Minnesota and North Dakota Voter's Guide

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Rice County Commissioner District 3

County commissioners are the county s key policymakers. They oversee the administration of the county, set county budget, and participate in county long-range planning. County services that they oversee include a wide variety of social service and welfare programs, as well as certain public health programs. Learn more about the day in the life of a county commissioner in this video from the Association of Minnesota Counties. (https://www.mncounties.org/meetings_and_education/day_in_the_life_of_a_minnesota_county_commissioner.php)

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    Gerry Hoisington
    (NP)

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    Sam Temple
    (NP)

Biographical Information

What is your process for budgeting and making tough decisions about where to invest resources?

What are your thoughts on allowing data centers in Rice County? Would you support allowing them?

How will you engage on a regular basis with your constituents?

How well does Rice County administer elections, in your opinion?

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Campaign Website http://samuelftemple.com
Campaign Email samuelftemple@gmail.com
Any spending increase above inflation must have a clear benefit for those paying into it. We’re not a business looking for a literal return on investment. We use public tools to address problems that individuals and the private sector are not solving on their own.

For example, an investment in grab bars and other aging modifications that keeps a senior at home for two more years avoids hundreds of thousands of dollars in nursing home costs, saving that senior and our system money.
I am against the current wave of data center development and believe the county must protect us from their worst effects. Beyond increased contaminants from hard groundwater pumping, I am concerned about forever chemicals used by some data centers. We must use the public health authority to set level standards across industry that protect our air, water, and quiet. The public health authority reaches every municipality in the county, providing a level playing field across Rice County.
I am an organizer: events and digital media.
Our elections in Rice County are secure and transparent. I have served as an election judge in several elections and have seen firsthand how thorough and efficient our local system is. When issues arise, they are rectified efficiently. I have complete faith in our election system, as I did when I ran four years ago. I lost that race, but I had no doubt the result was accurate. That is what democracy looks like. I appreciate the hard work of every election judge in Rice County.
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