James Scheibel

James Scheibel, born 1947, is an American politician who was endorsed by the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. From 1990 to 1994, he served as the mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, succeeding George Latimer.

A graduate of St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, he worked as a community organizer, as aide to former mayor Lawrence Cohen, as national organizer for the Fred R. Harris Presidential campaign in 1976 and as deputy director for Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). Elected to the St. Paul City Council in 1982, he served there until his election as Mayor.

As mayor, Scheibel led efforts to tackle the problems of homelessness, hunger and refugee services [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-981004.html Washington Post, December 25, 1993] ] [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DA1E38F936A15751C1A967958260 New York Times, December 25, 1991] ] [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-13929456.html State Legislatures April 1, 1993] ] .

Scheibel was succeeded by Norm Coleman. After his term as mayor, Scheibel served as vice president for the Corporation for National and Community Service and as a nonprofit executive. He currently chairs the 21st Century Democrats, a progressive electoral coalition active within the national Democratic Party and teaches at Hamline University.