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Minnesota's 5th congressional district is a geographically small urban and suburban congressional district in Minnesota. It covers eastern Hennepin County , including the entire city of Minneapolis , along with parts of Anoka and Ramsey counties.
Minneapolis–St. Paul Metro Area highlight 1872–1882 1882–1892 1892–1902 1902–1913 1913-1931 1931-1933 Governor Floyd Olson vetoed the legislature's congressional redistricting bill, upheld in Smiley v. Holm. Because the state lost its 10th congressional district in reapportionment, the 1932 House elections in Minnesota were held at-large.
Hennepin County. Father Louis Hennepin was the first European explorer to visit and name Saint Anthony Falls, the tallest waterfall on the Mississippi River, in 1680.While the falls were familiar to the Ojibwe and Sioux Indians who lived in the area, Father Hennepin spread word of the falls when he returned to France in 1683.
Other buildings by these partners included the Public Library (1884), Masonic Temple (1888) (now the Hennepin Center for the Arts), Flour Exchange (1893–1897), Minneapolis City Hall (1889), and the Kasota Block (1884). [4] The building was built in multiple stages. Originally a tall, thin structure, an additional wing was added in 1890. [3]
Leaders from Hennepin County, Minneapolis and other local governments are backing efforts by DFL lawmakers to make Minnesota a sanctuary state for immigrants in the U.S. without legal authorization.
The Hennepin County Government Center is built over 6th Street using the air rights over the street, which enabled two large plazas to be built in the city blocks. It is connected by a tunnel to the Minneapolis City Hall, underneath 5th Street and the METRO Blue and Green lines. The Government Plaza METRO station is between the two buildings.
Omar is defending her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a repeat challenge from former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, a more centrist liberal whom she only narrowly defeated ...
The entire area south of downtown is widely called South Minneapolis. The westerly portion surrounding the city's Chain of Lakes is loosely labeled Southwest Minneapolis , bounded on the east by I-35W and on the north by 36th St W, which extends west from Bde Maka Ska to the city limits.