Another easy one. On the ballot:
Linea Palmisano (DFL, DFL-endorsed, Incumbent)
Bob Reuer (Independent)
Mpls City Council: Ward 13
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Mpls City Council: Ward 12
Oh, thank GOD, an easy one.
On the ballot:
Andrew Johnson (DFL, DFL-endorsed, Incumbent)
Harrison Bullard (Independent Health Labor)
Will Jaeger (Independent)
Mpls City Council: Ward 11
This is one of those races where I like multiple candidates, which actually makes it a lot harder to write about. On the ballot:
John Quincy (DFL, incumbent)
Erica Mauter (DFL)
Jeremy Schroeder (DFL)
Mpls City Council: Ward 10
Well, the good news on this race: despite the presence of four candidates, it’s going to be pretty quick to write up. Shout out to the John Edwards and his “hyperlocal news empire,” WedgeLIVE, which has this race as covered as anyone could ask. (Here’s an article on the origins of WedgeLIVE in 2014. If you like my commentary and you live in Ward 10, you should absolutely start following this guy on Twitter, because he’s super-local, heavily focused on Ward 10, and he has a gift for finding the sort of bizarre moments that make local politics so surreal. That gum story made the international news, apparently — I mean, down in the “weird random shit that happened this week among those wacky Americans” tidbits — and he was the first to report it.)
On the ballot:
Lisa Bender (DFL-endorsed, incumbent)
David Schorn (DFL)
Saralyn Romanishan (DFL)
Bruce Lundeen (Republican)
Mpls City Council: Ward 9
This is one of those races where my opinion seems to be out of step with the opinion of a lot of people I respect and generally think of as sensible, and I’m honestly not sure if they simply have a different attitude about what constitutes a deal breaker, or if they missed the news story about Alondra Cano doxing a bunch of her constituents, or if there’s some EVEN WORSE story out there about Gary Schiff and Mohamed Farah and I just missed it?
On the ballot:
Alondra Cano (DFL, endorsed, incumbent)
Gary Schiff (DFL)
Mohamed Farah (DFL)
Ronald W. Peterson (Republican)
Mpls City Council: Ward 8
Ward 8 is currently represented by Elizabeth Glidden, but she decided not to run again. On the ballot:
Andrea Jenkins (DFL, endorsed)
Terry White (Green)
David Holsinger (Libertarian)
April Kane
This is the sort of straightforward race that’s almost as easy to write about as an uncontested seat. Vote for Andrea Jenkins! A long-time policy aide to Glidden, Andrea is sufficiently popular and beloved that despite the open seat, she was unopposed for endorsement.
If you want my full rundown, it’s below the cut.
Mpls City Council: Ward 7
Lisa Goodman has been on the council as long as Barb Johnson, and is such a staunch ally that their names tend to run together in a whole lot of articles. She represents what the city website refers to as “beautiful, stable, in-demand residential neighborhoods like Kenwood, Lowry Hill, Cedar-Isles-Dean, and Bryn Mawr.” If you’re reading from out of town and thinking, “oh, is that where the rich people live?” that would be a YES. (They are rich Democrats, however.) Lisa also represents part of downtown and the Loring Park neighborhood.
Lisa is kind of a mixed bag. There’s stuff she’s done that I genuinely like and approve of; there’s stuff she’s done that’s unfortunate; there’s stuff that’s just gross, like “WTF WHY” levels of gross. (LIKE THE GUM THING.)
On the ballot:
Lisa Goodman (DFL, Incumbent)
Joe Kovacs (Republican)
Teqen Zea-Aida (DFL)
Janne Flisrand (DFL)
No candidate received DFL endorsement.
