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6 candidates are tracked for Hennepin County Commissioner, District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Anthony Abousweid, Josh Bassais, Kevin Chavis, Marion Greene, Abdihakim Arabow Ibrahim and Anthony Walsh. Candidate information follows official Hennepin County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Six candidates filed for this Southwest Minneapolis and St. Louis Park seat on the Hennepin County Board, and the August 11 nonpartisan primary reduces the field to the two who advance to the November 3 ballot.
Owner of a trading card and gaming shop and a small business entrepreneur, per the Sun Sailor voter guide. Per the Sun Sailor questionnaire he wants the county to focus on affordable housing, safer neighborhoods, mental health and addiction treatment, and recovery of commercial corridors.
2026 priorities
- Affordable housing and safer neighborhoods, per his Sun Sailor questionnaire answers
- Mental health and addiction treatment capacity, per his Sun Sailor questionnaire answers
- Recovery of commercial corridors, per his Sun Sailor questionnaire answers
Labor advocate turned marketing manager who organized with LIUNA and UNITE HERE and served as Lyndale Neighborhood Board president, per his campaign site. Per the Sun Sailor questionnaire his focus is public safety, county service delivery and housing.
2026 priorities
- Securing funding so HCMC avoids insolvency, per his campaign site
- Addressing rising property taxes and housing costs, per his campaign site
- Lyndale Avenue safety improvements that protect mature trees, per his campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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Chavis has suspended his campaign but still prints on the August 11 ballot, because the Hennepin County DFL convention fell after the deadline to withdraw, according to the Sun newspapers voter guide. He has spent eight years at Hennepin County helping people in substance use treatment reach healthcare and housing, and previously served as a steward and organizer with SEIU Local 26 and AFSCME Local 34, per his campaign site. He is a combat veteran who served in the Minnesota Army National Guard, per his campaign site.
2026 priorities
- Affordability through stable housing, childcare and healthcare access, per his campaign site
- Universal single-payer healthcare and keeping the public hospital, per his campaign site
- Climate action including renewable energy and transit electrification, per his campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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Three-term Hennepin County commissioner for District 3 and current board chair, per Hennepin County. Her campaign site frames the race around building on county work in housing, climate resiliency and transit, and per the Sun Sailor questionnaire she also lists HCMC's financial security and completion of the Green Line light rail extension.
2026 priorities
- Expanding affordable housing, per her campaign site
- Climate resiliency and race equity work, per her campaign site
- Regional connectivity and accessibility through transit, per her campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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Ibrahim is an engineer and a former vice chair of the St. Louis Park School Board, per his campaign site, which says he was the first Somali American elected to that board. His campaign site says he immigrated to the United States in 2014 and lives in St. Louis Park.
2026 priorities
- A unified family assistance hub to simplify access to county services, per his campaign site
- Setting a closure timeline for the HERC waste facility with transition planning, per his campaign site
- Fully staffing the county fraud prevention team and adding community oversight, per his campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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Lawyer who works for Hennepin County as a community engagement specialist, per the Sun Sailor voter guide. Per the Sun Sailor questionnaire he wants the county to invest in youth enrichment and affordable youth activities, framing his approach as upstream harm prevention rather than downstream harm reduction.
2026 priorities
- Investment in youth enrichment programming, per his Sun Sailor questionnaire answers
- Upstream harm prevention rather than downstream harm reduction, per his Sun Sailor questionnaire answers
- Keeping youth activities affordable for families, per his Sun Sailor questionnaire answers
