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Overview
Current roleClergy
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationMinnesota
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BackgroundClergy
EducationHoward University (multiple degrees)
Notable personal detailsDeWayne Davis is a Minnesota clergy leader and former Minnesota Senate chaplain who ran for Mayor of Minneapolis in the 2025 municipal election. He has served as lead minister of Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis and has described prior experience as a congressional staffer. He is an out LGBTQ+ public figure and is married to Kareem.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports targeted local taxes and incentives to increase the city’s tax base and help small businesses—proposing measures such as a commercial vacancy tax, tax incentives for small and medium businesses, and revisiting incentives offered to large developers. Emphasizes raising revenue without overburdening homeowners and using tax policy to support neighborhood economic opportunity.
Healthcare
Supports expanding city-level care infrastructure and coordinated responses for mental and chemical-health crises, and emphasizes working with government and nonprofit partners to improve access to healthcare and services for underserved residents.
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Immigration & Border
DeWayne Davis supports strengthening Minneapolis policies that separate local police and city officials from federal immigration enforcement and backing sanctuary-style protections that limit cooperation with ICE. He has said he would discipline police leadership for involvement with federal immigration raids and has joined other candidates in pledges to bar city employees from assisting federal immigration actions.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports access to reproductive health care and criticizes recent legal restrictions that block access to abortion and other reproductive services. Positions align with defending reproductive health access as part of broader commitments to equity and dignity.
Climate & Energy
Supports rapid transition to carbon-free energy including aiming for Minneapolis to receive 100% of its energy from carbon-free sources before the State’s 2040 target; favors community-owned energy options and closure/replacement of waste-incineration (HERC) on environmental-justice grounds.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports banning assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines and placing ordinances on city books so they can take effect if state preemption changes. Advocates investing in behavioral crisis response teams, community violence intervention programs, and enforcing police reform measures (including use-of-force training) under the state settlement to reduce gun violence and improve public safety.
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