James Scheibel
{{short description|American politician}}
James Scheibel (born August 30, 1947{{cite book |title=Who's Who in America 54th edition |publisher=Marquis Who’s Who|year=2000}}) is an American politician who served from 1990 to 1994 as the mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, he was also one of the only candidates endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America who was elected to office before the late 2010s. His was preceded as mayor by George Latimer and succeeded by Norm Coleman.
Education
A graduate of Saint John's University, he worked as a community organizer, as aide to former mayor Lawrence D. Cohen, as national organizer for Fred R. Harris's 1976 presidential campaign, and as deputy director for Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). Elected to the Saint Paul City Council in 1982, he served there until his election as mayor.
Mayor of Saint Paul
As mayor, Scheibel focused on addressing homelessness, hunger, and refugee services.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121022200631/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-981004.html Washington Post, December 25, 1993][https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DA1E38F936A15751C1A967958260 New York Times, December 25, 1991][https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-13929456 State Legislatures April 1, 1993]
Post-mayoralty
After his mayoralty, Scheibel served as vice president for the Corporation for National and Community Service and as a nonprofit executive. He now chairs the 21st Century Democrats, a progressive electoral coalition active within the national Democratic Party, and is a member of the Saint Paul Area Council of Churches.[http://www.spacc.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={9E877BC6-11BE-4295-A01A-8E85E4033746}&DE={63849B92-6D70-4C11-82FC-F1859250B37E} Saint Paul Area Council of Churches] He teaches at Hamline University and is the interim executive director of the Minnesota Campus Compact.[http://www.mncampuscompact.org/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC={2183F9FB-B932-4835-97DF-7D6D19213FDA} Minnesota Campus Compact] Scheibel was recently appointed president of AARP Minnesota, which has more than 650,000 members. He was instrumental in the launch of AmeriCorps."Jim Scheibel"
Personal life
In 1987, Scheibel, then a Saint Paul City Council member, ran the Twin Cities Marathon in 2 hours and 45 minutes.{{cite news |work=Minnesota Star Tribune |last=Kimball |first=Joe |title=Officials and sports become partners in a most athletic week |date=15 October 1987}}
See also
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