At a Glance
Raymond Thomas Rybak, Jr. (born November 12, 1955), known as R.T. Rybak, is the current mayor of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. In 2001, Rybak defeated Sharon Sayles Belton, the first African-American and first female mayor of the city. In the 2001 election, after running a populist campaign, Rybak won 65% of the vote to Belton's 35%—the widest margin in city history for a challenge to an incumbent . He took office in January 2002, and was elected to a second term in November 2005.On May 16, 2009, at the Minneapolis DFL Convention, he was endorsed as the DFL candidate for a 3rd term as Mayor of Minneapolis. (This was his first endorsement; in both his previous campaigns the DFL party did not endorse anyone for Mayor.)
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Howard Dean endorses Rybak - The Political Animal

Howard Dean has endorsed Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak for Minnesota governor. Rybak and Dean, the former Democratic National Committee chairman, have known each other since Rybak chaired the Dean for President campaign in Minnesota in ...

Darcy Pohland Day declared by R.T. Rybak in honor of the late WCCO ...

Minneapolis / St. Paul News. Darcy Pohland Day declared by RT Rybak in honor of the late WCCO reporter. City Pages news, blogs, music, movies, restaurants and the arts.

Norman's Demesne: R.T. Rybak for Governor

I am a delegate to a DFL convention in St. Louis Park this coming Sunday afternoon. I was invited to a neighborhood meet-and-greet for Mayor R.T. Rybak. I am posturing as "Uncommitted" but I think that Mayor Rybak will probably get my ...

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