apolis ▁mayor al ▁candidate ▁at ▁its ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁convention . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁the ▁Star ▁Trib une ▁editor ial ▁staff ▁end ors ed ▁Jacob ▁Fre y ▁for ▁mayor . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁Fre y ▁by ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Daily ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Democratic - F ar mer - L abor ▁ ▁Raymond ▁De hn , ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁( D istrict ▁ 5 9 B ) ▁ ▁Al ▁Flow ers , ▁community ▁activ ist ▁ ▁Jacob ▁Fre y , ▁City ▁Council ▁member ▁( Th ird ▁Ward ) ▁ ▁Tom ▁Hoch , ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Hen ne pin ▁Theatre ▁Trust , ▁former ▁deput y ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁Public ▁H ous ing ▁Author ity ▁ ▁B ets y ▁H od ges , ▁inc umb ent ▁mayor ▁ ▁N ek ima ▁Le vy - P ounds , ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ist , ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁NA AC P , ▁found ing ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Community ▁Justice ▁Project ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁law ▁school ▁ ▁Jeff rey ▁Ster ling ▁Ol son ▁▁ ▁As war ▁Rah man , ▁film maker , ▁business man ▁ ▁Sus p ended ▁campaign ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁end ors ed ▁Jacob ▁Fre y . ▁ ▁Gre gg ▁I vers on , ▁retired ▁employee ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁Independent ▁▁