Alondra Cano (born September 26, 1981) is an American politician, activist, and former member of the
Minneapolis City Council from the 9th Ward.
Early life and education
Cano was born in
Cokato, Minnesota
Cokato is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,799 at the 2020 census.
History
Cokato was founded in 1869 when the First Division of the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. The city was ...
and raised in
Chihuahua, Mexico before moving to
Litchfield, Minnesota
Litchfield is a city in and the county seat of Meeker County, Minnesota, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,624 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
History
Immigration to the county was slow until the St. Pa ...
at the age of 10. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...
, where she studied management, Chicano studies, popular education, and the politics of identity. She also began working as an activist.
Career
As a college student, Cano worked with the Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network’s board. Cano also worked with Rose Brewer, a professor and activist, to organize events against police brutality. Cano worked as a communication and public relations assistant for eleven months for
Minneapolis Public Schools
Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) or Special School District Number 1 is a public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minneapolis Public Schools enrolls 36,370 students in pub ...
and worked on the staff of Councilmember
Robert Lilligren. Cano ran to represent Minneapolis's 9th ward in the
Minneapolis City Council in 2013 against Ty Moore to replace retiring incumbent
Gary Schiff
Gary Schiff (born February 3, 1972, as Gary J. Schiffhauer) is an American politician and activist who represented Ward 9 on the Minneapolis City Council. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), he was first elected in 2001 ...
. She won and was sworn in on January 6, 2014. She is a member of the
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party. As of 2022, it controls four of Minnesota's eight U.S. House seats, both of its U.S. Senate seats, the Minnesota House of Repr ...
.
On December 19, 2020, Cano announced that she would not seek re-election to the city council in 2021.
References
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Minnesota Democrats
Activists from Minnesota
University of Minnesota alumni
1981 births
Living people
People from Cokato, Minnesota
Women in Minnesota politics
Minneapolis City Council members
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
Women city councillors in Minnesota