My letter to the Startribune.... Why would we change what’s working? Whether in business or politics, there is no good reason to remove a person who is doing a good job. And the truth is that Phyllis Kahn has done an excellent job for the East African community in Minneapolis as state representative. Kahn has represented our area forcefully and well for years. Earlier this year, she obtained state bond funds to redesign the Brian Coyle Community Center in Cedar-Riverside to better address the needs of our seniors and children, who deserve more recreational and educational opportunities. She also passed legislation to help East African day care center owners who faced a severe law that would have greatly hurt our families. Phyllis could do these things because she has the seniority, the power and the respect of her colleagues to get things done. Kahn was the first elected official to stand up and say that the East African and all immigrant communities deserved new ward boundaries that gave us a fair chance at winning seats at the table of government. That plan changed City Hall. In 2012, Phyllis challenged establishment redistricting thinking. That took courage, and it was the right thing to do. That is who Phyllis Kahn is: She does the right thing for her constituents, for her district and for the state. There is much talk about change. The truth is that Kahn will continue to bring positive change to her constituents. Let’s allow her to keep working for the East African community, for all her constituents, and for all Minnesotans. Abdi Warsame, Minneapolis The writer is a member of the Minneapolis City Council.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:01:30 +0000
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