Saint Paul, MN — Today, LIUNA Minnesota and North Dakota announced it will begin a statewide mail and targeted digital advertising program to reach over two million Minnesota voters. The program is in support of 161 LIUNA-endorsed state and local pro-infrastructure candidates (listed below).
The robust program begins Wednesday, with sample ballots being mailed to more than two million voters in nearly every precinct in the state, followed by infrastructure-focused mailings and digital advertising in support of endorsed candidates in 20 State Senate districts and eight additional State House districts. LIUNA’s political program is one of the largest in Minnesota and is designed to empower voters to choose candidates who will help create living wage jobs and make Minnesota’s roads, bridges and water systems safer.
The mailers and digital ads feature union Laborers endorsing local candidates who will rebuild our local economy by responsibly tackling the Coronavirus and work with both parties to solve problems, such as fixing Minnesota’s 631 structurally deficient bridges.
Joel Smith, President and Business Manager said, “Our crumbling infrastructure is putting the safety of our friends and neighbors at risk. These state and local leaders know their community’s needs, and understand they have a duty to make our roads, bridges and water systems safe. We’re counting on them to fix Minnesota’s infrastructure.”
In addition to mail and digital, the infrastructure union is also delivering a powerful field program. To date, union Laborers have completed tens of thousands of phone calls in support of Labor-endorsed candidates.
LIUNA endorses candidates who are focused on:
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Protecting working peoples’ freedom to negotiate fair pay and benefits
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Creating family-sustaining jobs, including living wages for construction workers
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Providing guaranteed healthcare and retirement security
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Advancing all workers’ freedom to prosper and care for their families
The state and local endorsements are the latest from the union in addition to prior endorsements for Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris for President and Vice President of the United States of America, Tina Smith for United States Senate, and Dan Feehan, Angie Craig, Dean Phillips, Tom Emmer, Collin Peterson and Pete Stauber for Congress.
LIUNA 2020 State & Local Endorsements (click to view online):
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Candidate |
Office |
District |
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Rob Ecklund |
State Representative |
District 3A |
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Mary Murphy |
State Representative |
District 3B |
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Heather Keeler |
State Representative |
District 4A |
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Paul Marquart |
State Representative |
District 4B |
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John Persell |
State Representative |
District 5A |
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Joe Abeyta |
State Representative |
District 5B |
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Julie Sandstede |
State Representative |
District 6A |
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David Lislegard |
State Representative |
District 6B |
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Jennifer Schultz |
State Representative |
District 7A |
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Liz Olson |
State Representative |
District 7B |
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Mike Sundin |
State Representative |
District 11A |
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Murray Smart |
State Representative |
District 12A |
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Tami Calhoun |
State Representative |
District 14A |
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Dan Wolgamott |
State Representative |
District 14B |
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Jeff Brand |
State Representative |
District 19A |
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Luke Frederick |
State Representative |
District 19B |
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Todd Lippert |
State Representative |
District 20B |
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Matt Bruns |
State Representative |
District 21A |
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Elise Diesslin |
State Representative |
District 21B |
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Leroy McClelland |
State Representative |
District 23B |
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Liz Boldon |
State Representative |
District 25B |
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Randy Brock |
State Representative |
District 26B |
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Thomas Martinez |
State Representative |
District 27A |
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Jeanne Poppe |
State Representative |
District 27B |
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Gene Pelowski |
State Representative |
District 28A |
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Chad Hobot |
State Representative |
District 30A |
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Brad Kovach |
State Representative |
District 30B |
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Brian Raines |
State Representative |
District 34A |
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Kristin Bahner |
State Representative |
District 34B |
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Zack Stephenson |
State Representative |
District 36A |
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Melissa Hortman |
State Representative |
District 36B |
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Erin Koegel |
State Representative |
District 37A |
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Amir Malik |
State Representative |
District 37B |
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Kris Fredrick |
State Representative |
District 38A |
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Ami Wazlawik |
State Representative |
District 38B |
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Ann Mozey |
State Representative |
District 39A |
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Shelly Christensen |
State Representative |
District 39B |
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Michael Nelson |
State Representative |
District 40A |
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Connie Bernardy |
State Representative |
District 41A |
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Sandra Feist |
State Representative |
District 41B |
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Kelly Moller |
State Representative |
District 42A |
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Jamie Becker-Finn |
State Representative |
District 42B |
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Peter Fischer |
State Representative |
District 43A |
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Leon Lillie |
State Representative |
District 43B |
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Ginny Klevorn |
State Representative |
District 44A |
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Patty Acomb |
State Representative |
District 44B |
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Cedrick Frazier |
State Representative |
District 45A |
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Mike Freiberg |
State Representative |
District 45B |
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Ryan Winkler |
State Representative |
District 46A |
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Cheryl Youakim |
State Representative |
District 46B |
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Dan Kessler |
State Representative |
District 47B |
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Laurie Pryor |
State Representative |
District 48A |
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Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn |
State Representative |
District 48B |
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Heather Edelson |
State Representative |
District 49A |
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Steve Elkins |
State Representative |
District 49B |
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Michael Howard |
State Representative |
District 50A |
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Andrew Carlson |
State Representative |
District 50B |
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Sandra Masin |
State Representative |
District 51A |
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Liz Reyer |
State Representative |
District 51B |
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Rick Hansen |
State Representative |
District 52A |
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Ruth Richardson |
State Representative |
District 52B |
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Tou Xiong |
State Representative |
District 53A |
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Anne Claflin |
State Representative |
District 54A |
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Kelsey Waits |
State Representative |
District 54B |
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Brad Tabke |
State Representative |
District 55A |
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Jessica Hanson |
State Representative |
District 56A |
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Kaela Berg |
State Representative |
District 56B |
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Robert Bierman |
State Representative |
District 57A |
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John Huot |
State Representative |
District 57B |
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Erin Preese |
State Representative |
District 58A |
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Esther Agbaje |
State Representative |
District 59B |
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Sydney Jordan |
State Representative |
District 60A |
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Mohamud Noor |
State Representative |
District 60B |
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Frank Hornstein |
State Representative |
District 61A |
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Jamie Long |
State Representative |
District 61B |
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Hodan Hassan |
State Representative |
District 62A |
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Jim Davnie |
State Representative |
District 63A |
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Emma Greenman |
State Representative |
District 63B |
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Kaohly Her |
State Representative |
District 64A |
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Dave Pinto |
State Representative |
District 64B |
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Rena Moran |
State Representative |
District 65A |
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Carlos Mariani |
State Representative |
District 65B |
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Alice Hausman |
State Representative |
District 66A |
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Athena Hollins |
State Representative |
District 66B |
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Tom Bakk |
State Senator |
District 3 |
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Kent Eken |
State Senator |
District 4 |
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Rita Albrecht |
State Senator |
District 5 |
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David Tomassoni |
State Senator |
District 6 |
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Aric Putnam |
State Senator |
District 14 |
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Chad Tschimperle |
State Senator |
District 18 |
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Nick Frentz |
State Senator |
District 19 |
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Jon Olson |
State Senator |
District 20 |
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David Senjem |
State Senator |
District 25 |
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Aleta Borrud |
State Senator |
District 26 |
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Dan Sparks |
State Senator |
District 27 |
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Jeremy Miller |
State Senator |
District 28 |
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Diane Nguyen |
State Senator |
District 30 |
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Bonnie Westlin |
State Senator |
District 34 |
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Jim Abeler |
State Senator |
District 35 |
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John Hoffman |
State Senator |
District 36 |
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Jerry Newton |
State Senator |
District 37 |
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Justin Stofferahn |
State Senator |
District 38 |
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Josiah Hill |
State Senator |
District 39 |
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Chris Eaton |
State Senator |
District 40 |
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Mary Kunesh |
State Senator |
District 41 |
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Jason Isaacson |
State Senator |
District 42 |
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Chuck Wiger |
State Senator |
District 43 |
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Ann Johnson Stewart |
State Senator |
District 44 |
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Ann Rest |
State Senator |
District 45 |
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Ron Latz |
State Senator |
District 46 |
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Addie Miller |
State Senator |
District 47 |
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Steve Cwodzinsky |
State Senator |
District 48 |
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Melisa Franzen |
State Senator |
District 49 |
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Melissa Wiklund |
State Senator |
District 50 |
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Jim Carlson |
State Senator |
District 51 |
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Matt Klein |
State Senator |
District 52 |
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Susan Kent |
State Senator |
District 53 |
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Karla Bigham |
State Senator |
District 54 |
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Eric Pratt |
State Senator |
District 55 |
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Lindsey Port |
State Senator |
District 56 |
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Greg Clausen |
State Senator |
District 57 |
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Matt Little |
State Senator |
District 58 |
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Bobby Joe Champion |
State Senator |
District 59 |
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Kari Dziedzic |
State Senator |
District 60 |
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Scott Dibble |
State Senator |
District 61 |
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Omar Fateh |
State Senator |
District 62 |
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Patricia Torres Ray |
State Senator |
District 63 |
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Erin Murphy |
State Senator |
District 64 |
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Sandy Pappas |
State Senator |
District 65 |
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John Marty |
State Senator |
District 66 |
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Foung Hawj |
State Senator |
District 67 |
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John LeTourneau |
Anoka County Commissioner |
District 1 |
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Noel Lutsey |
Anoka County Commissioner |
District 2 |
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Nyle Zikmund |
Anoka County Commissioner |
District 3 |
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Cindy Hansen |
Anoka County Commissioner |
District 6 |
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Alfreda Daniels |
Brooklyn Center City Councilmember |
At-Large |
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Sizi Goyah |
Brooklyn Center City Councilmember |
At-Large |
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Randy Maluchnik |
Carver County Commissioner |
District 3 |
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Robert Busch |
Columbus City Councilmember |
At-Large |
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Christopher Geisler |
Coon Rapids City Councilmember |
At-Large |
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David Cummings |
Crystal City Councilmember |
Ward 4 |
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Laurie Halverson |
Dakota County Commissioner |
District 3 |
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Joe Atkins |
Dakota County Commissioner |
District 4 |
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Mary Hamann-Roland |
Dakota County Commissioner |
District 7 |
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De'Vonna Pittman |
Hennepin County Commissioner |
District 1 |
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Debbie Goettel |
Hennepin County Commissioner |
District 5 |
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Chris LaTondresse |
Hennepin County Commissioner |
District 6 |
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Kevin Anderson |
Hennepin County Commissioner |
District 7 |
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Kerry Jo Felder |
Minneapolis School Board Member |
District 2 |
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Jim Swenson |
North Branch Mayor |
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Nicole Joy Frethem |
Ramsey County Commissioner |
District 1 |
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Mary Jo McGuire |
Ramsey County Commissioner |
District 2 |
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Victoria Reinhardt |
Ramsey County Commissioner |
District 7 |
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Sean Hayford Oleary |
Richfield City Councilmember |
Ward 2 |
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Sheila Webb |
Robbinsdale City Councilmember |
Ward 2 |
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Keith Musolf |
Saint Louis County Commissioner |
District 5 |
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Michael Jugovich |
Saint Louis County Commissioner |
District 7 |
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Derek Gunderson |
Victoria City Councilmember |
At-Large |
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Julie Eastman |
West Saint Paul City Councilmember |
Ward 1 |
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Robyn Gulley |
West Saint Paul City Councilmember |
Ward 2 |
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Lisa Eng-Sarne |
West Saint Paul City Councilmember |
Ward 3 |
Chartered in 1968 by the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), LIUNA Minnesota and North Dakota is based in Saint Paul and serves the members, families and retirees of five Local Unions: Local 563 (Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metro, Mankato and Saint Cloud Areas and North Dakota); Local 405 (Rochester and Southeast Minnesota); Local 1091 (Duluth-Superior, Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin); Local 1097 (Iron Range and Northern Minnesota); and Local 363 (City and County Employees Union of Minneapolis-Saint Paul and Greater Minnesota).