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Linea Palmisano
Linea Palmisano is a member of the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota, representing Ward 13. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on January 5, 2026.
Palmisano (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 13 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
Palmisano earned a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. with a focus on strategy and entrepreneurship from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.[2]
Palmisano's experience includes work as a product development manager for UnitedHealth Group and service as the board chair of the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council, a board member for the Linden Hills Farmers Market, a member of the Citizens League Higher Education Study Committee, and the founder of Southwest Pedal Power and the immigrant college access program NAVIGATE.[3]
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 13
Incumbent Linea Palmisano and Bob Carney Jr. are running in the general election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 13 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 13
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Linea Palmisano in round 1 .
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Total votes: 10,014 |
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Endorsements
Palmisano received the following endorsements.
2021
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)
General election
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 13
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Linea Palmisano in round 1 .
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Total votes: 16,442 |
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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.[4] Incumbent Linea Palmisano defeated Bob Reuer in the general election for the Ward 13 seat on the Minneapolis City Council.[5]
| Minneapolis City Council, Ward 13 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Linea Palmisano Incumbent |
83.19% | 9,404 |
| Bob Reuer | 16.21% | 1,832 |
| Write-in votes | 0.6% | 68 |
| Total Votes | 11,304 | |
| Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "2017 Minneapolis Election Results," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2021
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Campaign website
- Click here to view an archived version of Palmisano's campaign website.
2017
Palmisano's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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This is what I plan to work on in the coming years:
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minneapolis City Council Ward 13 |
Officeholder Minneapolis City Council Ward 13 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Minneapolis, "Common questions about filing for office," accessed September 10, 2025
- ↑ Linea Palmisano - Minneapolis City Council, "About Linea," accessed November 5, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Linea Palmisano," 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Linea Palmisano - Minneapolis City Council, "Issues," accessed November 5, 2017
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 13 2014-Present |
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