District 3 deserves leadership that is visible, present, connected, and focused on the lives of working families. Here is the plan — in plain language, with first steps you can hold him to.
With transparency, realism, and fairness.
Hold regular community meetings, youth-focused discussions, and listening sessions across all neighborhoods.
Launch a 100-day county fraud-risk review upon taking office.
Pursue housing solutions and streamlined permit processes; repurpose vacant buildings as shelters.
Advocate in St. Paul for permanent state cost-sharing for HCMC funding.
Establish a Unified Family Assistance Hub to consolidate county services.
Set a closure deadline for HERC — before 2040 — within the first months.
Ensure all agencies remain within their budgets.
Three commitments with a clock on them, starting day one.
01
Launch a 100-day countywide fraud-risk review so residents know where their dollars are exposed — and what will be done about it.
02
Introduce a resolution within 100 days setting a permanent closure date for HERC before 2040, with a day-after plan for the economic and environmental impacts.
03
Begin the standing cadence of quarterly meetings and town halls with mayors, city councils, and residents across District 3.
"Families should not be priced out of their own neighborhoods."
Build more housing, work to streamline permits, and examine every possible policy to ensure families can stay in their homes.
Demand ethical development and fair subcontracting practices.
Expand Stable Homes Stable Schools to keep families housed and students supported.
Back the people who take the risks that build our main streets.
Support Elevate Hennepin's work for small businesses; explore county investment to back entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Support funding for youth employment initiatives like Step Up, while also exploring a county-level youth internship program.
Demand an end to policies that harm small businesses; examine and work to mitigate the impact of Lyndale construction on local business owners.
"It should never be hard to access services your dollars fund."
Fight to protect Hennepin Healthcare (HCMC) & explore cost-sharing, governance changes, and other options before levying more taxes on residents.
Create a Unified Family Assistance Hub so residents can access services in one place — no more bureaucratic nonsense or fragmented offices.
"Progress looks like protected communities."
Acknowledge the critical role of law enforcement, like the County Sheriff, in protecting our communities — while expecting agencies to stay within their allocated budget.
Demand an end to all cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on civil immigration matters; introduce resolutions to strengthen the amendment to the Public Use of Space Policy banning ICE from county property.
Introduce resolutions focused on police accountability; support prevention programs and community dialogue.
"A commissioner is a fellow citizen and should behave like one."
Quarterly meetings & town halls with mayors, city councils, and residents.
Introduce a resolution creating a Community Advisory Board for District 3 and a vetted panel of independent experts to investigate fraud and recommend reforms.
Host listening sessions in Minneapolis and St. Louis Park schools for youth to learn about government.
"A clean environment must be achieved through realistic policies."
Set a date for closing HERC permanently, along with a day-after plan for the economic and environmental impacts — no more delays or throat-clearing.
Direct county investments to recycling, composting, and waste reduction; pursue private-sector cooperation where appropriate.
Center public health in all discussions with potential environmental impacts.
"District 3 must have modern, safe transit — and accurate timelines."
Build on existing work to keep street infrastructure modern and safe.
Support the Minnetonka Boulevard construction project, monitor the timeline, and ensure residents continue to have input on the project.
Clearly communicate Light Rail Transit (LRT) timelines to residents, celebrate the Southwest Greenline Extension when it opens, and demand a real investigation into why construction took so long — because 8 years is unacceptable for District 3.
Protect every taxpayer dollar — with real teeth.
Ensure the Fraud Prevention and Program Integrity Team (FPPI) is fully staffed and pursue an expansion of their capabilities, with real teeth.
Introduce resolutions to establish a community advisory panel on county fraud and the misappropriation of funds, with independent authority and rigorous vetting for members.
Work to establish a secure hotline for whistleblowers, activists, and residents to report the misuse of public funds.
Abdihakim's public service runs through the school board, the police advisory commission, and the census count committee. He sees the HCMC crisis, fraud concerns, and housing affordability not as talking points but as problems that demand solutions instead of excuses.
District 3 deserves leadership that is visible, present, connected, and focused on the lives of working families.