Jasmin Santana has her Cleveland City Council seat all but secured, but she's campaigning like she doesn't.
"Yo soy la concejal ya en el distrito 14," she introduced herself to a man blowing leaves outside his Brooklyn Centre home on a recent Saturday afternoon. "Jasmin Santana."
She handed him an election information packet, with materials in English and Spanish, including polling locations and "know your rights" cards for immigrants amid fears of ICE raids and detainments. Nearly half of Santana's current ward is Latino. The man smiled and wished her luck.
"This is fun!" she said with a smile as she moved onto the next house.
Contested or not, Santana said every vote matters in her West Side ward, which includes Clark Fulton, Brooklyn Center and the Stockyards.
"Because we don't hav

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