Who is Mike Elliott, mayor of Brooklyn Center?
Print this article Mike Elliott, the mayor of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has been thrown into the spotlight following the police shooting of Daunte Wright. Elliott, 36, took office in 2019, becoming the city's first mayor of color. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2014, losing to the incumbent, Tim Willson, by 145 votes. The two went up against each other four years later, and Elliott won by close to 1,000 votes, according to CCX Media. Elliot and his family immigrated from Liberia to Minnesota when he was 11 years old. He attended Palmer Lake Elementary and Brooklyn Center Jr./Sr. High...
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