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Soren Stevenson
Soren Stevenson (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 8 in Minnesota. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source]
Stevenson 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
Soren Stevenson's career experience includes working in community outreach and housing co-op development. He earned a bachelor's degree from Seattle Pacific University in 2016 and a graduate degree from the University of Minnesota in 2020. Stevenson has been affiliated with Our Streets and Unidos.[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 8
Josh Bassais, Soren Stevenson, Bob Sullentrop, and Philip Galberth are running in the general election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 8 on November 4, 2025.
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Endorsements
Stevenson received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Stevenson's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
2023
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2023)
General election
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 8
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Andrea Jenkins 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.
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Total votes: 8,059 |
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Endorsements
Stevenson received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Soren Stevenson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stevenson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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When Minneapolis rose up for George Floyd, I stood with you, taking a rubber bullet and losing an eye. I’ll fight just as hard to keep ICE out, resist Trump, and protect every one of our neighbors.
Housing, public safety, and climate action are my priorities, and my relationships with elected leaders at all levels of government will ensure that Ward 8 neighbors get what they need to thrive.- No one in Minneapolis is untouched by the housing crisis. To make sure neighbors can stay in their homes, I support:
--Removing barriers to home ownership --More protections for renters & rent stabilization --An income tax on the wealthy to offset property taxes
--An effective and compassionate response to homelessness - With Trump rolling back environmental progress, Minneapolis needs to work harder than ever. I support: --Transitioning buildings, transportation, and energy to zero-carbon sources --Shutting down polluting infrastructure --Expanding transit & safe, accessible streets
- Whether it’s walking your dog at night or talking to the police–everyone should feel safe. I won’t compromise on either. We need: --Police, mental health specialists, civilian investigators, and other staff so that police officers can focus on violent crime --Greater accountability for police misconduct --To implement the consent decrees
Stonewall DFL
MN Young DFL
AFL-CIO
UniteHere Local 17
AFSCME Council 5
LiUNA! MN&ND
SEIU MN State Council
Take Action MN
Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America
Inquilinxs Para La Transformacion Politica
Outfront MN Action
Sierra Club
Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate
Move MN Action
Lead Locally
Run on Climate
Sunrise Twin Cities
CTUL Action Fund
US Rep Ilhan Omar
MN Rep Aisha Gomez
MN Rep Anquam Mahamoud
MN Rep Samantha Sencer-Mura
MN Sen Omar Fateh
County Commission:
Angela Conley
Irene Fernando
City Council:
Pres Elliott Payne
Vice-Pres Aisha Chughtai
Jason Chavez
Robin Wonsley
Aurin Chowdhury
Jeremiah Ellison
School Board Greta Callahan
Samantha Pree-Stinson
Veronica Mendez-Moore
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2023
Soren Stevenson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
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 6, 2025
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