Twin Cities League Official Endorsement Slate "Voter Cheat Sheet"
Twin Cities, MN
November 7, 2006
IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM, YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP.
IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE, YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP.
WHO WE ARE... We are young people from the Twin Cities who are pissed off at politics as usualand want to have a say in the policies that govern
our lives. We have been pushed down, locked up, and shut out of the political system for far too long so we've decided to step up and put ourselves back in the picture.
WHAT WE BELIEVE......We want health care we can afford, good schools, reasonable college
tuition, a healthy earth and reproductive freedom. We are against the racist immigration, criminal justice policies and wealth distribution
policies of our current government. We want an end to the war in Iraq.
WE DID THE RESEARCH.... and here are the candidates that we think best reflect that values and needs of young people in the Twin Cities
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US SENATOR
The word senate comes from the Latin word senex for "old man". As of 2006, each senator’s annual salary was $165,200 per year. Each state may have two senators, that each serve six year terms.
Who are you?
The US Senate is one of two parts of the US Congress. In order for legislation to pass it is necessary to have the approval of both parts. The Framers of the Constitution created a bicameral Congress out of a desire to have two houses to check each other. In general, senators are regarded as the more important part because there are fewer of them, they serve for longer terms, represent larger constituencies (except for House at-large districts, which comprise entire states), sit on more committees, and have more staffers.
AMY KLOBUCHAR DFL
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Amy is good on most domestic issues—she wants to expand health care coverage, invest in alternative energy, and put brakes on the out-of-control deficit spending of the Bush administration. Amy is disappointing in her wishy-washy stance on the war in Iraq and immigration. That said, she's running against Mark Kennedy, who is basically evil.
US REPRESENTATIVE
Funky……
The number of allowed state representatives depends on each states population. Each member serves a two year term, but may be re-elected as many times as he/she wants to run. Annual salary is $165,200 per year.
Who are you?
The House of Representatives was developed to be a “house of the people” and is supposed to represent public opinion. The Constitution provides that the approval of both houses is necessary for the passage of legislation.
What do YOU do?
The House was granted its own exclusive powers: the power to initiate revenue bills, impeach officials, and elect the President in Electoral College deadlocks.
DISTRICT 2 (Apple Valley, Chaska, Faribault, Northfield, Red Wing) COLEEN ROWLEY
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She’s ethical and courageous- former FBI agent. Good on civil liberties, would take apart the parts of the Patriot Act that violate the Bill of Rights.
DISTRICT 3 (Maple Grove, Edina, Minnetonka) WENDY WILDE, DFL
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Former talk show host, got fired because she was too liberal.
DISTRICT 4 (St. Paul) BETTY MCCOLLUM DFL
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She’s experienced and effective. She’s been doing a good job representing us, we feel confident in her leadership.
DISTRICT 5 (Minneapolis) KEITH ELLISON DFL
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Keith is strongly against the war and would work to bring the troops home. As a state legislator he wrote the MN Dream Act to open up access to education for undocumented students. He’s phenomenal and we emphatically endorse his campaign! HELL YEAH WE ENDORSE KEITH!
DISTRICT 6 (St. Cloud, Blaine, Stillwater) PATTY WETTERLING, DFL
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She’s pro-choice and unlike her opponent, she doesn’t hate gay people. We appreciate her insistence on accountability in the Congressman Foley situation. Special note: her opponent, Michele Bachmann, is extremely scary- she’s running on divisive “wedge issues,” with murky positions on everything else.
STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION AMMENDMENT
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
We can’t tell the long-term implications of this legislation therefore no endorsement has been made
Constitutional amendment: Dedicate sales tax on new and used vehicles to transportation; 60 percent for highways, 40 percent for transit. Currently, only about half of the money raised by the tax is used for transportation projects. To pass, more than half of the people voting in November must vote "yes." Leaving the question blank counts as a "no" vote. If passed, change would be phased in over several years.
MN GOVERNOR & LT GOVERNOR
GOVERNOR
Funky…… Governors have the power to pardon criminal sentences. In MN governors serve four year terms.
Who are you? The governor is the head of the state.
What do YOU do? The governor can veto state bills. If or when there is a sudden vacancy in one of the state's U.S. Senate seats, the governor appoints someone to fill the vacancy until a special election is held.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Funky…… Annual salary in MN is $120,303 (2001), but can get up to $179,000 in some states.
Who are you? The lieutenant governor is the subordinate office to the governor—the second highest office in each state.
What do YOU do? If the governor is not able to carry out their duties due to illness or death the lieutenant governor takes the place of the governor.
If you want to vote your values, vote PETER HUTCHINSON / MAUREEN REED. If you want to make a politically strategic move, vote MIKE HATCH / JUDI DUTCHER.
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
If you want to vote your values, vote PETER HUTCHINSON / MAUREEN REED. This race is a tough one. However, we unanimously believe Peter Hutchinson is the most progressive candidate on the majority of the issues that affect us as young people and issues we value, therefore, we strongly support him. He is a national expert on running effective state governments and he would focus on reorganizing finances for health care and education.
If you want to make a politically strategic move, vote MIKE HATCH / JUDI DUTCHER. Mike Hatch is the DFL candidate and he is playing the middle of the road strategy right now, so we don’t know what he’s going to do if he gets elected.
Pawlenty is scary as hell and known to be one of the most conservative governors in the country, and we don’t want him re-elected. A vote for Hatch is probably the most effective anti-Pawlenty vote. THINK THIS ONE THROUGH FOR YOURSELF AND GO WITH YOUR GUT FEELING ON IT.
MN SECRETARY OF STATE
(not to be confused with the federal office)
Funky…… In New Jersey, the Secretary of State is in charge of enhancing and building awareness of ethnic diversity. Other duties include promoting volunteerism and literacy. In North Dakota, in the event of a tie in any election for the state legislature, it is the Secretary of State who tosses the coin to determine the winner.
Who are you? The secretary of state - is the third most powerful state position. Placed behind the Lt. Governor, if the other two offices in state power fall from their duties, the secretary of state becomes the governor.
What do YOU do? Responsibilities lie in how elections are conducted: the enforcement of qualifying rules, oversight of finance regulation, and establishment of actual election-day procedures.
MARK RITCHIE, DFL
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Mark understands that the purpose of the Secretary of State’s office is to ensure the right of every citizen to vote. He challenged the incumbent Secretary of State’s efforts to limit voting rights. He is committed to maintaining college students’ access to voting.
MN STATE AUDITOR
Funky….. State auditors serve four-year terms.
Has oversight responsibility for police and volunteer fire relief association pension funds, housing and redevelopment authorities, school districts, and all other units of local government.
Who are you? The state auditor is a constitutional office which serves as a watchdog for Minnesota taxpayers by helping to ensure financial integrity, accountability, and cost-effectiveness of Minnesota's local governmental entities.
What do YOU do? Watch over and keep financial track of organizations and government groups that use federal money.
Rebecca Otto DFL
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Rebecca has already started doing the job that she's running for and she uncovered millions of dollars of accounting errors in reports written by the current state auditor. She would use her role as auditor to ensure integrity in the finances of state and local government. However, we are concerned about her support of the amendment to ban gay marriage and we would like her to clarify her position on GLBT rights.
MN ATTORNEY GENERAL
Funky…… It is important that this office understands young people because the attorney general can get you in jail!!
Who are you? The Attorney General is the chief legal officer for the State of Minnesota. The Office represents and provides legal advice to over 100 state agencies, boards and commissions.
What do YOU do? The Office represents the state in state and federal court, as well as in administrative adjudication and rulemaking hearings. The Office handles felony criminal appeals, advises local prosecutors in the conduct of criminal trials and handles cases at the request of local prosecutors.
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Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
LORI SWANSON is the DFL candidate. She’s good in terms of her philosophy of being the people’s lawyer and holding corporations accountable but she would support the death penalty if errors could be totally removed from the system. Because the death penalty is unjust in practice and theory, we do not support the death penalty under any circumstances.
MN STATE SENATE
Like federal legislation, state legislation is decided by the state senate and the state house. Currently, there are 7,382 state legislators in the United States. They prepare and analyze legislation, to review and amend submitted budgets, and to help solve constituent's problems with state government.
SENATE DISTRICT 41 Julie Risser, Green Party
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She is the only progressive running in her district against extremely conservative Geoff Michele (DFLer Andrew Borene recently dropped out.) Her campaign is about bringing the community together.
SENATE DISTRICT 58 Sen. Linda Higgins
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She’s good on health care.
SENATE DISTRICT 59 Sen. Larry Pogemiller
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Rockstar on taxes
SENATE DISTRICT 60 Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL
Endorsed Vote: Yes
he gets the human rights angle of issues.
SENATE DISTRICT 61 Sen. Linda Berglin
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She had a big role in creating MinnesotaCare - she works with the Welfare Rights Committee
SENATE DISTRICT 62 Patricia Torres Ray, DFL
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Patricia meets and exceeds all of our criteria. She is committed to identifying and removing barriers to human rights for all.
SENATE DISTRICT 63 Rep. Dan Larson
Endorsed Vote: Yes
He’s a current State Representative running for an open Senate seat in the same district.
SENATE DISTRICT 64 Sen. Dick Cohen
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Big supporter of the arts. But we could use more progressive leadership from him.
SENATE DISTRICT 65 Sen. Sandra Pappas
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She’s courageous and takes stands regardless of what people think of her.
SENATE DISTRICT 66 Sen. Ellen Anderson
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Good on alternative energy, gutsy
SENATE DISTRICT 67 MEE MOUA, DFL
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She represents an under-represented population and that’s important to us. She’s earned the respect of a broad community in one of the toughest districts for DFLers in St. Paul. She is a progressive champion and fights for the needs of the most vulnerable.
MN STATE HOUSE
Like federal legislation, state legislation is decided by the state senate and the state house. Currently, there are 7,382 state legislators in the United States. They prepare and analyze legislation, to review and amend submitted budgets, and to help solve constituent's problems with state government.
HOUSE DISTRICT 58A Rep. Joe Mullery
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
He’s not outstanding on anything and he’s a white guy who’s been representing north Minneapolis for a long time.
HOUSE DISTICT 58B Augustine Willie Dominguez
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Augustine would challenge the Met Council to provide more transportation options for North Minneapolis.
HOUSE DISTRICT 59A Rep. Diane Loeffler
Endorsed Vote: Yes
CORRECTION: We originally stated that "Diane supports public funding for stadiums and public subsidies for corporations." This is not true. Diane has opposed public funding for stadiums and has consistently voted against funding stadiums. She has also worked to close corporate tax loopholes
HOUSE DISTRICT 59B Rep. Phyllis Kahn
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Her leadership style leaves something to be desired. She needs to do more to represent the young people of the U of M area but she’s good on the issues.
HOUSE DISTRICT 60A Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She’s the House Whip - which means she is in a leadership position. We would like to challenge her to be more of a progressive force.
HOUSE DISTRICT 60B Rep. Frank Hornstein
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Community organizer, values the common good over personal gain.
HOUSE DISTRICT 61A Rep. Karen Clark
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She reps the lowest income Legislative District in Minnesota and consistently receives 75-85% of the vote from her constituents. She is also the only out lesbian in the State Legislature.
HOUSE DISTRICT 61B Rep. Neva Walker
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Works training young people of color to take political leadership roles. First Black woman to serve in the MN Legislature, background as a community organizer.
HOUSE DISTRICT 62A Rep. Jim Davnie
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Has been Rep’n the League since 2004, promoting our book. Union activist, political leader for 20 years.
HOUSE DISTRICT 62B Rep. Jean Wagenius
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She’s not afraid to bring forward ideas that are right even when she knows the odds are against her.
HOUSE DISTRICT 63A Rep. Paul Thissen
Endorsed Vote: Yes
#1 issue is MN’s huge deficit. Fights for good funding priorities.
HOUSE DISTRICT 63B Linda Slocum
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Strong supporter of increased funding for ECFE -12 and post-secondary education, Universal healthcare and better funded transportation options
HOUSE DISTRICT 64A Jesse Mortenson, GREEN PARTY
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Jesse is a young candidate who’s top priority is to bring voice to the groups who are doing innovative grassroots work, like us. He has promised to fight for solid progressive issues: universal, single-payer health care, sending Wal-Mart packing, bringing home our National Guard, increase funding for public education, more freedom for teachers to TEACH, not prepare youth for standardize tests...
HOUSE DISTRICT 64B Rep. Michael Paymar
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Expert in domestic violence
HOUSE DISTRICT 65A Rep. Cy Thao
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Cares deeply about education and good jobs. Really strong on immigrant rights.
HOUSE DISTRICT 65B Rep. Carlos Mariani
Endorsed Vote: Yes
He’s an expert on race and equity issues in education. Working to pass the MN Dream Act to allow undocumented students access to higher education. Works closely with community organizations.
HOUSE DISTRICT 66A Rep. John Lesch
Endorsed Vote: Yes
He went on a fact-finding mission in Iraq. Supports “greener” transportation options, public transport and renewable energy sources
HOUSE DISTRICT 66B Rep. Alice Hausman
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Good on housing. Experience breaking through partisan gridlock. Supports single-payer health care.
HOUSE DISTRICT 67A Rep. Timothy Mahoney
Endorsed Vote: Yes
He’s pro-choice.
HOUSE DISTRICT 67B Rep. Sheldon Johnson
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Great on environmental issues, excellent record on gay rights and has worked on health care issues
Hennepin County Attorney
Funky....... Many states that do not have county attorneys have state attorney or commonwealth’s attorney. Many districts have District Attorneys.
Who are you? Responsible for providing legal council to the board of commissioners and all county departments, as well as representing the county government in civil lawsuits, mental health commitments, child support matters, and child protection. County sheriffs serve a four year term.
What do YOU do? Oversee the operation of both the local prosecutors and public defenders with respect to violation of county ordinances and state laws. They do not prosecute federal crimes.
Andy Luger (DFL endorsed)
Endorsed Vote: Yes
He has worked on federal youth initiatives for years. Has researched progressive prisoner reentry programs around the US and wants to implement similar progressive systems here to reduce crime.
HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF
Funky...... Hennepin County has had an elected sheriff since 1852. The average Sheriff's Office in the United States employs 24.5 sworn officers.
Who are you? The Sheriff is, by state statute, the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the County and is the only elected law enforcement official in the criminal justice system.
What do YOU do? Conduct all duties within legal, moral and ethical parameters. Impartially provide our services to the citizens of Hennepin County with mutual respect for everyone. Maintain high standards and commitment to the Office, profession and community.
Juan Lopez DFL endorsed.
Endorsed Vote: Yes
He comes out of the juvenile justice system and he would work to connect the Sheriff’s Office with the community. He’s Puerto Rican and he focuses on fairness and respect for everyone in the community. His opponent (Rich Stanek) is a terribly frightening person, and a Republican on top of that.
HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Funky...... In many U.S. states, the legislative and executive decision-making bodies of counties are called the board of commissioners or county commission. In Minnesota, the heads of statewide cabinet-level departments are called "commissioners". In Minnesota, county commissions usually have five members, but Hennepin, Ramsey, and St Louis counties have seven members.
Who are you? Each commissioner represents a district of equal population. And has the responsibility of determining funding priorities throughout the county.
What do YOU do? In Hennepin the county commission appoints the medical examiner, county auditor-treasurer and recorder.
DISTRICT 1
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
Mike Opat is the incumbent (currently in the office) and he’s a big supporter of the stadium deal. Mary O’Connor is challenging him but she’s a Libertarian and wants to decrease government and important government services.
DISTRICT 2 GREGORY GRAY DFL
Endorsed Vote: Yes
He would work on health care by promoting preventative care rather than emergency care to reduce the county’s costs. He thinks the county should work closely with state officials to expand MinnesotaCare and thereby offset some costs associated with providing health care for uninsured people. He is an African American life long resident of Minneapolis, Graduate, Minneapolis Central High School and Member of former of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
DISTRICT 3 GAIL DORFMAN (DFL ENDORSED)
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She supported and championed the smoking ban. Issues she’s worked on are housing and transportation- she started a Homeless Youth Action Group and played a big role in creating the Midtown Greenway bike/walk path.
DISTRICT 4 FARHEEN HAKEEM, GREEN
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Farheen will address racial disparities and cultural competency issues within the child protection system. She will implement wind energy and work to prevent homelessness by creating re-entry programs for those coming out of prison and other institutions. We emphatically endorse Farheen as a young person who fights for young people’s issues!
HENNEPIN COUNTY JUDGES (4th District Court)
COURT 6 Patricia L. Belois (unopposed incumbent)
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
COURT 16 David M. Duffy (unopposed incumbent)
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
COURT 17 Denise D. Reilly (unopposed incumbent)
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
COURT 22 Deborah Hedlund (unopposed incumbent)
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
COURT 35 Daniel H. Mabley (unopposed incumbent)
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
COURT 35 Daniel H. Mabley (unopposed incumbent)
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
COURT 39 Allen Oleisky (unopposed incumbent)
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
COURT 40 Tanja Kozicky Manrique (unopposed incumbent)
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
COURT 44 Dee Rowe
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She has high standards of ethics and professionalism. She’s a lawyer with a background in employment law. She’s running against the incumbent.
COURT 45 Marilyn B. Rosenbaum (unopposed incumbent)
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
COURT 48 John Q. McShane
Endorsed Vote: Yes
He is the incumbent and his record is outstanding. His opponent has been running against various judges every election for the past seven years
COURT 50 Bruce A. Peterson (unopposed incumbent)
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
COURT 52 Francis Connolly (unopposed incumbent)
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
COURT 55 Cara Lee Neville (unopposed incumbent)
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
Minneapolis School Board (4 seats up for election) DFL endorsed
The Minneapolis Board of Education is a policy-making body responsible for selecting the superintendent and overseeing the district's budget, curriculum, personnel and facilities. The school board is granted authority to carry out these duties by the State of Minnesota and the Minnesota Legislature.
Pam Costain DFL endorsed
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Pam is a long time community and political activist. She would work for lower class sizes, high achievement for all students, and greater accountability for the school board. Pam works for Wellstone Action and has been involved with school funding issues through Save Our Schools.
Tom Madden DFL endorsed
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Tom owns a small marketing business. He would work to increase student enrollment in Mpls Public Schools. He advocates greater transparency within the school board and has proposed holding school board meetings in different neighborhoods throughout the city. He would work to include the Citywide Student Government in school board meetings.
Chris Stewart DFL endorsed
Endorsed Vote: Yes
As a single parent for 13 years, Chris knows the importance of make parent involvement accessible. He will advocate for higher standards
and expanding honors programs to include more students. CORRECTION: We originally stated - "Unfortunately, Chris is bad on issues of GLBT teachers and students." While we appologize for this overstatement (Chris has actively supported gay rights in the past), we are concerned by his opposition to a queer friendly curriculum in the MPLS public schools.
T. Williams DFL endorsed
Endorsed Vote: Yes
T. researches and teaches courses on education reform issues. He believes in engaging the people who are most directly affected by any proposed reforms in helping set the reform agenda. T. is African-American and he has been involved in establishing many of the respected community institutions of North Minneapolis, including Northpoint Health Center and KMOJ radio. T. will be able to provide leadership on the school board because his background equips him to understand the issues and act on them.
MINNEAPOLIS CHARTER AMENDMENT: USE "INSTANT-RUNOFF" VOTING IN CITY ELECTIONS
Endorsed Vote: Yes
The proposed voting system for city offices would eliminate primary elections. Voters in the general election would rank their choices for each seat, instead of choosing only one candidate. First-place votes would be counted first. In some races, voters' second or third choices will help propel candidates to victory if no one wins outright based on the first-place choices.
RAMSEY COUNTY ATTORNEY
Funky....... In many U.S. states, the legislative and executive decision-making bodies of counties are called the board of commissioners or county commission. In Minnesota, the heads of statewide cabinet-level departments are called "commissioners". In Minnesota, county commissions usually have five members, but Hennepin, Ramsey, and St Louis counties have seven members.
Who are you? Each commissioner represents a district of equal population. And has the responsibility of determining funding priorities throughout the county.
What do YOU do? In Hennepin the county commission appoints the medical examiner, county auditor-treasurer and recorder.
Susan Gaertner
Endorsed Vote: No Endorsement
The League did not feel that she was respectful to young people in our experience interacting with her. She also charged a kid with a felony for writing threats in his notebook.
RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF
Funky ....... Hennepin County has had an elected sheriff since 1852. The average Sheriff's Office in the United States employs 24.5 sworn officers.
Who are you? The Sheriff is, by state statute, the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the County and is the only elected law enforcement official in the criminal justice system.
What do YOU do? Conduct all duties within legal, moral and ethical parameters
Impartially provide our services to the citizens of Hennepin County with mutual respect for everyone. Maintain high standards and commitment to the Office, profession and community.
Bill Finney
Endorsed Vote: Yes
We support the majority of his policies. concern- he had tasers in schools. He sends his officers through anti-racism training.
Ramsey County Conservation Board
Funky….. Board members serve 4 year terms, with 3 board positions open during presidential election years (i.e. 2004, 2008), and 2 board positions open the other years (i.e. 2002, 2006). There is no salary for Supervisors, but a modest per diem is paid for meetings attended.
What do you Do? The Ramsey Conservation District is governed by an elected Board of Supervisors. The Board's responsibilities include setting district policies, directing district staff in completion of goals, and approving administration and conservation activities.
Who are you? Traditionally, conservation board supervisors are community leaders for environmental and natural resource protection.
District 1 Karen Eckerman
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She believes public education is essential to maintaining a sustainable place to live now and for future generations. Her expertise in education and communications, team work, and creative problem-solving, as well as the ability to both plan and implement plans, are valuable to the Conservation Board’s role in promoting a culture of conservation in Ramsey County. As a retiree, she has time and energy to devote to this stewardship, plus a driving love of nature. Her style is collaborative.
District 4 Joe Carlile
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Not only is he young (26) and he sought our endorsement but he understands, and wants to fight, the systemic racism & classism which have created large financial, social & environmental inequalities throughout the county. He is determined to make radical change in areas such as environmental protection, socially & environmentally responsible community development and complete health for all communities (not just the rich and white).
RAMSEY COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Funky ....... In many U.S. states, the legislative and executive decision-making bodies of counties
are called the board of commissioners or county commission. In Minnesota, the heads of statewide cabinet-level departments are called "commissioners". In Minnesota, county commissions usually have five members, but Hennepin, Ramsey, and St Louis counties have seven members.
Who are you? Each commissioner represents a district of equal population. And has the responsibility of determining funding priorities throughout the county.
What do YOU do? In Hennepin the county commission appoints the medical examiner, county auditor-treasurer and recorder.
DISTRICT 5 RAFAEL E. ORTEGA
Endorsed Vote: Yes
He’s big on public transportation - he brokered the compromise on the smoking ban. Rafael is passionate, invested in and accountable to the community.
District 3 Janice Rettman
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She’s progressive and she does a good job of bringing people to the table
District 4 Toni Carter
Endorsed Vote: Yes
She has a long and respected history in St. Paul. As a current Commissioner, she is committed to reducing and eliminating disparities in all services and systems delivered by the County, particularly in human services. Plus, she is the first African-American ever to serve on a county board in Minnesota. We need to keep her in office!
District 6 Will Waterkamp
Endorsed Vote: Yes
He’s committed to the community and he’s running because he wants to give back. His opponent (Jim McDonough) has been in forever and was the vote that weakened the smoking ban.
St. Paul Referendum
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Referendum for Continued Excellence in Schools.
Voters in St. Paul will be asked to vote yes or no on increasing the amount of money St. Paul Public Schools get from our taxes. The increase would be about $85 per year for the average homeowner. If this doesn’t go through, the district will have to fire 134 teachers and cut $6.1 million from English language learner programs, so it’s pretty important.
JUDGE 2ND DISTRICT COURT 28
Jay Benanov DFL
Endorsed Vote: Yes
Has a proven progressive track-record as a leader in St. Paul City Council.
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