Bobby Joe Champion represents District 59, which includes portions of downtown and north Minneapolis in Hennepin County. He is also an attorney. Learn more about Sen. Champion. Read more news from Sen. Champion.
On January 6, 2021, demonstrators in Washington, D.C., vandalized public buildings, endangered the lives of lawmakers, staff, and the general public, and jeopardized the peaceful transfer of Presidential power.
St. Paul, Minn.— Today, Senator Bobby Joe Champion (DFL-Minneapolis) released the following statement in response to the unlawful and dangerous looting and violence in downtown Minneapolis Wednesday evening: “I would like to thank Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey,… Read More »Senator Champion thanks Minneapolis police, the mayor’s office and Gov. Walz for responding quickly to the looting and violence in downtown Minneapolis
Members of the People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus in the Minnesota Legislature issued the following statement in response to Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka’s Thursday morning press conference.
Today, on the last day of special session, after Republican inaction on meaningful criminal justice legislation Senate members of the POCI caucus released the following joint statement.
Senator Bobby Joe Champion (DFL-Minneapolis) released the following statement in response to Senate Republicans’ complete disregard of concerns and ideas from the People of Color and Indigenous people (POCI) caucus in pushing through a reform package that ignores racial inequities and inherent issues present in our criminal justice system.
The members of the Minnesota Legislature’s People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus issued the following statement in response to Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka’s comments regarding criminal justice reform and the upcoming special session.