In 1983 , Sayles Belton was elected by the Eighth Ward to the Minneapolis City Council . She was inspired by working with mayor Donald M. Fraser . She represented the state at the 1984 Democratic National Convention , where Minnesota politician Walter Mondale was nominated for President of the United States . A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , Sayles Belton was elected city council president in 1990
1984 Democratic National Convention
1984 Democratic National Convention
Sharon Sayles Belton