James Scheibel (born August 30, 1947) is an American politician who was endorsed by the

Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to i ...

. From 1990 to 1994, he served as the mayor of

Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

, succeeding George Latimer and succeeded by

Norm Coleman Norman Bertram Coleman Jr. (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a United States Senator for Minnesota. From 1994 to 2002, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. First elected ...

. A graduate of Saint John's University, he worked as a

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, as aide to former mayor Lawrence D. Cohen, as national organizer for Fred R. Harris's 1976 presidential campaign, and as deputy director for

Volunteers in Service to America AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program designed to alleviate poverty. President John F. Kennedy originated the idea for VISTA, which was founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965, and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of ...

(VISTA). Elected to the Saint Paul City Council in 1982, he served there until his election as mayor. As mayor, Scheibel led efforts to tackle the problems of homelessness, hunger and refugee services. He is one of a few members of the

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to be elected to office. After his mayoralty, Scheibel served as vice president for the

Corporation for National and Community Service AmeriCorps (officially the Corporation for National and Community Service or CNCS) is an independent agency of the United States government that engages more than five million Americans in service through a variety of stipended volunteer work prog ...

and as a nonprofit executive. He now chairs the 21st Century Democrats, a progressive electoral coalition active within the national

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, and is a member of the Saint Paul Area Council of Churches. He teaches at

Hamline University Hamline University is a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1854, Hamline is known for its emphasis on experiential learning, service, and social justice. The university is named after Bishop Leonidas Lent Hamline ...

and is the interim executive director of the Minnesota Campus Compact. Scheibel was recently appointed president of AARP Minnesota, which has more than 650,000 members. He was instrumental in the launch of AmeriCorps."Jim Scheibel"

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scheibel, James 1947 births 20th-century American politicians College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University alumni Living people Mayors of Saint Paul, Minnesota Members of the Democratic Socialists of America from Minnesota Minnesota city council members Minnesota Democrats Volunteers in Service to America administrators

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