Jason Chavez

Jason Chavez
Chavez in 2023
Member of the Minneapolis City Council from the 9th Ward
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2022
Preceded by	Alondra Cano
Personal details
Born	1994 or 1995 (age 30–31) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	Minnesota Democratic Socialists of America[a]
Website	Official website

Jason Chavez is an American politician. A member of Minnesota's Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he was elected to the Minneapolis City Council in 2021 to represent the 9th Ward.

Early life

Chavez was born in Minneapolis to Mexican immigrants. He turned to crime at age 13 after his parents lost their home in the 2008 financial crisis, but later enrolled in high school, graduating in 2014.^[1][2]

Chavez graduated from College of Saint Scholastica with a Bachelor’s degree in 2018.^[2]

Career

After graduating, Chavez served as a Committee Legislative Aide to Minnesota House Representatives Carlos Mariani and Mohamud Noor. He worked on both the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Committee and the Workforce and Business Development Committee at the Minnesota House of Representatives.^[2]

Minneapolis City Council

Chavez was first elected to the Minneapolis City Council in the 2021 Minneapolis City Council election, succeeding Alondra Cano.^[1] He was re-elected in the 2023 election, receiving 78.94% of the vote in the first round of tabulation.^[1] As of 2025, Chavez serves as the Vice-Chair of the Committee of the Whole, as well as the Race and Equity Committee.^[1]

References

1. "Jason Chavez, Political Profile". Populist.
2. "Three young Democratic Socialists elected to Minneapolis City Council are eager to pass progressive policies to benefit the city's working class". sahanjournal.com.

Notes

1. Democratic Socialists of America is not a registered political party, instead, it is a political organization for those with democratic socialist ideologies.