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ST. LOUIS PARK, MN – Twenty-five days ago, Abdihakim Ibrahim demanded that Commissioner Marion Greene apologize for voting to advance a proposed 49% pay increase for county commissioners while HCMC was in crisis.

She has not responded.

“Marion Greene cast the vote. Now she is hiding from it,” a campaign spokesperson said. “She does not get to run out the clock and quietly ask District 3 for another term.”

The Ibrahim campaign is demanding that Greene explain why she supported advancing the proposal, state whether she still believes her vote was justified, and apologize to District 3.

“If Marion Greene cannot own her actions, she should not be in this race,” Ibrahim said Saturday. “We are waiting for her answer.”

The vote is documented in Hennepin County Board Action Request 24-0327 and contemporaneous Star Tribune reporting.

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ST. LOUIS PARK, MN – Abdihakim Ibrahim, candidate for Hennepin County Commissioner District 3, has released a new video blasting Commissioner Marion Greene’s remarks concerning the funding of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office.

During a March 24 County Board meeting, commissioners considered a $15.4 million amendment covering the Sheriff’s Office’s 2025 budget overrun. During the discussion, Greene said: “I’m not willing to fund the sheriff to provide public safety for Hennepin County.”

Her comments were met with an open letter signed by over forty county mayors and police chiefs, arguing that the Sheriff is vital in supporting their daily operations.

In the new video, Ibrahim argues that the Sheriff’s Office must have the resources required to perform its duties.

A campaign spokesperson called Greene’s remarks “elitist and out-of-touch” and “misaligned with the values of this district.” The Ibrahim campaign is dedicating resources to distributing the video’s message to community members, the spokesperson added.

The video is available on Abdihakim’s social media pages and his website.

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ST. LOUIS PARK, MN – See you in November.

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ST. LOUIS PARK, MN – Fraud robs resources from housing, safety, health, infrastructure, and essential services. At a time when the budget is facing pressure driven by the Hennepin Healthcare (HCMC) crisis and federal cuts, it is the bare minimum for any political candidate to address the misuse of public funds. As Hennepin County Commissioner, Abdihakim Ibrahim has promised to pursue a comprehensive, zero-tolerance accountability agenda against fraudsters and their enablers. He will introduce and work to pass resolutions containing the following items:

1. Launch a 100-day countywide fraud-risk review.
2. Fully staff and strengthen the Fraud Prevention and Program Integrity Team (FPPI), giving it the resources and authority needed to act.
3. Create a secure, countywide reporting system—including a confidential hotline—for employees, whistleblowers, activists, contractors, and residents to report suspected misuse of public funds. The system would build on the county’s existing public-assistance fraud-reporting process and expand accountability across contracts, grants, provider payments, procurement, and more.
4. Establish an independently vetted community advisory panel to review public reporting, recommend periodic reforms, and publish findings concerning fraud prevention and the misappropriation of funds.
5. Bar individuals and entities responsible for fraud, after due process, from receiving county contracts, grants, or provider payments to the fullest extent permitted by law.

“Hennepin County residents, especially families in District 3, cannot afford another term of throat-clearing, euphemisms, and excuses when it comes to public funds,” Ibrahim said. “Tackling this issue will be a priority for me on day one.”

Ibrahim will continue releasing details on his anti-fraud proposal after the August 11 primary.

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