If they’re elected next week, Alicia Bennett and Tony Lane both hope to use the Minneapolis mayor’s office to garner support for a minimum wage increase.
Bennett, Lane and Rahn Workcuff are three of 35 mayoral hopefuls who will be listed on the Nov. 5 ballot as they run to succeed Mayor R.T. Rybak, who has held the office for 12 years.
If elected, the candidates said they hope to improve the Minneapolis job market and involve citizens more heavily in city politics.
Bennett said raising the minimum wage would spur economic growth.