Jacob Frey

Jacob Lawrence Frey (born July 23, 1981) is an American politician and attorney who has served since 2018 as the 48th mayor of Minneapolis. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he served on the Minneapolis City Council from 2014 to 2018 and was elected mayor of Minneapolis in 2017 and reelected in 2021 and 2025. Born and raised in Northern Virginia, Frey attended the College of William & Mary on a track and field scholarship. He later attended law school at Villanova University. Frey was a distance runner in college and ran professionally, ranking in prominent races and receiving an athletic endorsement. After law school, he moved to Minneapolis, where he worked as an employment discrimination and civil rights lawyer before entering politics.

Infobox

Preceded by

Diane Hofstede

Succeeded by

Steve Fletcher

Born

Jacob Lawrence Frey (1981-07-23) July 23, 1981 Arlington County, Virginia, U .

Party

Democratic (DFL – Minneapolis)

Spouses

Michelle Lilienthal (m. 2009; div. 2014) Sarah Clarke (m. 2016)

Children

Education

College of William & Mary (BA) Villanova University (JD)

Website

Campaign website

Tables

2025 Minneapolis mayoral general election · Electoral history › 2025 Minneapolis mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes
	Democratic (DFL)	Jacob Frey (incumbent)	2	73,723	50 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Omar Fateh	2	65,377	44 %
	Democratic (DFL)	DeWayne Davis	1	20,414	13 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Jazz Hampton	1	15,339	10 %
	Various	All others	1	3,432	2 %
	Write-in		1	113	0 %

2021 Minneapolis mayoral general election · Electoral history › 2021 Minneapolis mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes
	Democratic (DFL)	Jacob Frey (incumbent)	2	70,669	56 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Kate Knuth	2	55,007	43 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Sheila Nezhad	1	30,368	21 %
	Democratic (DFL)	A . Awed	1	6,860	4 %
	Republican	Laverne Turner	1	4,620	3 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Clint Conner	1	4,309	3 %
	Republican	Bob Carney	1	2,788	1 %
	Various	All others	1	6,796	4 %
	Write-in		1	145	0 %

2017 Minneapolis mayoral election · Electoral history › 2017 Minneapolis mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes
	Democratic (DFL)	Jacob Frey	5	46,716	57 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Raymond Dehn	5	34,971	42 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Betsy Hodges (incumbent)	4	26,875	28 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Tom Hoch	3	22,754	22 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Nekima Levy-Pounds	2	16,189	15 %
	Libertarian	Charlie Gers	1	1,233	1 %
	Various	All others	1	4,178	4 %
	Write-in		1	138	0 %

2013 Minneapolis City Council Ward 3 election, first round · Electoral history › 2013 Minneapolis City Council ward 3 election

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

6,071

Candidate

100 %

Turnout

Party

Turnout

Party

6,206

Candidate

30 %

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Jacob Frey	3,722	61 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Diane Hofstede	1,614	26 %
	Libertarian	Michael Katch	363	5 %
	Green	Kristina Gronquist	357	5 %
	Write-in		15	0 %
Total votes			6,071	100 %
Turnout			6,206	30 %

2012 Minnesota Senate district 59 special election, DFL primary · Electoral history › 2012 Minnesota Senate district 59 special election

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

5,981

Candidate

100 %

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Kari Dziedzic	1,965	32 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Mohamud Noor	1,626	26 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Peter Wagenius	1,089	17 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Paul Ostrow	792	12 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Jacob Frey	473	7 %
	Democratic (DFL)	Alicia Frosch	36	0 %
Total votes			5,981	100 %

References

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Candidates receiving under 1% of the vote
Includes valid votes, overvotes, and undervotes.
Where in the Ward is Jacob Frey?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP3kUzfgsDc
"Jacob Frey wins third term as Minneapolis mayor"
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/11/05/jacob-frey-wins-minneapolis-mayor-election
"Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey projected to win reelection : Live election results 2025"
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minneapolis-mayor-election-2025/
Helal, Liala (November 7, 2013) "Minneapolis demographics change; younger candidates shape new City Council" Archived Au
http://blogs.mprnews.org/cities/2013/11/minneapolis-city-council-candidates/
Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/new-minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey-says-he-has-hit-the-ground-running-very-hard/467729223/
"Snapshot: Who's running for Minneapolis mayor and why"
https://mprnews.org/story/2017/10/16/minneapolis-mayoral-candidates-profiles
Jerome Goldstein Obituary Legacy Retrieved February 14, 2026.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/schuylkill/name/jerome-goldstein-obituary?id=23194791
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_OB7fvJrmq/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_OB7fvJrmq/
"Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: All About His Jewish Religion & Ethnicity"
https://houseandwhips.com/jacob-frey-religion/
Minnesota Star Tribune
https://startribune.com/no-martinis-here-an-alligator-lunch-with-minneapolis-council-member-jacob-frey/305916971
"Who The Folk?! Mayor-Elect Jacob Frey"
https://tcjewfolk.com/folk-mayorelect-jacob-frey
TribeAthletics
https://web.archive.org/web/20040409062614/http://www.tribeathletics.com/sport_roster.php/11/
Villanova University School of Law Commencement Pr ersity School of Law Commencement Program - Class of 2009
https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=commencement
"About Jacob Frey"
https://web.archive.org/web/20170911031347/http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ward3/about-frey
"William & Mary Men's Track & Field"
https://web.archive.org/web/20050304065928/http://www.tribeathletics.com/files/mtrack/2003/2003menstf.pdf
College of William & Mary Athletics
http://tribeathletics.test.wm.edu/story.php/5972/
marathonview
https://marathonview.net/marathon-results-of-Jacob-Frey