Election Hennepin County

Hennepin County has elections for County Commissioner, County Park Commissioner, and Soil and Water Conservation District in 2012. Information below comes from the Secretary of State's page and the League of Women Voters. Click on District for link to League of Women Voters information. 

County Commissioners

District 1 — Mike Opat and Chris Rains 

District 2 (special election) —  Linda Higgins and Blong Yang

District 5 — Randy Johnson, Jim Koepke

District 6 — Jan Callison, Dave Wahlstedt

District 7 — Jeff Johnson

County Park Commissioners

District 1 — Penny Steele and Sara Wyatt

District 2 - Jennifer Dejournett and Rick Theisen

District 3 — Danile Freeman and Matthew Laue

District 4 — John Gunyou and Leigh Harrod

District 5 — John F. Gibbs

Soil and Water Supervisor

District 1 — Jeremy Haefs and Eleonore Wesserle

District 3 — Marjorie Holstein and Brian T. Peterson

District 4 — Andrew K. Moller and Richard B. Strong

District 5 — Danny Nadeau

Judicial elections

Judge - 4th District Court 22

Elizabeth V. Cutter

Steven E. Antolak

 

Judge - 4th District Court 44

Lois Conroy

Marc Berris

 


FREE SPEECH ZONE | Blong Yang: A Breath of Fresh Air on the Hennepin County Board

By Paul Ostrow, Free Speech Zone

Residents of the 2nd District of the Hennepin County Board have a rare opportunity to elect an inspiring new voice to the Hennepin County Board on November 6.  I have had the privilege of gett

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Hennepin County commissioner candidates participate in forum on "equity"

By Margo Ashmore, Northeaster

Thirty-six year old Blong Yang points out that there’s a Hennepin County Commissioner who’s been in office 34 years, and that Mark Stenglein, the District 2 Commissioner whose resignation opened up

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Yang for Commissioner: Fresh Voice. Bold Vision. New Leadership.

By Sagirah Shahid, Free Speech Zone

Blong Yang (Right) with  William Green (Left) at the Northeast Parade. 

Green is a long time North Minneapolis resident and was the former St. Olaf College Dean of Students and Mulitcultural Outreach Director.

 

 

In 2006, Keith Ellison, against all odds, was elected into the U.S. House of Representatives .

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North Minneapolis primary round-up

By Kerry Ashmore, North News

By far the closest contest in the Aug.

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Nine candidates up for District 2 Hennepin County Commissioner in August 14 primary

By Kerry Ashmore, North News

Nine candidates are running for the District 2 Hennepin County Commissioner seat vacated by Mark Stenglein, who, after 15-plus years on the job, resigned to lead the Minneapolis Downtown Council.

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Lively race for county commissioner in North, Northeast Minneapolis

By Mary Treacy, TC Daily Planet

CORRECTION: As a commenter has noted, this article contained some fairly significant inaccuracies in the list of candidates. It has now been revised. 

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Pol races are on: Primary Aug. 14

By Kerry Ashmore, Northeaster

Who’s running for what in local elections, and how will the elections work?

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Yang will run for Hennepin County post

By Staff, North News

Blong Yang announced April 9 he will be a candidate for Hennepin County Commissioner-District 2.

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OPINION | North Minneapolis is up for grabs

By Al McFarlane, Insight News

The confluence of Census-driven redistricting, the announced resignation of Hennepin County 2nd District Commissioner, Mark Stenglein, and the earlier announcement that State Sen.

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Five up for Hennepin County post so far

By Gail Olson, Northeaster

The upcoming District 2 Hennepin County Commissioner race has so far drawn five candidates: Jill Davis, Linda Higgins, Tonia Johnson, Paula Pentel, and Don Samuels.

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