Friday, November 9, 2012
Voters in the mostly suburban cities Patch covers were more opposed to the proposed gay-marriage ban than Minnesota voters generally.
Here's how residents in a selection of Minnesota cities voted on the ballot measure that would have added a definition of marriage as only between one man and one woman to the state Constitution. Statewide, the ballot measure failed to exceed the 50 percent level of support it needed in the Nov. 6, 2012 general election. It got 47.53 percent, according to unofficial results from all but two of Minnesota's 4,102 precincts' results. Taken together, people in cities served by Patch—mostly in the Twin Cities suburbs—rejected the marriage amendment in greater proportion (61.21 percent) than Minnesotans taken as a whole (52.47 percent). Support for the amendment in places covered by Patch ranged from 14.51 percent in Southwest Minneapolis to 54…
Monday, November 5, 2012
Despite support from the Minnesota GOP, Patch's panel thinks the amendment to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman will fall short.
Twin Cities Republicans aren't confident the so-called Marriage Amendment will make its way into the constitution after Tuesday's general election. In a flash poll issued Friday to Patch's panel of Republican politicians and activists, the majority believed the amendment, which requires a "yes" vote to be added to the constitution by voters, would fall short. About 57 percent of the 33 survey responders said the amendment would fall short. Our Republican panel also felt Barack Obama, running to remain president, had conducted a better campaign in Minnesota, a state he's favored to win in Tuesday night's election. "It's going to be exceedingly close, on the Presidential race and on both amendment questions," one pundit said. The …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
From local judges to presidents of the USA, we've got the info you need.
Need info about a candidate? Trying to make up your mind? Below are links to every candidate and issue you'll be voting for this November. We want to make sure you've got all the information you need before hitting the voting booth November 6. See below for information on the upcoming election and a breakdown of every race, with links to individual candidate profiles. Stay tuned for more profiles of judicial races, as we hear back from the candidates. National Election Results / Hennepin County Election Results / 5th Congressional District Election Results / Constitutional Amendment Results / Local Election Results Update 3:16 p.m. 11/6/12: Some voters report ballot machine problems, long lines, and high turnout. What's your experience …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Looking energetic and sounding "presidential," Mitt Romney turned back President Barack Obama in the first of three debates between the two men vying for the top office in the country. Our panel of local politicos weighed in late last night.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney looked less like a "frontrunner" and more like a man on the attack Wednesday night, emerging as the winner of the first presidential debate, according to participants in the area's "Red Twin Cities" and "Blue Twin Cities" surveys, conducted by Patches around the Minneapolis and St. Paul suburbs and exurbs. The "flash" style polls were conducted just hours after the debate from Denver came to close. Obama "missed his opporunity," according to one Democractic member of our panels. Another called him "rusty" in his first debate since winning two of the three presidential debates back in 2008. Demcocrats were defensive of the president, not surprisingly. However, more than half of our pollsters said Mitt Romney won …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Bates is well-known for her in-depth knowledge of the district's finances.
Name : Ms. Carla Ann Bates Age : 50 Place of residence : Seward Neighborhood, Minneapolis Attended college : Yes College : Yankton College Degree : BA Year of graduation : 1984 University : UMn Area of research : American Studies Year of graduation : 1998 Job titles held : IT Professional Employers : UMn Party affiliation : Democrat Running for a: Local office Running for position: Minneapolis School Board Chamber/district: At Large Incumbent: Yes First elected: 02 November 2008 Previous elective offices : Minneapolis School Board Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : No Address Name : Seth Kirk Title : Campaign Manager Website : Carlabates.org 3 children, 2 in Minneapolis Public Schools and 1 graduate; partner of 26 years, Susan …
Mann has run for school board in every election cycle since 1999.
Name : Mr. Doug Mann Place of residence : 3706 Logan Avenue North, Minneapolis Attended college : Yes College : U of MN and Mpls Community and Technical College Degree : Associate in Arts and Practical Nursing Diploma Year of graduation : 2009 AA degree, 1990 PN diploma Job titles held : LPN, substitute Educational Associate and Instructional Assistant, Volunteer English-as-a-Second-Language Tutor and Classroom assistant Employers : NA Party affiliation : Other Party affiliation : Green Party Running for a: Local office Running for position: Minneapolis School Board, at-large (citywide) Chamber/district: Minneapolis Citywide Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : No public offices. Held elective offices within UFCW local 789 nursing …
GawneMark is a self-employed software consultant.
Name : Mr. Devin GawneMark Age : 32 Place of residence : 4508 Zenith Ave South Attended college : Yes College : St John's University Degree : BA Year of graduation : 2002 Job titles held : Software Consultant Employers : Self-employed Party affiliation : Republican Running for a: State office Running for position: MN House of Representatives Chamber/district: 61A Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : NA Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA Address 4508 Zenith Ave S Minneapolis MN 55410 Website : http://dgmforhouse.org Facebook : http://facebook.com/DevinGawneMark I'm a Liberty Republican, which means I approach issues through a lens of fiscal conservatism, individual responsibility, and personal liberty.
Asberry comes to the school board after a long career in education.
Name : Dr. Tracine Denise Asberry Also known as : Tracine Age : 0 Place of residence : Minneapolis, Minnesota Attended college : Yes College : North Central Bible College Degree : BA - Cross Cultural Ministries Year of graduation : 1991 University : University of St. Thomas Degree : MA - Elementary Education Year of graduation : 2004 University : University of St. Thomas Area of research : Critical Pedagogy Year of graduation : 2009 Job titles held : Administrator Employers : African American Academy for Accelerated Learning Party affiliation : Democrat Running for a: Local office Running for position: Minneapolis Public School Board - District 6 Chamber/district: District 6 Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : NA Unsuccessful bids …
Allen won a special election in Jan. 2012 for her seat.
Name : Susan Allen Age : 49 Place of residence : Powerhorn Neighborhood Attended college : Yes College : Minneapolis Community Collete and Augsburg College Degree : B.A., Economics Year of graduation : 1992 University : William Mitchell College of Law Degree : LL.M Taxation Year of graduation : 2000 Job titles held : NA Employers : Fredericks, Peebles & Morgan LLP Party affiliation : Democrat Running for a: State office Running for position: Minnesota House Chamber/district: 62B Incumbent: Yes First elected: 10 January 2012 Previous elective offices : None Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : None Address 3505 16th Ave S Minneapolis MN 55407 Name : Becky Moshier Title : Campaign Manager Website : susanallen62b.com My commitment to …
Johnson is running against first-term Rep. Susan Allen.
Name : Mr. Tom F Johnson III Age : 33 Place of residence : Minneapolis Attended college : Yes College : Hibbing Community College Degree : ADN & AA Year of graduation : Mon May 07 2012 00:00:00 GMT-0400 (EDT) University : University of North Dakota Degree : Masters of Nursing Psych Nurse Practitioner Year of graduation : Sun May 13 2012 00:00:00 GMT-0400 (EDT) Job titles held : NA Employers : HCMC Running for a: State office Running for position: House of Representatives Chamber/district: 62B Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : NA Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA Address Name : Tom F. Johnson III Facebook : TomFJohnsonIII I'm a union psych nurse at HCMC & also hold a real estate brokers license. I believe that Minnesotans …
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