The DFL Environmental Caucuis Endorsement Committee unanimously recommends Salaam Witherspoon for Duluth’s Fourth District City Council seat.
Salaam was born and raised in Duluth as the youngest of eleven children, and is now a mother herself. She believes that too often people who are impacted by a decision are not at the table when the decision is being made. For example, housing projects are created before asking what the people who need housing want. Public health is a big concern of hers, and she has been a community organizer for CHUM. She is willing to listen to the views of constituents on all sides of issues but in the end, will do what she believes is best. She stated that sulfide mining is not safe, not matter how it’s proposed, and she plans to listen to volunteer voices as she crafts legislation.