Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is among the people selected by Time magazine for its annual list of the 100 most influential people.
Frey is included in the “Leaders” section of the list, which was announced Wednesday.
Frey’s entry notes the third-term mayor’s experience leading Minneapolis through the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd and the COVID-19 pandemic — and more recently through this winter’s federal immigration enforcement surge, the largest in U.S. history. That included the fatal shootings of two Minneapolis residents by federal agents.
“As the enforcement surge recedes, Frey is trying to knit together a city where businesses and daily life were hollowed out by fear,” the magazine reported.
Frey told the magazine that delivering core city services — showing the city working for its residents — is part of how he’s moving forward from Operation Metro Surge.
Time’s other selections among the “Leaders” section of its list this year included Pope Leo XIV, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Last year, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier was named to the Time 100 list alongside fellow WNBA star Breanna Stewart. The selection highlighted their creation of Unrivaled, the women’s professional 3-on-3 basketball league.