Jeremiah Bey Ellison (born October 23, 1989) is an American politician and artist serving as a member of the

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, representing Ward 5. Ellison is a member of the

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Early life

Ellison was born and raised on the north side of

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. His father is

Keith Ellison Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to ...

, a former member of the

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currently serving as the

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. Ellison began attending Juxtaposition Arts at age six. For high school, Ellison attended The Blake School where he played football and graduated in 2008. After attending college for one year, Ellison dropped out to focus on his art. He paints

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s, teaches art, and has worked on comic books.

Career

Ellison was arrested at a 2013 protest for a $15 minimum hourly wage. He became involved in the protests following the 2015

shooting of Jamar Clark On November 15, 2015, two police officers fatally shot Jamar Clark, a 24-year-old African-American man, in Minneapolis. The two shooters were Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze. They were a part of the Minneapolis Police Department which subs ...

. In December 2016, Ellison announced his candidacy for

in the November 2017 elections. Ellison defeated the incumbent councilmember, Blong Yang. As a councilmember, Ellison has advocated for greater protections for renters and has pushed the city to consider

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. In 2020, Ellison spoke out against the

murder of George Floyd On , George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was murdered in the U.S. city of Minneapolis by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white police officer. Floyd had been arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin knelt on Floyd's n ...

and the actions taken by police in the subsequent

George Floyd protests The George Floyd protests were a series of protests and civil unrest against police brutality and racism that began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, and largely took place during 2020. The civil unrest and protests began as part of internati ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellison, Jeremiah Living people Politicians from Minneapolis African-American city council members in Minnesota Minneapolis City Council members Minnesota Democrats Artists from Minneapolis 21st-century American politicians Date of birth missing (living people) 1989 births 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people

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