Carla Bates

Carla Bates was a first-time candidate who was elected to the Minneapolis School Board. Carla is the first openly-GLBT person to serve on the Board. Carla is a mother of three children in Minneapolis public schools and currently works in information technology at the University of Minnesota. Carla successfully secured the Demoractic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party endorsement with 80% of the vote this spring. She ran for one of three seats on the school board. She was endorsed by SEIU, Stonewall DFL, Regional Labor Union Council, Victory Fund and WomenWinning. The historic nature of Carla's candidacy and the fact that she has children in the public schools bodes well for her ability to drive a progressive agenda.