Elections

Minneapolis City Council Ward 10 race

October 22, 2009

With current Council Member Ralph Remington stepping down this year, the race is between longtime neighborhood activists and business owners. KFAI’s Allison Herrera profiles Meg Tuthill and Dan Alvin.

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Minneapolis DFL endorses candidates for school board

May 27, 2010

On Saturday, the Minneapolis DFL party endorsed the first Somali American to elected office. Hussein Samatar, a small business owner, was endorsed for Minneapolis School Board District 3. Alberto Montserrate, publisher of LaPrensa, was endorsed for the District 5 seat. The most contested district school board seat resulted in Jenny Arneson winning the District 1 endorsement over Marcia Thomas.

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Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District Seat Open

July 1, 2008

Veteran Congressman Jim Ramstad is retiring from his position this year as the representative for Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District.

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My Caucus Experience

February 7, 2008

While SuperTuesday results are being analyzed all over the nation, campaigns and voters alike are experiencing life after SuperTuesday and looking to what comes next. But what really went on at the Minnesota caucuses? One of our reporters takes us on her journey.

The Minnesota Senate District and County Conventions are approaching in March and April.

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Nelson-Pallmeyer Gets Competitive

April 3, 2008

US Senate candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer has garnered some additional support on his bid for the DFL endorsement against Al Franken. At Senate and County conventions across the state last weekend, the competition between both candidates was evident. In South Minneapolis’s Senate District 61, the delegate count was 10 for Nelson-Pallmeyer to Franken’s 7.

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Obama Rally at Target Center

February 5, 2008

On Saturday, February 2nd, Barack Obama hosted a rally at a sold-out Target Center in preparation for the upcoming Democratic caucus. KFAI’s Stephen Manuszak attended the rally and spoke with attendees before the rally began.

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One on One with Steve Sarvi

April 16, 2008

Recently, a new generation of veterans – veterans of the Iraq war -have started running for Congress. Among this new group of veterans is Steve Sarvi, who is currently trying to be elected to the House of Representatives in Washington for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, just south of the Twin Cities. He has served in the military for 19 years; in Kosovo and more recently in Iraq.

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Optimism Faces Experience in the 6th Ward

November 2, 2007

In a sense, St. Paul’s 6th Ward presents a race between youthful optimism and solid experience. The candidates running for City Council in St.

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Ranked Choice Voting and the upcoming Minneapolis elections

July 22, 2009

Gone are the September primary elections when the electorate had to quickly educate themselves about candidates after a summer break from politics. Ranked Choice Voting is going to change the process of electing politicians in the City of Minneapolis this fall. KFAI’s Allison Herrera got the lowdown from Star Tribune reporter Steve Brandt on the upcoming city races.

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