With LaTrisha Vetaw election as Minneapolis Park and Recreation Commissioner at Large, Greens now have two elected officials, Vetaw and Cam Gordon, who was re-elected to his city council position.

On Wednesday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Newcomer Vetaw, who had the backing of the Green Party, said outgoing Commissioner Annie Young pushed her to run for an at-large seat.

Vetaw said her focus will be on community engagement, youth recreation and programming for seniors. She said her win came as a surprise. "I thought I was going to be way at the bottom," said Vetaw, health advocacy and policy manager for Northpoint Health and Wellness. "Minneapolis really loves me, and people know my work in this city [from] working on tobacco-free parks to working on the menthol restriction."