Omar Fateh: A “Person-Centered Leader”

Yesterday, October 12, Minnesota state senator Omar Fateh, the candidate for Minneapolis mayor who I’m supporting, was interviewed by the host of the Kat Gets Money podcast.

As one commentator notes, this is a “comprehensive and humanizing interview. It’s clear that Fateh is a person-centered leader.”

Following is Kat’s 50-minute interview with Sen. Omar Fateh.





CHAPTERS
0:00 – Intro & Agenda
1:18 – Minnesota Hot Takes 2025
2:25 – Why Omar Fateh Is Running for Mayor of Minneapolis 2025
4:14 – What Does the Mayor of Minneapolis Do? Explained
14:00 – Death of Melissa Hortman & Rise in Political Violence in America
18:00 – Instant Accountability: Political Game About Power and Policy
19:56 – Solving the Homelessness Crisis in Minneapolis
20:39 – Affordable Housing Crisis & Rent Prices in Minneapolis
21:30 – Unsolved Crime and Public Safety in Minneapolis
22:44 – Minneapolis City Council vs. Mayor: Power Struggles Explained
24:00 – Minnesota Education Crisis: Achievement Gap & School Choice Debate
27:00 – Donald Trump and National Politics Impacting Minnesota
30:00 – Wealth Inequality in America & Economic Justice
31:55 – Minneapolis Construction Problems & Impact on Small Businesses
34:05 – Davis Moturi Case: Balancing Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform
38:49 – Corruption Allegations, KARE 11 Investigation, HSS Housing Fraud & Mayor Jacob Frey Controversy
42:35 – Omar Fateh’s Political Record & Plans for Minneapolis
45:10 – Minneapolis Favorites: Best MN Restaurants and Coffee Shops
48:38 – Final Pitch to Minneapolis Voters – Why the 2025 Election Matters


Related Off-site Links:
Rep. Ilhan Omar Endorses Omar Fateh for Mayor of Minneapolis – Esme Murphy (CBS News Minnesota, October 12, 2025).
Minnesota Sen. Omar Fateh Says He Won’t Back Down Despite Islamophobic Threats – Brianna Kelly (Bring Me the News, September 25, 2025).
Four Candidates for Minneapolis Mayor Weigh In on Major Issues Facing the City – Jon Collins (MPR News, September 19, 2025).
People “Are Tired of Backroom Decisions”: A Conversation with Minneapolis’s Omar Fateh – Peter Lucas (The Nation, September 5, 2025).
Omar Fateh Has All the Right Enemies – Alex Skopic (Current Affairs, September 5, 2025).
State DFL tries to disenfranchise the City DFL – David Tilsen (Southside Pride, September 3, 2025).
Minnesota Democrats Stab Omar Fateh in the Back – Concernicus (August 27, 2025).
DFL Reverses Omar Fateh Endorsement – Left Reckoning (August 26, 2025).
Democrats in Minnesota Revoke the Mayoral Endorsement of Omar Fateh – I Am Blakeley (August 23, 2025).
The State DFL Spits on the Minneapolis DFL – Steve Timmer (LeftMN, August 23, 2025).
Minnesota DFL Revokes Endorsement for Omar Fateh in Minneapolis Mayoral Race – Naasir Akailvi (KARE 11 News, August 21, 2025).
Rep. Ilhan Omar Condemns Party’s Decision to Throw Out Fateh Endorsement – Torey Van Oot (Axios, August 21, 2025).
How Did This Happen? – Ed Felien (Southside Pride, August 5, 2025).
Minnesota Democrats Endorse Socialist Omar Fateh for Mayor Over Incumbent Democrat Jacob Frey – AllSides (July 21, 2025).
Who Is Omar Fateh? Mamdani of Minneapolis Faces MAGA Abuse – Kate Plummer (Newsweek, July 15, 2025).
CAIR-Minnesota Condemns Anti-Muslim, Racist Hate Targeting Sen. Omar Fateh Amid Rising Political Violence – CAIR-Minnesota (July 15, 2025).
Minneapolis Gets Its Own Mamdani – Kayla Bartsch (National Review, July 15, 2025).
Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Omar Fateh Faces Racist Trolling: “Go to Mogadishu” – Times of India (July 14, 2025).
Omar Fateh Will Work Across the Aisle If Elected Mayor – Melody Hoffmann (Southwest Voices, April 2, 2025).

UPDATES: Escalating Threats Towards Omar Fateh Reveal Challenges for Muslim Politicians in Minnesota – Mohamed Ibrahim (Sahan Journal, October 27, 2025).
Omar Fateh Wants Minneapolis Police to Arrest Federal Agents Who Wear Masks – Anthony Gockowski (Alpha News, October 27, 2025).


See also the previous Wild Reed posts:

OMAR FATEH
• A “Racist and Factless Meltdown” Over Omar Fateh
• Omar | Jazz | DeWayne
• In His Efforts to “Build a City That Works for All,” Omar Fateh Secures a Key Endorsement
• Something to Think About – July 25, 2025
• The Longstanding Fault Lines Within the Democratic Party Have Surfaced Again in Minnesota
• Omar Fateh: “We Need to Meet the Needs of Working People”
• “Hopeful and Grounded”: Omar Fateh’s Vision of Democratic Socialism
• Why Omar Fateh Is the Right Choice for Mayor of Minneapolis


DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM
• Martin Luther King, Jr. and Democratic Socialism
• Bernie Sanders: Quote of the Day – June 12, 2019
• Heather Cox Richardson on the Origin of the American Obsession with “Socialism”
• The Biblical Roots of “From Each According to Ability; To Each According to Need”
• Something to Think About – December 14, 2011
• Jonty Langley: Quote of the Day – August 17, 2011
• A Socialist Perspective on the “Democratic Debacle” in Massachusetts
• Obama a Socialist? Hardly
• Obama, Ayers, the “S” Word, and the “Most Politically Backward Layers in America”
• A Socialist Response to the 2008 Financial Crisis
• Capitalism on Trial
• What It Means to Be a Leftist in 2025
• Ted Rall: “Democrats Are Not the Left”