# Sydney Jordan (politician) *American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2020* Sydney Jordan (born October 1, 1990) is a Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]. She has held the District 60A seat, which covers part of [[Minneapolis]] in Hennepin County, since 2020.[^1] She entered the House through a special election on February 4, 2020. The election was held after the death of Diane Loeffler, the DFL member who had held the seat for eight terms. Voters returned Jordan in the November 2020 and 2022 general elections.[^1] The principal enacted measure recorded in the source is a 2023 law, authored by Jordan, that provides free school breakfast and lunch to all [[Minnesota]] K-12 students. Governor [[Tim Walz]] signed it on March 17, 2023.[^1] ## Early life, education, and career Jordan is a native of Illinois. She earned a bachelor's degree from the [[University of Minnesota]] in 2013, with majors in political science and global studies.[^1] Before entering the legislature, she held a position with the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and was political director of Jacob Frey's first campaign for [[Minneapolis mayor]]. She also led Save the Boundary Waters as its state director.[^1] During a campaign over a proposed constitutional amendment, she opposed requirements for voter identification.[^1] ## Minnesota House of Representatives Loeffler's death opened the seat. Jordan prevailed in a primary against 10 other candidates, with the endorsement of Mayor Jacob Frey, before winning the February 4, 2020 special election.[^1] She then won a full term in November 2020 and another in 2022.[^1] The source revision was retrieved on October 26, 2026. As of that revision, Jordan was vice chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee. She held seats on three other committees: Education Finance; Labor and Industry Finance and Policy; and Rules and Legislative Administration. She was also an assistant majority leader in the House DFL caucus.[^1] In 2021–2022 she was vice chair of the Legacy Finance Committee. That panel directs spending of the revenue from a state sales tax increase adopted by amendment in 2008.[^1] ### Education Jordan wrote the bill making breakfast and lunch free for every student in Minnesota's K-12 schools. The House approved it in February 2023 and the Senate followed. The governor signed it into law on March 17, 2023.[^1] She also carried a bill to require school districts to provide comprehensive sexual health education in elementary and secondary grades.[^1] ### Public safety and police reform Jordan backed a "yes" vote on City Question 2, a Minneapolis ballot measure with three parts.[^1] It would have: - replaced the [[Minneapolis Police Department]] with a Minneapolis Department of Public Safety; - eliminated minimum staffing levels for sworn officers; and - moved oversight of the new department from the mayor's office to the city council.[^1] Winston Smith, a Minneapolis man, was killed by federal officers who were not wearing body cameras. Afterward, Jordan said every officer in Minnesota should have a body camera.[^1] ## Personal life Jordan lives in Northeast Minneapolis, in the Northeast Park neighborhood.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Sydney Jordan (politician)* (revision 1376030602, retrieved 2026-10-26; CC BY-SA 4.0) — biography, elections, committee assignments and legislative activity of Sydney Jordan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Jordan_(politician)