Minnesota and North Dakota Voter's Guide

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Fairmont City Council Member Ward 3

As local legislators who sometimes have executive power, council members can propose ordinances, set administrative policy, and authorize the budget proposed by the mayor. They oversee all city activities, including city services, programs, licensing, and public safety. Mayoral appointments to city government typically require council approval.Voting in local elections is important - learn more here: Why Vote for City Council

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    Randy Lubenow
    (NP)

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    Edward Paschke
    (NP)

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    Terry K. Riggs
    (NP)

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    Tom Winter
    (NP)

Biographical Information

Why are you the best candidate for this position? (750 characters)

If elected, what will your top three priorities be and why? (500 characters)

How do you plan to engage with and represent all members of our diverse community?(500 characters)

What steps will you take to ensure transparency and accountability in city government? (500 characters)

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I have a strong interest in our politics at all levels, and have been following our city and county meetings for many years. I have a business major from Mankato State with economics and speech minors that will come in handy during meetings. My work career immersed me in all walks of life with an emphasis on disadvantaged people. I have been supervised, I have supervised and worked with teams that did not always agree on the same goals. I often use humor to bring levity to heavy issues.
1. Have discussions on alternative uses for the 15M sales tax revenue targeted for multiple amenities. 2. Address the Curly Pond weed in the city lakes. Our drinking water comes from our lakes. Recreation is a large part of our culture. We cannot lose the war on this weed. 3. Make headway on our infrastructure. We won't have a town if we begin to have major problems with infrastructure.
I am retired and have the time to meet with people. I want to set up a location where I would be for 1-2 hours to hold discussions on upcoming council meetings to get a feel for the majority opinion.
The above answer will help people have information and an opportunity to give their opinions. I would also push for more educational avenues to get issues out to the public.
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The League of Women Voters of Minnesota and North Dakota crafted the questions sent to the candidates in the Spring of 2024. They reached out to candidates based on contact information in their public candidate filings. Candidates with email addresses were invited and reminded with emails. Candidates with only mailing addresses were sent a letter. Candidates with phone numbers received a phone call as well.

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