 On November 8, 2005, Cam Gordon was elected to represent Ward 2 on the Minneapolis City Council, defeating DFLer Cara J. Letofsky by 141 votes (2481 to 2340).He was endorsed by the Green Party of Minnesota, of which he was a former state party chair.Gordon was re-elected against token opposition in 2009 (with 84.1% of the vote), in 2013 (with 87% of the vote), and in 2017 (with 97% of the vote).