Jacob Frey

Jacob Lawrence Frey (born July 23, 1981) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 48th mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, since January 2018. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Frey previously represented Ward 3 on the Minneapolis City Council from 2014 to 2017 after winning election in 2013. Educated at the College of William & Mary, where he earned a degree in government on a track and field scholarship, and Villanova University School of Law, Frey worked as an employment and civil rights attorney and community organizer in Minneapolis prior to his political career.

Frey's mayoral tenure has emphasized priorities including expanding affordable housing—producing over eight times more deeply affordable units than the previous administration—strengthening community-police relations through policy updates on body cameras and use of force, advancing climate goals toward carbon neutrality by 2050, fostering inclusive economic growth via cultural districts and opportunity funds, and implementing structural governance reforms approved in. He was reelected in amid a competitive field criticizing his leadership.

Jacob Frey was born on July 23, 1981, in Alexandria, Virginia, and raised in the nearby suburb of Oakton, part of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. His parents were both professional modern ballet dancers early in their careers; his father later transitioned to working as a chiropractor. Frey's mother is of Jewish descent, and he has publicly identified with Jewish heritage, though details on his religious upbringing remain limited in public records.