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Supporters of the St. Paul Better Ballot Campaign

Current local and state elected officials

  • Melvin Carter III, Ward 1
  • Russ Stark, Ward 4
  • Toni Carter, Ramsey County Commissioner
  • Anne Carroll, Saint Paul School Board
  • Keith Hardy, St. Paul School Board
  • Sen. Sandy Pappas, SD65
  • Sen. Ellen Anderson, SD66
  • Sen. Mee Moua, SD67
  • Rep. Erin Murphy, LD 64A
  • Rep. Carlos Mariani, LD 65B
  • Rep. Michael Paymar, LD 64B
  • Rep. Alice Hausman, LD 66B
  • Rep. Sheldon Johnson, LD 67B

Former local and state elected officials

  • George Latimer, former Mayor
  • Jim Scheibel, former Mayor
  • Ruby Hunt, former Ramsey County Commissioner
  • Jay Benanav, Council Member, Ward 4
  • John Hottinger, Former MN Senate Majority Leader
  • Matt Entenza, Former MN House of Representatives Minority Leader

2009 Candidates for Saint Paul School Board

  • COMING SOON!

Saint Paul Business and Community Leaders

  • Stuart Alger, Chair, St. Paul DFL
  • Ellen Brown, Community Leader
  • Bill Cosgriff, Attorney, Briggs and Morgan PA
  • Elizabeth Dickinson, Community and Environmental Activist
  • Cheryl Dickson, former President and CEO of the Minnesota Humanities Commission
  • David Durenberger, former US  Senator
  • Peter Erlinder, Professor, Attorney, William Mitchell College of Law
  • Rafael Espinoza, UFCW Representative & Organizer
  • William Finney, Former Chief, Saint Paul Police
  • Bernie Hess, Legislative Director for the UFCW union, former city council candidate
  • Chris Mahai, Partner, Aveus
  • Javier Morillo, President , SEIU Local 26
  • Teresa Morrow, Senior Vice President, Communications and Community Relations, Bremer Bank
  • Tom Moss, COO, Public Strategies Group
  • Vic Rosenthal, Exec. Director, Jewish Community Action
  • Bill Sands, Chairman, Western Bancshares, Inc.
  • David Schultz, Professor, Attorney, Hamline Graduate School of Management
  • Randy Schubring, Communications Director for the Tubman Family Alliance
  • Wy Spano, Co-editor, Politics in Minnesota and Director, Center for Advocacy and Political Leadership
  • Lynn Taplin, Ass. Chair, St. Paul DFL
  • Jane & Paul Tschida, Community Leaders
  • David Unowsky, Former owner of Hungry Mind/Ruminator Bookstore, Founder of Metro Independent Business Alliance
  • Bao Vang, Non-Profit Activist
  • Anne White, Political Activist
  • Lee Pao Xiong, Director, Center for Hmong Studies at Concordia

Media Endorsements

  • Star Tribune
  • Minnesota Daily
  • La Prensa
  • Spokesman-Recorder

Political Parties and Organizations

  • Minnesota and St. Paul DFL
  • Minnesota Council of Non Profits
  • League of Women Voters of St. Paul
  • League of Women Voters of Minnesota
  • Take Action Minnesota
  • White House Project
  • DFL Progressive Caucus
  • DFL Feminist Caucus
  • Minnesota Young DFL
  • College Democrats
  • Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers
  • Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace
  • Independece Party of Minnesota
  • Green Party - Minnesota and Saint Paul
  • FairVote Minnesota
  • Minnesota Public Interest Research Group
  • Sierra Club - Northstar Chapter
  • Citizens for Election Integrity
  • Unite Here - Local 17
  • United Steel Workers - District 11
  • Foundation for Global Community-Minnesota
  • Growing Communities of Peace
  • Center for Civic Participation
  • Confederation of Somali Communities of Minnesota
  • Institute for Local Self Reliance
  • Vets for Peace
  • Tikkun Community of Minneapolis and Saint Paul
  • Friends for a Non Violent World
  • St. Anthony Park Community Council
  • Lex-Ham Community Council
  • Macalester-Groveland Community Council

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