Local Progress Minnesota (LPMN) organizes local elected officials across the state to share best practices and policy solutions across our counties, cities, towns, and school boards. After spending years of organizing – helping to advance critical work to reimagine public safety and support housing justice – we became LP’s fourth official state chapter in August 2022. See our Statement of Principles here.
LPMN currently has more than 80 members across the state, representing the Twin Cities metro area and Greater Minnesota.
In Minnesota, our work is driven by community needs and done in deep partnership with state partners and movement allies.
Our key issue areas include housing and tenant protections, community safety, climate justice, and abortion access.
As a member-led network, our state work is led by an incredible state organizing committee – a group of LPMN members that meet regularly to weigh in on policy priorities, propose statewide campaigns, and drive the strategic vision for our work.
At-Large Minnetonka City Councilmember
LPMN Organizing Committee Co-Chair
Ramsey County Commissioner
LPMN Organizing Committee Co-Chair
Minneapolis City Council Member
Osseo School Board Member
Columbia Heights City Council President
St. Paul City Councilmember
In Minnesota, we can build real safety by investing in community needs, violence prevention strategies, and alternative response programs. We’ve supported groundbreaking safety work in Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center.
Local governments across Minnesota have been working to meet the needs of their residents and stabilize communities through rent control and expanding renter protections.
Our cohort of School Board members not only collaborates with union educators, staff, and families to strengthen public schools in-district, but also to bring those stories and demands to the State Capitol to make sure lawmakers are allocating the funds our students need and deserve.
