MINNEAPOLIS — With his background as a minister and longtime Capitol Hill staffer, Rev. Dr. DeWayne Davis isn't new to public life.

However, this November, he's mounting his first campaign for elected office as a candidate for mayor of Minneapolis.

"I know how to work across differences to get things done," Davis said in an interview Thursday at KARE 11's studios. "This is just a different environment, a different set of challenges in front of us, and it just needs a different type of leadership. And I think I possess all of that."

Although Davis may not have the name recognition of incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey or State Sen. Omar Fateh, he has been visible in the Minneapolis community for years. That includes his work as lead minister of Plymouth Congregational Church, as well as his serv

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