City Council Members
Amy Arcand Minneapolis City Council
Amy knew that she would face a tough challenge against third term incumbent Gary Schiff for the Ninth Ward seat in Minneapolis City Council. With increased community and civic engagement through well funded neighborhood organizations and though improved police and neighborhood, Amy advocates that citizens can unite, identify and address issues, such as safety and development. Although Schiff won first-ballot endorsement, Arcand won praise from the Star Tribune as the "Best-Organized [challenge] to Minneapolis City Council members this year".
We would like to congratulate Amy for her hard work, and wish her well in her next race. We know that when women continue to run, they win!
Contact: E-mail
Sherry Butcher Eden Prairie City Council
Butcher has served on the City Council of Eden Prairie for 12 years as a non-partisan voice. She stresses the need for a fiscally responsible city government, one which continues to invest in its future through capital improvement and strategic long range planning.
First Elected: 1996
Term: 4th
Contact: E-mail
Website: http://www.sherrybutcher.com
Marian Clennon Austin City Council
Clennon has served a successful first term in Austin's Ward 3. Clennon has a background in community service and ample experience working with local leaders through her previous positions as Mower County DFL Director and DFL Austin Ward 3 Precinct 1 Chair
First Elected: 2008
Term: 1st
Contact: E-mail
Sandy Colvin Roy Minneapolis City Council
Sandy is the incumbent member of the Minneapolis City Council Ward 12. She has been a councilwomen since 1997 and hopes to continue to serve the city of Minneapolis. Her top issues for Minneapolis are safety and lowering taxes.
First Elected: 1997
Term: 3rd
Sharla Gardner Duluth City Council (District 3)
Before her work on the Duluth City Council, Sharla Gardner worked as a child support officer for St Louis County Health & Human Services. Her volunteer background includes Duluth Playhouse, Duluth League of Women Voters and the DFL party. She also worked on the Northland Anti-war Coalition Steering Committee, Minnesota Support and Recovery Council, Duluth Central Labor Council and Progressive Action Committee. She advocates affordable health care and creating living wage jobs.
First Elected: 2008
Term: 1st
Contact: E-mail
City of Duluth
1411 E 9th St
Duluth, MN 55805-1612
Elizabeth Glidden Minneapolis City Council
Council Member Glidden is currently in her first term as Minneapolis City Council Member, Ward 8. Before her election to the city council, Elizabeth worked on many women’s issues as an attorney, such as discrimination and sexual harassment. Elizabeth is committed to youth development and economic justice issues, with a focus on living wage jobs. As a council member, Elizabeth’s key issues are maintaining Minneapolis’ financial stability and social capital, while preparing it for future sustainability, increasing economic opportunities for all citizens, proving young people with the tools for needed for success, and the support of women’s issues and gender equality.
First Elected: 2005
Term: 2nd
Contact: E-mail
Website: http://www.elizabethglidden.com
Lisa Goodman Minneapolis City Council
Lisa Goodman has been Minneapolis’ Ward 7 Councilmember since 1997. She has a long history of working on women’s issues and has served as executive director of MN NARAL. If re-elected, her key issues will be fiscal responsibility, the environment, historic preservation, and exceptional constituent service. In addition, Lisa plans to use her campaign to help elect other DFL candidates.
First Elected: 1997
Term: 3rd
Contact: E-mail
Amber Greves Minnetonka City Council
Amber is running for the Minnetonka City Council, Seat B. This will be her first time running for elected office, but has experience on the City Council after being appointed in January 2009 to fill a vacant seat.
First Elected: 2009
Term: 1st
Lori Hansen South Saint Paul City Council
Hansen is currently a councilmember to her lifelong home of South Saint Paul. Her focuses include expanding funding to enhance existing facilities in the community and encouraging new businesses to come to the area.
First Elected: 2004
Term: 2nd
Contact: E-mail
Website: http://www.southstpaul.org/
Betsy Hodges Minneapolis City Council
Betsy has served as City Council Member in Ward 13 since 2005 and is currently seeking re-election. Before being elected to City Council, Betsy was co-chair of the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council for two years and on the board for four. Betsy founded the Dinner Network, helped start the Legacy Project, and was co-chair of C-17, the commission appointed by the City Council to examine the feasibility of a privately funded ballpark.
First Elected: 2005
Term: 2nd
Contact: E-mail
Website: http://www.betsyhodges.org/
Kathleen Juenemann Maplewood City Council
Kathleen has been a Councilmember for 7 ½ years in the city of Maplewood. She recently was re-elected in 2009 but has been a community activist for nearly 22 years. She was responsible for establishing a curbside recycling program in Maplewood and has advocated for environmental concerns while on the city council. Her key issues for the coming session include public safety, environment and natural resources, and development and redevelopment.
First Elected: 2001
Term: 3rd
Anne Mavity St. Louis Park City Council
Anne Mavity is running for the St. Louis Park City Council in Ward 2. Anne has over 20 years of experience in strengthening communities locally, nationally, and internationally, and is a leader in her community. She has been a Commissioner of the St. Louis Park Housing Authority, Site Council representative in her children's school, a soccer coach for young girls in St. Louis Park, and is currently on the Board of the St. Louis Park Community Foundation. If elected, her key issues will be human-scale development, fiscal discipline, collaboration among schools and city, and engaging residents in the decision-making process.
First Elected: 2009
Term: 1st
Contact: E-mail
Website: www.AnneMavity.org
Beth Mercer-Taylor Falcon Heights City Council
Beth Mercer-Taylor received her Masters in Public Policy at Valparaiso University, her undergraduate degree from University of California, Berkeley and also attended Amherst College. She has been active as a Commission member, a board-member of Roseville Block Nurse, a co-chair of Minnesota Citizens League Tax Policy Committee and a co-founder of the Como Minnesota Youth Ski League. As a Falcon City Council Member, Mercer-Taylor is devoted to strengthening city neighborhoods, involving citizens and youth in city government and environmental care.
First Elected: 2007
Term: 1st
Karen Nordstrom Bloomington City Council
Karen won her re-election this year to the Bloomington city council. She has served four years on the city council already, and has helped to orchestrate the anti-smoking campaign in the area. Karen is proud to be part of such a well organized city and hopes to see that continue to grow.
First Elected: 2005
Term: 2nd
Jen Peterson Cottage Grove City Council
Peterson has been a councilmember for Cottage Grove since 2008. Peterson has experience with both activism and leadership within the community. In 2003 Peterson founded a local chapter of the Association for Children for Enforcement of Support, Inc and currently chairs the Minnesota Women's Consortium. Peterson hopes to continue serving her community through her experience as a mother of 5, a family advocate and a community organizer.
First Elected: 2008
Term: 1st
Contact: E-mail
Website: http://www.Jenpeterson.org
Tammy Pust Roseville City Council
During her first term on the Roseville City Council, Pust completed her Imagine Roseville 2025 campaign to work with citizens to plan the future of the city. She also worked to increase the code enforcement staff to make sure property values remain high. Her future goals include improving Roseville’s affordable housing options and public transit.
First Elected: 2005
Term: 2nd
Contact: E-mail
Website: http://www.pustforroseville.com
Julia Ross for St. Louis Park City Council
Julia Ross seeks to represent Ward 4 on the St. Louis Park City Council. She has spent the last fifteen years as an administrative assistant with Hennepin County and has also worked in the past with the Minnesota Women's Consortium, helped organized "A Day on the Hill" with her union during the 90s and coordinated a phone bank for Gail Dorman's special election Hennepin County Commissioner, Ward 3. Ross's primary goals are to maintain and develop affordable housing for families and senior citizens, to create new business developments that bring jobs paying a livable wage to workers, and to focus on improving public safety in neighborhoods.
First Elected: 2009
Term: 1st
Contact: E-mail
Website: http://www.juliaross-now.org
Susan Sanger St. Louis Park City Council
Susan has been on the Saint Louis Park City Council since 1995 and is seeking re-election. She has worked on countless committees, including the policy advisory committee for planning the potential southwest light rail transit line. In the past she has volunteered as a family planning counselor. She has also worked on several campaigns for pro-choice women. Her key issues include promoting strong neighborhoods and quality of life for her constituents.
First Elected: 1995
Term: 4th
Contact: E-mail
Patty Shafer Hibbing City Council (Ward B)
Shafer is currently Hibbing's Ward B councilmember. Shafer has repeatedly stood up for the citizens of Hibbing and will continue to do so throughout her term. She has addressed issues of animal control, the construction of a raceway, and initiatives to sell public park space to a private firm. Shafer hopes to continue working for the community and representing Ward B.
First Elected: 2007
Term: 1st
Contact: E-mail
JoEllen Thacker Fergus Falls City Council (Ward 4)
Prior to her election to City Council, Thacker served as the assistant to the city administrator for over ten years. Her experience and knowledge about the city’s government made her an excellent candidate, and she continues to meet the needs and expectations of the citizens of Fergus Falls. In her role as councilmember, she serves on several committees, such as the Equalization Committee, Finance, Personnel, and Development Committee, Airport Committee, Legislative Committee, and the Senior Citizens Committee.
First Elected: 2008
Term: 1st
Contact: E-mail
City of Fergus Falls
516 Union Avenue South
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Meg Tuthill Minnepolis City Council
Meg Tuthill is currently running for the Minneapolis City Council in Ward 10 as the DFL candidate. Meg has been a community activist for the past 30 years volunteering with the Minneapolis Public Schools, City Parks, Girl Scouts and Gay Pride. Along with her husband Dennis, she has been a small business owner in the 10th Ward for the last 40 years. If elected she plans to focus on regulatory services to help women small business owners, ensuring that city tax dollars are spent wisely, increasing the accessibility and transparency of the city council, and making public safety the city’s first priority.
First Elected: 2009
Term: 1st
Contact: E-mail
Website: http://www.megtuthill.com
Elizabeth Weir Medina City Council
Since Weir was elected as councilmember in 2004, she has voted for in favor of the town becoming home to a wind turbine and continues to promote renewable energy sources. Weir is committed to meeting the increasing needs of a growing town and hopes to continue to serve Medina for the upcoming terms.
First Elected: 2004
Term: 2nd
Contact: E-mail
Website: http://www.ci.medina.mn.us/Officials/council.htm
Cheryl Youakim Hopkins City Council
Cheryl was recently re-elected to the Hopkins city council after already serving 3 ½ years. Cheryl is also the founder and co-chairs a non-profit organization called Start Learning Early, which helps to organize parents to advocate for quality Early Childhood education. Cheryl believes strongly in citizen engagement and believes that leadership means empowering others to lead as well as leading yourself.
First Elected: 2005
Term: 2nd
Erica Zweifel Northfield City Council
Zweifel is the current councilmember to Northfield's Third Ward. Zweifel serves on the Northfield Environmental Quality Commission and hopes to continue to address some of her major issues of focus, such as safety concerns and transportation infrastructure.
First Elected: 2008
Term: 1st
Contact: E-mail
