Anoka County: A roundup of municipal candidates
| By Lyra Fontaine, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. | |
| McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
Here's a roundup of information that candidates in competitive races provided to the
Education: Criminal justice, A.S.
Occupation: Law enforcement officer
Experience that qualifies you: I am a tenacious fact finder, who leads by example with an outgoing personality. Honesty is best. Acting mayor,
Change you would make: I would like to improve the quality of communications between residents, businesses and the council so everyone can participate. Continue to prioritize and fund necessary quality city services like roads, water quality, parks and public safety. I enjoying helping others succeed and navigating government to find solutions. We can work together.
Contact: 763-757-4808, email [email protected], www.sheribukkila.com
Education: JD,
Occupation: Community volunteer using legal skills to benefit others.
Experience:
Change you would make: I would support using technology to improve customer service, communicate more effectively and become more efficient. Based on resident input, I support building more trails and recruiting family restaurants. I would not change
Contact: email [email protected], www.JulieTrude.com
Education: Bachelor's degree in social studies,
Occupation: Work study program coordinator,
Experience: I am currently chairperson and serving my third term on the
Change you would make:
Contact: 763-442-7667; email: [email protected]; Facebook:
Education: Associate's degree in law enforcement,
Occupation: 29-year veteran of the
Experience: My last 10 years at the
Change you would make: I would be very intentional to keep government concentrating on what it's originally supposed to do: roads, infrastructure, police and fire. Thus, enhancing personal freedoms and liberties by keeping taxes low and not over-regulating economic growth. This will create more prosperity for those who live and work in
Education: Attended
Occupation: Work for a small family business on
Experience: 50-year resident of the city of
Change you would make: Continuing to help run the city of
Education: High school and several courses at the community college
Occupation: Self-employed remodeling contractor
Experience: I co-chaired a volunteer committee for six years serving
Changes you would make: I would encourage the council to focus less on land speculation and more on roads. I would not back restaurants with tax dollars. I would advocate for more public disclosure of information (minutes) and more timely disclosure of packets.
Contact:
Education: Bachelor's degree, University of
Occupation: Professional civil engineer, retired
Experience: I have served on the
Change you would make: My city council has improved our streets and utility infrastructure as well as our parks and riverfront. We have provided for residential and commercial expansion, and for the last three years, we have cut taxes. This not the time for change on the
Contact: 612-518-5317, email [email protected]
Education: Bachelor's degree,
Occupation: New business development manager,
Experience: I have been a
Change you would make:
Contact: 612-940-5207, [email protected]
Education: Bachelor's degree in behavioral neuroscience psychology, University of St. Thomas
Occupation: Senior application analyst and developer,
Experience: I would bring dedication to work in collaboration with the city's residents and businesses to find creative solutions for the city's issues. I'm passionate about problem solving with a background in healthcare finance and IT that's given me invaluable experience managing large budgets and being fiscally responsible.
Change you would make: I will work to help keep
Contact: 218-390-0112, [email protected], www.facebook.com/KnutsonForCouncil
Education:
Occupation: General manager for
Experience: I run the full profit and loss, and manage budget for a $30+ million, 125 employee organization. Four-year head coach in
Change you would make: We need to attract and retain local business to keep taxes low. We need to reduce traffic issues on 14 & 65. We need to ensure our seniors have transportation and activity options. We need to retain our tenured police officers, and we need to keep our parks clean.
Contact: 763-360-5266, email [email protected], www.kingforblainecouncil.com, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/kingforblainecouncil">www.facebook.com/kingforblainecouncil
Education: Bachelor's and master's degrees,
Occupation: Retired guidance counselor, small business owner,
Experience:
Change you would make: My top priority will be to complete unfinished areas of development with high-quality projects. Bringing in more business and industrial development will also help to keep taxes in check.
Contact: 763-755-9128, [email protected]
Education:
Occupation: Real estate broker
Experience: Working with people as they make decisions about where to live, work, and raise their family; working with local business owners and developers through
Change you would make: Connect all of the things that make us a community. I would leverage my relationships with community leaders, school officials, legislators, and others, to build better public-private partnerships, striving to make
Contact: 612-599-8266, [email protected], KochForCoonRapids.com
Education: Bachelor's in computer engineering,
Occupation: Medical device system engineer
Experience: As an engineer, part of my job is to talk to a wide variety of people, listen to what they need, listen to their ideas, and then make real products to help them. I believe that the ability to turn ideas into real solutions will be valuable on city council.
Change you would make:
Contact: 612-616-0900, [email protected], www.wadedemmer.com, http://www.facebook.com/wadedemmer
Education: Bachelor's in business administration,
Occupation: Attorney
Experience: I understand the issues that matter most to the citizens of
Change you would make: 1. Public safety and infrastructure; 2. Business and economic development; 3. Quality of life for the citizens of
Contact: 612-743-1952, email: [email protected], www.yang4citycouncil.com
Education: Bachelor's in education, English and athletic coaching,
Occupation: I am in my 27th year as an English and driver education instructor in the
Experience: I have lived in
Education: Law degree,
Occupation: For seven years, I have been an assistant county attorney at the
Experience: Twice appointed as a manager on the Coon Creek Watershed District Board (past secretary, vice president, and acting president); past president of the criminal law section,
Change you would make: The city must create a comprehensive economic development plan. Ad hoc improvements to
Contact: 612-388-6595 / [email protected]
Education: Associate's degree, University of
Occupation: Contractor 45 years
Experience: I have been a private business owner for 45 years. I have served the city of
Change you would make: We have been making changes and working in unison with the school district. We have made great strides in the past 10 to 12 years to make
Contact:
Education: Bachelor's in physics with history minor,
Occupation: Founder and CEO,
Experience: Over 20 years as a leader responsible for the conception, engineering, business planning and management of large, next-generation aerospace projects. Regularly working with congressmen, bureaucrats, engineers and employees, my entrepreneurial drive, limitless tenacity, and ability to work with an array of persons ensures I have the appropriate mayoral background.
Change you would make: My top priority is to make certain
Contact: 651-238-5369, email [email protected], www.linkedin.com/pub/chris-beskar/1/499/880
Education: Bachelor's in education, University of
Occupation:
Experience: I am finishing my first term as a council member. I also worked on commissions and boards that benefit our city, such as the
Change you would make: My vision is to help develop the old Mady's property and encourage new businesses to move in next to the new library and the
Contact: 763-227-3268, [email protected]
Education: Bachelor's and master's degrees, University of
Occupation: Retired college teacher, small business owner
Experience: Columbia Heights Library Board,
Change you would make: Proceed with construction of a new library on
Contact: 763-574-1707, email [email protected], www.votevesleyforheightscouncil.com
COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL
Education: High school diploma and St. Paul TVI graduate
Occupation: Auto repair shop owner
Experience: I have been a resident of
Change you would make: I would like to see improved economic growth on our commercial freeway district. This expansion of the tax base in
Education: Associate's degree in law enforcement,
Occupation: Master electrician, owner of
Experience: I serve on the
Change you would make: It is in our best interest to develop the freeway district of
Education: Some college
Occupation: Retail supervisor
Experience: I have been on the council for eight years. I have strong leadership skills, commitment to service and am dedicated to making
Change you would make: I don't foresee any major changes at this time. I feel being fiscally responsible, keeping property taxes low, code enforcements intact and police and fire depts up to the necessary standards to handle the calls they get will keep
Contact: 763-572-1206, email [email protected]
Education:
Occupation: Retired from
Experience: For all 36 years of my employment at Honeywell I also served as an elected union representative. Those years of representation taught me how to engage people, resolve issues and reach consensus based on the needs of the people I represented. I also enjoy researching issues prior to forming opinions.
Change you would make: Per the Constitution of the
Contact: 763-222-9386, [email protected], ReynoldsForFridley on Facebook
Education:
Occupation: Retired
Experience: Lifelong resident in
Change you would make: Fill the vacancies in our police department. Strengthen our fire department. Make the community welcoming to all age groups.
Contact: 763-571-4592, [email protected]
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