Jacob Frey, born July 23, 1981, is an American politician, lawyer, and the 48th mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving since January 2, 2018.[1][3][4] A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he previously represented Ward 3 on the Minneapolis City Council from 2014 to 2018 after winning election in 2013.[1][2][3] Raised in northern Virginia, Frey graduated with a government degree before attending Villanova University Law School, where he became a competitive long-distance runner and developed interests in social justice and civil rights.[5][6] As an attorney specializing in employment and civil rights, Frey co-founded the Big Gay Race in 2011 to support marriage equality and advocated for homeless tenants in North Minneapolis, earning the city's inaugural Martin Luther King, Jr. Award in 2012.[2][6] On the council, he focused on affordable housing, small business growth, neighborhood improvements, and expanding early voting, increasing sites from one to five before 2016.[1][3][7] Elected mayor in 2017 at age 36—making him one of the city's youngest and its second Jewish mayor—Frey was reelected in 2021 and reportedly secured a third term in 2025.[1][2][3][5] His administration prioritizes affordable housing (with production up 8.5 times), community-police relations (including crisis response expansion and use-of-force revisions), climate action, inclusive economic growth, and governance.[1][2][4] Key achievements include the Stable Homes Stable Schools program aiding thousands of students, seven Cultural Districts, the Ownership and Opportunity Fund for entrepreneurs of color, downtown revitalization with strong post-pandemic recovery, and a new city government structure approved in 2021 and enacted in 2022 for better efficiency.[1][2] Frey lives in Northeast Minneapolis with his wife, Sarah Clarke, daughter Frida (born 2020), and anticipates a second child.[1][7] His leadership remains central to Minneapolis's ongoing housing, equity, and recovery efforts.[1][2]