High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 2017 and a law degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Law in 2021. His career experience includes working as an attorney with the Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office and at Faegre Drinker. He has been affiliated with the Washburn Center for Children and AFSCME.[2]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2025)
General election
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 11
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jamison Whiting in round 1 .
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Endorsements
To view Whiting's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Whiting in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jamison Whiting completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Whiting's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Before joining the City, Whiting practiced law in the private sector at Faegre Drinker, where he supported some of Minnesota’s leading companies and nonprofit organizations.
Outside of his legal work, Whiting is an active community member and youth mentor. He coaches both men’s and women’s football at Washburn High School, where he remains deeply involved in supporting Minneapolis youth.
Whiting earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa and his J.D. from the University of California, Irvine School of Law.- Rebuilding Trust in Public Safety. Whiting believes every resident deserves to feel safe in their home and community. As a City Attorney working on the implementation of the federal Consent Decree, he understands the complexity of rebuilding trust in our public safety systems. He’ll prioritize implementing lasting reforms, rebuilding MPD with community-oriented officers, and expanding alternative response models so that every call for help gets the right response.
- Delivering on Basic City Services. From snow removal to street repair, Whiting knows that effective, responsive city services are the foundation of public trust. He will focus on ensuring tax dollars are spent efficiently and keeping core city services reliable, ensuring that the basics are handled first so Minneapolis neighbors can fill in the gaps.
- Expanding Housing and Neighborhood Stability. Whiting believes housing is a human right and that solving Minneapolis’s housing crisis starts with building more homes at every price point, including market-rate, missing middle, affordable, and deeply affordable housing. Whiting supports streamlining the building approval process, promoting pro-housing initiatives like pre-approved small-scale plans, and ensuring clear, predictable rules that make it easier and faster to build homes across Minneapolis. He will also work to curb speculative property buying, better enforce existing renter protections, and work to keep housing attainable for families, seniors, and future generations.
City Council funds crucial ancillary services that help make a child’s life successful, and Whiting will prioritize ensuring the city's health, parks, and youth services are seamlessly coordinated with the school district to give every student the support they need to succeed. As a police reform attorney, he'll drive funding to community-based violence prevention and intervention, keeping our kids safe. Whiting attended Minneapolis public schools K-12, was raised by a Minneapolis Public School teacher, and coaches football at Washburn High School.
North Central States Reg. Council of Carpenters
MPLS Reg. Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
LiUNA MN
Council 5 AFSCME
OutFront MN
Stonewall DFL
MN Young DFL
Pro-Choice MN
AADFL
DFL Disability Caucus
CTUL
Mom’s Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate
AG Keith Ellison
State Rep. Emma Greenman
State Rep. Sam Sencer-Mura
Henn. County Cmr Angela Conley
Ward 11 CM Emily Koski
Fmr Ward 11 CM Jeremy Schroeder
Fmr Ward 11 CM Steve Cramer
Fmr Ward 11 CM Scott Benson
Fmr Ward 11 CM John Quincy
MPLS School Board Dir. Greta Callahan
MPLS School Board Member Lori Norvell
Pres/CEO of MPLS Downtown Council Adam Duininck
MN 2024 Teacher of the Year Tracy Byrd
Pres/CEO MPLS Reg. Chamber Mike Logan
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Minneapolis, "Common questions about filing for office," accessed September 10, 2025
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 30, 2025
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