MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey released the below statement following recent reports that candidates Sheila Nezhad, an outspoken police abolitionist, and defund candidate Kate Knuth have announced they are supporting one another:

Minneapolis, MN — With endorsements from Attorney General Keith Ellison, Teamsters Joint Council 32, and community leaders including former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton, Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jonathan Weinhagen, and American Indian Community Development Corporation (AICDC) CEO Mike Goze, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced today that he will seek another four-year term as city leader.