Sharon El-Amin
MN · Member, Minneapolis Board of Education
Sharon El-Amin is a Minneapolis school board member for District 2 and a former board chair. She is executive director of McKinley Community, a North Minneapolis group focused on public safety and food access.
Where Sharon El-Amin stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
As McKinley Community director, helped carry out a city pilot that cleared snow from sidewalks for seniors and other residents needing help.
June 12, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lims.minneapolismn.gov
Track record — General
General · 16 records
Asked Minneapolis school leaders to give families more time to review proposed school closures.
September 15, 2026
Source: mynorthnews.org
Ran the Masjid An-Nur kitchen and supervised volunteers who prepared Ramadan evening meals.
March 22, 2026
Source: mynorthnews.org
Voted for Resolution 2025-0045, which directed the superintendent to report on school closures, consolidation, and costs.
October 14, 2025
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted against defining the school enrollment target as 70 to 89 percent of building capacity.
October 14, 2025
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
As a Neighborhood Revitalization Program Policy Board member, joined a unanimous vote to remove a rule requiring 70 percent of Phase 2 funds to go to housing.
May 9, 2024
Source: lims.minneapolismn.gov
Appointed Nekima Levy Armstrong as a community member of the superintendent search task force.
November 9, 2023
Source: mpschools.org
Voted to approve a revised superintendent search timeline and form a superintendent search task force.
August 29, 2023
Source: manuals.boardbook.org
As board chair, asked the interim superintendent to prepare a plan for reorganizing Minneapolis schools.
March 28, 2023
Source: static1.squarespace.com
Was elected chair of the Minneapolis Board of Education by a unanimous vote.
January 3, 2023
Source: manuals.boardbook.org
Voted against changes to the 2021-22 school calendar and a return-to-work agreement after the teachers strike.
March 29, 2022
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Helped Minneapolis Public Schools add Eid observance to its school calendars.
February 8, 2022
Source: tpr.org
Launched Your Vote Our Future, a North Minneapolis series connecting residents with elected officials to explain local government.
December 17, 2021
Source: static1.squarespace.com
Co-authored a Minneapolis school board resolution condemning gun violence.
June 15, 2021
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Founded P.A.R.O.S. (Parents Alliance Reclaiming Our Schools), an organization working with North Minneapolis and Minneapolis Public Schools parents to elevate parent voices and strengthen community connectedness.
January 1, 2019
Source: mpschools.org
Reopened El-Amin’s Fish House about two weeks after the 2011 North Minneapolis tornado and gave away perishable food after the storm.
July 13, 2011
Source: finance-commerce.com
Received Neighborhood Development Center’s 2010 Small Business Award and Longevity and Sustained Impact Award for El-Amin’s Fish House.
December 1, 2010
Source: spokesman-recorder.com
Past races Sharon El-Amin ran in:
- County Commissioner District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Hennepin County, Minnesota
- County Commissioner District 2 · August 11, 2026 · Hennepin County, Minnesota