Mohamud Noor

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Noor earned a B.S. in computer science from Metropolitan State University.[1]

Noor's experience includes work as the executive director of the Confederation of Somali Communities, the director of the Minneapolis School Board, and a system administrator for Hennepin County and the Minnesota Department of Human Services. He has also served as a member of the Minnesota Governor's Council of Black Minnesotans and a union activist for the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees.[1]

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Noor's campaign website highlighted the following issues. Click "show" on the boxes below to read more about his positions.[13]

[show]Ward Economics

"As someone who is proud to call Ward 6 home, every day I am ashamed when I see the continuing neglect of our neighborhoods. Our ward has the lowest rate of homeownership and the highest rates of poverty. This is unacceptable. Downtown is growing, but we are being left behind. As your Councilman, I will help build a ward that works for us all. To ensure this, I will fight for a 15 dollar living wage and help bring small businesses and jobs to those in our community who are struggling just to survive every day.

Too many in our Somali community are denied access to the services needed to participate in the local economy. Big banks restrict many of our neighbors from opening or accessing their accounts. This prevents many of us from obtaining jobs, pursuing loans needed to purchase a car, buy a house, or open a business. If the big banks will not work with us, we need to set up programs that allow immigrants the fair access to small loans and basic banking services that they deserve.

You deserve a Council Member who will govern with you. There needs to better communication about what is happening in our communities that are being overlooked. I have experience with the WBCC as a board member and have repeatedly shown a commitment to bringing everyone to the table. I believe the City Council should reach out, sit down, and listen to the people, and I know I can do it.

As your Councilman, I will work with the city to implement a new framework allowing us to invest in our neighborhoods once again. We need bigger and better commitments to community organizations. Such organizations are crucial towards supporting small businesses by providing education and consulting centered around things that might otherwise be hard for the average citizen: initial setup, planning, and maintaining success. By increasing the number of small businesses in our neighborhoods, we can begin to reinvest in our communities organically, a privilege many others are afforded, and that I believe Ward 6 should be afforded too."

[show]Affordable Housing

"Housing and land use decisions made by the City Council are perhaps the most important in shaping our community, and I will be a champion for families and renters in Ward 6. We deserve a healthy community that we can all be proud of. The Council needs to make sure that when new housing is built, we prioritize affordable units, multi-bedroom housing, and energy efficiency. Renters in our Ward 6 deserve to affordable, dignified living situations and I will fight vigorously for tenant rights.

I also know home ownership is one of the most reliable ways for people in poverty to build wealth, so I’ll help facilitate processes for more people to become homeowners, including providing alternative financing solutions to help purchase homes. Inequality in housing is often tied to larger inequalities in our communities. I believe that increasing the rate of home ownership is a good start towards ending this inequity.

For the homeless in our Ward, I will advocate for more safe sources of shelter and space. They deserve the same dignity as the rest of us, and we should do our absolute best to care for them.

Access to safe housing, good schools, and common green spaces are all public health issues. Many areas of the city, especially high-income neighborhoods, are growing, but too many of us are being left behind. There has been a lack of investment in Ward 6 during the past 4 years. I will make sure that small businesses are able to grow and peacefully co-exist with residential spaces. When this is achieved, everyone wins.

As your City Council Member, I will advocate to provide more opportunities for every neighborhood and group of people. I will be present in your communities, and I will listen to what you need. I will work to make city processes more transparent, so that you can see exactly what I am doing, and offer input to make it better. I believe Ward 6 can be a place where everyone feels welcome, safe, and at home."

[show]Re-entry of inmates

"I stand with former prisoners who have paid their debt to society and will work with the City Council so they can get back on their feet with dignity.

I believe that it is imperative we restore the right for ex-felons to vote in the city of Minneapolis. Voting is the essence of democracy, and to continue this lack of representation is unjust. Their issues are just as important as ours, and so is their voice. It is up to us to give it back to them.

The city has a responsibility to ex-inmates who have served their time. Too many of our young people who have made a bad decision are unable to secure the essentials to living: a job, a home, or access to the assistive services they deserve once they are released. That so many former prisoners end up homeless after release is unacceptable. This is one of the worst effects of mass incarceration: by overprosecuting communities, we have internalized a suspicion towards reintegration. It is up to us to not only welcome former prisoners back into our community, we should expect them to be as engaged as everyone else!

To this end, I will improve access to housing, educational, and vocational programs. We should incentivize companies to hire from this population as well as provide opportunity for their own Small Business Empowerments, so they can learn essential entrepreneurial skills and reinvest in our community. This way, we can all build a stronger Ward 6, together."

[show]Neighborhood Building

"Ward 6 is a vibrant and diverse community, home to East African and Latino immigrants, Native Americans, and a large community of renters of all ages and backgrounds. We are rich in culture, but our average household income is nearly $40,000 less than the rest of Minneapolis. Unemployment is 5% higher in Ward 6 than other areas of the city. Too many hardworking families in our neighborhoods are being left behind.

To bring prosperity to our communities, I will focus on bringing all of our voices to the table, and working together to find solutions that work for everyone. Many of us in Ward 6 have different backgrounds, but I know that we have common ground here: we all want to feel safe in our streets and parks, live in spaces where we feel comfortable, and earn enough to provide for the people we love. Prioritizing a certain neighborhood or group of people for political reasons does not lead to progress. I will build on our shared values to proactively find solutions to make Ward 6 a better place to work, live, and play.

With my experience, I know that the City Council cannot do it all, but it can help. This is why I pledge to always listen first to those who call Ward 6 home. As your councilman, I will help fund our neighborhood associations, and be an active member of the conversations and solutions these groups are initiating. As a former board member of the West Bank Community Coalition, I know how to effectively initiate change by gathering neighbors together. I’ll work closely with the Minneapolis Park Board to ensure that the all parks in Ward 6 are fully renovated and continue to receive the maintenance they deserve. I’ll prioritize transit solutions that will allow us to get to work quickly and inexpensively. When big banks deny our neighbors access to loans, I’ll help to provide alternative financing sources. I’ll work to build relationships and bring new voices to the table when it’s time to make decisions. Through co-governance, we can create a community where everyone is both included in the process and proud to call Ward 6 their home."

[show]Safe Communities

"Building a city where every family feels safe begins with listening. Through my work with community non-profit organizations, I’ve had the chance to listen to immigrants, people of color, and youth of all backgrounds. Too many of our community members have told me the same thing -- in our city, they don’t feel safe.

People of color are disproportionately apprehended, arrested, and harmed by law enforcement. Our City Council approved a budget for 2017 that includes the hiring of 15 new police officers, but increasing police presence alone won’t keep our communities safe. Rather, we need to invest in long-term, community-led crime prevention strategies that address the violence, domestic abuse, and mental illness that are at the root of many arrests. Mandatory implicit bias and de-escalation training among all members of our police force must be prioritized immediately. Our Ward is one of the most diverse in the city, and we deserve a Council Member who will assert, loud and clear, that Black Lives Matter.

I believe that youth in our city deserve second chances. I’ll lead the way to develop more restorative justice programs that focus on rehabilitation, not criminalization. Too many of our youth struggle to find steady housing or a stable job after being convicted for low-level crimes. This leads to repeat offenses, drug use, and further violence. If we don’t support those who are struggling on the fringes of society, they will be lost. It is our responsibility to make sure that one bad decision does not lead to a lifelong cycle of injustice.

We must also bring justice to Muslim youth, who are insidiously targeted by the Department of Justice’s 'Building Community Resilience' program - more commonly known as 'Countering Violent Extremism' or CVE. Under the guise of preventing terrorism, CVE stigmatizes the Muslim youth community through increased and unjust surveillance. Over 50 Minnesota Muslim organizations signed a letter against the program when it first launched. Yet our current Council Member has consistently supported CVE, speaking out against it only after the election of visibly Islamophobic leaders in 2016. When our neighbors told me that CVE was wrong, I listened. It’s time for a leader who will actively involve our communities in the decision making process, and who won’t sacrifice our youth for federal funds."

Noor's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Winning the Future through Education:

The future belongs to those who best educate their young people. In Minnesota, not all schools are meeting the challenge to build this strong foundation; there is an achievement gap affecting students of color and low income students. I believe we must expand access to high-quality and affordable childcare and early childhood education, ensure a quality teacher and principal in every classroom and schools, focus on schools as a unit of change so more schools can adopt programs tailored to their students, increase the number of teachers of color, and implement College for All to ensure that any student attending public college or university has an opportunity attend college debt-free.

Fighting for Affordable and Accessible Health Care:

Health care is not a privilege for a few, but a right for all. I believe that no one regardless of their race, socioeconomic background, or immigration status – should have to choose between necessary medical treatments and keeping a roof over their families’ heads. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), has made positive changes by putting health care choices back in the hands of families and prohibiting lifetime limits on coverage. However, the current status quo in health care, which emphasizes treatment over prevention, is broken. I will be an advocate for a system of care which prioritizes prevention, helps eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities, and ensure children, families and seniors have access to affordable, high quality, and culturally appropriate health care.

Promoting Economic Development and Job Growth:

To make our economy stronger and more dynamic, we must establish economic opportunities for everyone. We must boost job growth by strengthening and increasing domestic manufacturing, investing in infrastructure, developing renewable energy sources, renovating abandoned housing and significantly increasing affordable housing investments, as well as access to employment and training opportunities that lead to economic success, creating pathways to good jobs such as apprenticeships, and subsidized and summer jobs programs for youth and adults; and improve access to micro and small business capital for low-wealth communities.

Standing Up for a Livable Wage:

No one working full-time should live in poverty or have to work two jobs to make ends meet. We must establish a real living wage, with the dignity of benefits, strengthen collective bargaining, and establish basic labor standards such as fairer overtime rules, paid sick and family leave, and right to request flexible and predictable schedules.

Fighting for Environmental Justice:

Access to clean air, water, soil, and food is a fundamental human right. I will oppose attempts to cut spending on programs for environmental protections and supports maintaining and strengthening current state’s environmental protection laws. I am committed to investing in truly clean and renewable alternative energy sources that will create new jobs, reduce dependence on oil and fossil fuels, and build a greener future; and addressing environmental justice issues and public health threats disproportionately impact communities of color and low income.[14]

—Mohamud Noor's campaign website, (2016)[15]