Don Ness

Don Ness ( born January 9, 1974 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American politician. He is the 38th mayor of Duluth.

Life

Don Ness attended Central High School in Duluth and graduated in 1993 management at the University of Minnesota Duluth, where in 1995 he was President of the Student Parliament ( Student Body President). For the student senate of the State of Minnesota, he represented the university in 1996. He made in 1997 there his bachelor's degree. He was awarded the Sieur du Lhut Prize, named after the French soldier and explorer (1639-1710), who is the namesake of Duluth, for his dedication to the university.

From 1997 to 2007, Don Ness was working as campaign manager for Jim Oberstar in elections to the House of Representatives of the United States. He then worked for the Zeppa Family Foundation, a liberal foundation of Duluth.

Don Ness is married and has a son and a daughter.

Political career

Don Ness is a member of the Minnesota Democratic - Farmer-Labor Party. He was elected in 1999 as the second- youngest in the history Dulths in the city council of Duluth. In his two terms of office there he was City Council President for two years. In 2001, he was instrumental in the signing of the Cities for Climate Protection Agreement for Duluth, which provides, inter alia, compliance with the Kyoto Protocol in the city. He was a member of the Minnesota Property Tax Study Group and is the founder of the Bridge Syndicate, a youth organization that is culturally active in Duluth, organizes the Homegrown Music Festival among others.

In November 2007 he won the election for mayor of Duluth with 52 percent of the vote. This office he resigned in January 2008 as the successor of Herb Bergson ( also Minnesota Democratic - Farmer-Labor Party ) to.