On September 11th, primary voters in Minneapolis and St. Paul will narrow a large field of mayoral candidates to two in each city. Here on Morning Edition we've been giving you a chance to hear from the candidates for mayor of Minneapolis who will not be included in our debate with the leading candidates on September 5th. Mahamoud Wardere (Mah ha MOOD War DARE aye -- like bay--) was born in Somalia, where he worked as an air traffic controller at Mogadishu International airport. Wardere came to Minneapolis in 1993 to escape civil war. He is currently a social studies teacher for English as a Second Language students at Washburn High School. He says he brings a unique kind of experience to the job of mayor.