Politics & Government
One for mayor and one for councilman—for the third time
Tuesday was the first day to file for the Nov. 8 election.
Note: Patch will provide updates as people file for mayor and city council offices over the next couple of weeks.
One person has filed to run for mayor of Golden Valley, and a city councilman wants a third term.
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Mayoral candidate
Shep Harris, who lives in the Bassett Creek area, filed Tuesday to run for mayor. That was the first day of the filing period for the Nov. 8 election. The deadline for filing is 5 p.m. Aug. 16.
Harris is a senior government relations specialist at the Minneapolis law firm of Fredrikson & Byron. He is a New Orleans native and moved to Golden Valley after he married his wife, Beckie, in 1999.
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They have three children, Avital, 9; Solomon, 7; and Abraham, 4.
Freiberg wants a third term
Golden Valley City Councilman Mike Freiberg, who lives on Olympia Street, has filed for re-election.
He was elected to the council in 2003 and re-elected in 2007. He has lived in Golden Valley since he was 6 weeks old. He is an attorney for the Public Health Law Center. His wife is named Lauren and they have a daughter, Rose.
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