Mayor Larson Announces Re-Election Campaign

UPDATE: DULUTH , Minn. – Duluth Mayor Emily Larson announced Wednesday afternoon that she is running for re-election in the 2019 Mayoral race.

At a news conference today Mayor Larson talked about the highlights of her time in office so far and how she plans to take Duluth into the future.

Transparency in the city government has been a main staple of her tenure, and she says that won’t be changing.

“Every single day when we answers questions or make a plan in our office it always starts with what our values are, how will we be exerting our values in this decision, in this process.”

Mayor Larson says she’s proud her administration has exceeded a big goal of gas emission reductions in the city and plans to continue that commitment.

Larson also outlined other issues she is looking forward to tackling, such as affordable housing.

Other points the Mayor touched on for her re-election campaign were jobs and economic development, roads and sewers, and increased climate change prevention.

Larson will be giving her State of the City address on April 15 at Myers Wilkins Elementary School.

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Mayor Emily Larson is announcing her intentions for the 2019 Mayoral race today at 12:00 p.m.

She will be joined at the press conference by her husband and their two children on the steps of City Hall.