Jeremy Schroeder
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 11
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Jeremy Schroeder was a member of the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota, representing Ward 11. He assumed office on January 2, 2018. He left office on January 3, 2022.
Schroeder (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 11 in Minnesota. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Schroeder completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
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Biography
Jeremy Schroeder was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering, political science, and computer science from Marquette University in 1999 and a J.D. from the University of the District of Columbia's David A. Clarke School of Law in 2005.[2]
Schroeder's professional experience includes working as the policy director for the Minnesota Housing Partnership, a community advocate, an attorney, the executive director of Common Cause Minnesota, the executive director of the Illinois Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, and the deputy legislative and policy director for SEIU, Healthcare Illinois and Indiana. He has been affiliated with Amnesty International USA and MN350.[3][4]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)
General election
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Candidate |
% |
Total Votes |
Transfer |
Round eliminated |
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Emily Koski |
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7,789 |
0 |
Won (1) |
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Jeremy Schroeder |
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4,049 |
0 |
1 |
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Kurt Michael Anderson |
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695 |
0 |
1 |
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Dillon Gherna |
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455 |
0 |
1 |
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Albert T. Ross |
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345 |
0 |
1 |
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Total votes: 13,354
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 = 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.[5]
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 11, 2017, Round 2 |
| Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
Transfer |
| John Quincy (i) |
45.6% |
3,981 |
781 |
| Erica Mauter - Eliminated |
0% |
0 |
−2,696 |
| Jeremy Schroeder - Winner |
54.4% |
4,757 |
1,527 |
| Undeclared Write-ins - Eliminated |
0% |
0 |
−34 |
| Exhausted |
422 |
422 |
| Total Votes |
9,160 |
0 |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. |
Legend: Eliminated in current round Most votes Lost
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| Minneapolis City Council Ward 11, 2017, Round 1 |
| Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
Transfer |
| John Quincy (i) |
34.9% |
3,200 |
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| Erica Mauter |
29.4% |
2,696 |
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| Jeremy Schroeder - Most votes |
35.3% |
3,230 |
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| Undeclared Write-ins |
0.4% |
34 |
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| Exhausted |
0 |
0 |
| Total Votes |
9,160 |
0 |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. |
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeremy Schroeder completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Schroeder's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After spending almost 20 years as a community advocate pushing for human rights, a healthy democracy and homes for all, I first ran for office in 2017 to work alongside my Ward 11 neighbors to make the City work better for them and to ensure their voices were heard at City Hall. I am seeking re-election to continue to represent my district in a way that reflects our community’s values and builds a Minneapolis that works for everybody. I believe every individual is a valuable part of our community, and that we can only solve the complex problems of our time if everyone is empowered to participate freely and effectively. I am passionate about the power of government to be a force for good on issues like affordable housing, public safety and climate action, and look forward to continuing to help guide Minneapolis toward the safer, more equitable future the community deserves and is demanding.
Jeremy is a proven community advocate for all
Jeremy has successfully increased affordable housing, fought climate change and is working to transform public safety into something that keeps us all safe.
- Jeremy's 20 years of experience as a community advocate is needed now
Featured local question
I have consistently fought to ensure Minneapolis is doing everything it can to keep residents and our natural resources insulated from harm. That’s why I led efforts to declare a climate emergency in our city, providing us a platform to do more. I am looking forward to building on my award-winning portfolio of climate policy in my next term, including through my involvement in an update to our Climate Action Plan that will lay out our best next steps to meet this moment. I will continue to champion investment in our Green Cost Share program that allows property owners to access the growing clean energy economy, an especially critical consideration as we work together to build back after the pandemic and last summer’s unrest. The science is clear: climate action must happen now. We can’t afford to risk our future with untested elected officials. We need proven climate champions in office at every level, including at City Hall.
Featured local question
We need to move away from a one size fits all approach to public safety, following the data and modeling programs after successful initiatives proven in other cities. Armed police officers cannot solve every public safety issue in the city, and we need to unburden police officers currently faced with the unfair challenge of responding to every kind of crisis. While I have consistently supported funding to ensure MPD has adequate resources to respond to violent and extreme situations -- including an overtime fund I created last year with added transparency and accountability requirements -- I have also sought to make sure our police force is operating as efficiently as possible. I have continued to support increasing resources for violence prevention, specialized mental health crisis response, and more -- urgent work that the horrific killing of George Floyd at the hands of MPD officers made brutally clear we need to accelerate and build upon. There is widespread agreement in our community that the people of Minneapolis deserve a public safety system that keeps everyone in our city safe. To get there, we need to make sure the City is not just relying on police to respond to crime after it happens. Instead, we must focus on addressing the root causes and systemic problems that lead to crime and violence in the first place. We must ensure our police are working in sync with our mental health crisis response, with violence prevention programs, and with our communities.
Ward 11 residents are unified in their belief that we need to preserve and create affordable housing, and we need to support a sustainable Minneapolis. We need to continue the historic investment I’ve supported throughout my term in preserving affordable housing and adding new affordable units. Preserving affordability means empowering tenants and protecting their rights while giving good landlords the tools they need to keep their housing affordable. I’m eager in my next term to ensure my inclusionary zoning ordinance is having the biggest impact it can in holding developers accountable to include affordability in new projects, something that we’ll need to continue assessing as the market evolves. As Zoning & Planning Committee chair, I am well-equipped to continue to lead on housing issues, including the ongoing expansion of housing options.
I’ve also proven I have the courage to confront our climate crisis head-on, to make sure Minneapolis is doing everything it can to keep residents and our natural resources insulated from harm. That’s why I led efforts to declare a climate emergency in our city, providing us a platform to do more. I am looking forward to building on my award-winning portfolio of climate policy in my next term, including through my involvement in an update to our Climate Action Plan that will lay out our best next steps to meet this moment. I will continue to champion investment in our Green Cost Share program that allows property owners to access
Yes, this is a critical role to make sure city services are working for the people of the city. I had almost 20 years of working with governments and that experience has enabled me to work within the bureaucracy to keep city services running while also working on expanding the basic service of the city.
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Campaign website
- Click here to view an archived version of Schroeder's campaign website.
2017
Schroeder's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Equity/Working Families
Our city's work to elevate working families can't stop now. I've spent my career working with unions, building coalitions, and passing policy that increases equity in our local economy.
- I believe our city leaders must place Minneapolis' stark racial and economic disparities at the center of every policy decision.
- I support expanded efforts to identify workforce gaps, especially in historically under served communities, and partner with local employers to fill them. Workforce development programs like STEP Up need to be front and center in our strategy.
- I will keep our focus on rising costs, including but not limited to housing, transportation, childcare, and healthcare. A minimum wage hike is a start, but it can't be the only answer to these mounting problems
- Learn more about my vision for working families here.
Housing
Minneapolis needs a housing policy expert like me who knows how to make real fixes that expand affordable housing development and preservation, and promote a healthier housing economy.
- I will fight to deepen reserves available in the Affordable Housing Trust fund, a critical funding pool that enables new affordable units. I also support increased funding for efforts to preserve our increasingly vulnerable existing affordable rentals.
- I will push to modernize Minneapolis zoning rules to allow more housing density, particularly in neighborhood interior communities dominated by single-family homes. In Ward 11, this will especially benefit our growing senior popultation.
- I support funneling taxes or fee increases on housing growth into development that supports mixed-income communities. I am open to a tax increase to further support affordable housing.
- Learn more about my housing vision here.
Sustainability
Progressive leadership means serious climate action. I support bolder sustainability initiatives to protect us from regulatory rollbacks at the state and federal levels.
- I will work to ensure our city's operations are powered by renewables, including through the installation of solar panels on municipal buildings.
- I am dedicated to growing our local clean energy economy, and pledge to ensure broad access to its benefits (including cost savings and job creation) -- particularly among low-income residents.
- I will push for policies that promote energy-efficient density and active transportation, two important and under-utilized strategies for combating climate change at the local level.
- Learn more about my sustainability vision here.
Business
As Minneapolis grows, now is the time to take decisive action on policies that ensure our city will enjoy a robust local economy now and in the future.
- I will make sure city policies align with the needs of local businesses, and commit to conduct outreach with local business owners as part of the policymaking process.
- I pledge to promote and expand programs that help more Minneapolitans start businesses and thrive, including through incubators and other dedicated business development initiatives. That includes firming up our city's commitments to contract with women- and minority-owned businesses.
- I will push for increased oversight and expansion of full-time staff working to help business owners navigate City Hall.
- Learn more about my vision for local businesses here.
Public Safety
Minneapolis is at a vital crossroads, and I will act quickly to vet and implement meaningful improvements to public safety -- especially relations between the police and the community. This work is all about building coalitions, something I have done for two decades.
- I will work toward a culture shift at the Minneapolis Police Department, including by tying city dollars to meaningful investment in community policing reforms.
- I will bring diverse stakeholders to the table, including those who have been advocating at the grassroots level, to map out strategies for improving police-community relations.
- I know we need significant overhaul of our broken system -- not just new policy in name. Whatever we implement has to work for all Minneapolis residents.
- I will seek adequate funding for all safety services that reflects community needs, from firefighters to snow removal for cyclists and pedestrians.
- Learn more about my vision for better policing here.[6]
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| —Jeremy Schroeder's campaign website, (2017)[7]
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Endorsements
2017
Schroeder received endorsements from the following in 2017:[8]
- Minneapolis Star Tribune
- Southside Pride
See also
External links
- ↑ City of Minneapolis, "Common questions about filing for office," accessed September 10, 2025
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jeremy Schroeder," accessed November 4, 2017
- ↑ Jeremy Schroeder, "My Experience," accessed November 4, 2017
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 1, 2021
- ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jeremy Schroeder, "Issues," accessed November 4, 2017
- ↑ Jeremy Schroeder, "Jeremy in the Media," accessed November 4, 2017
