John Quincy (Minnesota politician)

John Quincy
A bespectacled man in a black blazer and orange-and-purple striped tie sits behind a computer.
Quincy in 2015 in the City Council chambers
Member of the Minneapolis City Council from the 11th Ward
In office
January 4, 2010 – January 8, 2018
Preceded byScott Benson
Succeeded byJeremy Schroeder
Personal details
Born
John M. Quincy

1962 or 1963 (age 61–62)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic–Farmer–Labor
SpouseAnne
ChildrenTwo
ResidencePage, Minneapolis
Alma mater
OccupationMarketing consultant
WebsiteOfficial website

John M. Quincy (born 1962 or 1963) is an American politician and marketing consultant living in Minneapolis. From 2010–2018, he served two terms on the Minneapolis City Council as a representative of the city's 11th Ward. Quincy moved to Minneapolis in 1994 and sought the endorsement of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) in 2006 for a seat on the Minneapolis Board of Education which he did not receive. He won both the DFL's endorsement and the 2009 City Council election and served as the head of several committees. He has also acted as a member of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport's Noise Oversight Committee.