| Betsy Hodges | |
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| Ward 13 City Council Member | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Barret Lane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 7, 1969 |
| Political party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
Elizabeth A. Hodges (born September 7, 1969) is the current Ward 13 City Council member for Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. In 2005, Hodges defeated Lisa Miller to become the first Democrat to represent the Ward in years. She was re-elected in the 2009 Minneapolis municipal elections.
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Hodges grew up in Minnesota. After graduating from Bryn Mawr College in 1991 she attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison where she graduated in 1998 with a Master's degree in Sociology.
In 1998 Hodges moved to southwest Minneapolis. For a few years she worked as Development Director for Progressive Minnesota before serving on the staff of Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman. She returned to fundraising work in 2003, working for the Minnesota Justice Foundation.
During this time, Hodges became very active in her community, serving on the Linden Hills Community Council from 2000–2005 and as co-chair of the council from 2003-2005. Her experience on the neighboorhood council became a main theme in her campaign for city council in 2005.
Hodges lives in the city's Linden Hills neighborhood.