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Come get the lowdown on everything that happened this #mnleg session at @womenwinning's Post Legislative Review Salon. It will be super fun because I'll be there with a bunch of our fabulous pro-choice women leaders! https://t.co/vDGMOZHjkW

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Rebecca Noecker

Saint Paul City Council, Ward 2

Rebecca has dedicated her career to equality. Before working for the city of Saint Paul, she taught at public schools in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and recruited young professionals to teach in low-income schools in Pune, India. Rebecca knows that the decisions we make in the next few years about transit, economic development and city services are crucial to determine the future of Saint Paul. If elected, she will lead with transparency, inclusivity, and courage.

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Paula Cole

Richfield School Board

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Paula is from the Dominican Republic and recently became a U.S. Citizen. She has volunteered for many campaigns over the past seven years. As a Spanish immersion teacher and parent with a child in the Richfield Public Schools, Paula feels a personal responsibility to improve the academic conditions, ensuring that it is a place where students, their families and educators feel they can thrive.

Crystal Brakke

Richfield School Board

After receiving her master’s degree in Education Policy and Management from Harvard University (where she was awarded two ‘Leadership in Education’ awards), Crystal has dedicated her professional life to education. She served as the Executive Director for Teach For America in the Twin Cities, as a member of Richfield’s Community Services Commission, and as Vice Chair of her district’s Fiscal Planning Advisory Committee. In her free time Crystal enjoys traveling, cheering on her husband’s soccer teams and striving to become a better amateuer photographer.

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Avonna Starck

Fridley School Board

Avonna Starck is a first-time candidate running for an open seat on the Fridley School Board (District 14). Starck has extensive experience working as an advocate and fundraiser for Fridley students. She has consulted on the Fridley Referendum campaign and is currently on the Fridley Middle School Principal's Parent Advisory Board. In addition, she is the co-founder of Fridley TRIP, a non-profit group focused on fundraising and programmatic messaging with the goal of recruiting underrepresented groups of students for attendance on the biannual east coast trip. Starck is a Fridley Charter Commissioner and member of Positively Fridley, a citizen group focused on making constructive change in the community. Starck intends to continue guiding students in the development of learning skills to help them achieve their full potential. When elected, Starck will collaboratively work with the Board and Superintendent in their vision for the future of all students.

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Mary Jo McGuire

Ramsey County Commissioner

Mary Jo McGuire was first elected to the Ramsey County Board in 2012 and serves as the chair of the Legislative Committee and Active Living Ramsey Communities. She is also a member of the Transportation Advisory Board and a number of outside boards and committees including the Roseville Community Foundation and Northeast Youth and Family Services. She is also an active member of the Roseville Rotary.

Mary Jo is a lifelong resident of Ramsey County. She graduated from Ramsey High School, St. Catherine University, Hamline School of Law and Harvard Kennedy School of Government. McGuire served for 16 years in the State Legislature and has worked as a civic educator and public policy consultant. She is an adjunct professor in the graduate program of organizational leadership (MAOL) at St. Catherine University.

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Anne Marcotte

Aitkin County Commissioner, District

Anne Marcotte has been Aitkin County District 5 Commissioner since 2010. Anne has worked in public service for nearly 25 years as a state public defender and as a member of the Aitkin County Board of Adjustments. She also has experience as a small business owner and owner of a family farm. Anne won her seat by just one vote in 2010, and she has demonstrated that she was the right choice for Aitkin County Commissioner. When reelected, Anne will continue to maintain a healthy fund balance for the county and limit levies.

Sheila Kiscaden

Olmsted County Commissioner

Sheila was first elected Olmstead County District 6 Commissioner in 2012. Before becoming Comissioner, Sheila served four terms in the Minnesota Senate from 1993-2006. She is a community volunteer and leader in Rochester, having founded the Beat the Odds Scholarship Program at Rochester Community and Technical College, launched the Rochester Issues Forum, and formed the local Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Program. As a member of the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, Sheila is in touch with the needs of local business owners and a successful champion of Rochester and Olmstead County initiatives. Sheila is an advocate for balanced budgets, respect for personal rights, and limiting the intrusion of government into personal choices.

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Toni Carter

Ramsey County Commissioner

Toni Carter was first elected Ramsey County Commissioner in 2005. Toni is the first African-American to serve on a County Board in Minnesota. She was first elected to the Board in 2005. As a former teacher and chair of the Saint Paul Board of Education, Toni makes decisions that benefit the youth of her community. She was an advocate for programs that benefit children in less advantaged neighborhoods, such as the Saint Paul Children’s Collaborative and the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She also helped to create the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, which expanded options for disciplining low-risk youth. Toni championed the building of the Central Corridor Green Line Light Rail to make jobs more easily accessible, bringing new people to neighborhoods along University Avenue, and to keep people and communities connected. In her spare time, Toni stays active on a number of community boards and acts at the Penumbra Theatre.

Kathleen Gaylord

Dakota County Commissioner

Kathleen Gaylord has served as Dakota County Commissioner since 2003. Before serving on the County Board, Kathleen was mayor of South St Paul. Kathleen is recognized for her expertise in finance, transportation, and tax policy and for her strong advocacy for taxpayers, seniors and families. In 2014 she cut property taxes in the Dakota county such that it now has the lowest county tax rate in the metro. Kathleen also helped create the “Circuit Breaker” income-based property tax relief system. Kathleen is a practicing attorney and a former regional manager of Properties and Facilities for Northwest Airlines. As the chair of the Public Affairs Committee for the Air Transportation Association in Washington, D.C., Kathleen learned to lobby lawmakers for policy that helped the transportation industry.

Patricia Torres Ray

State Senate

Representing: Senate District 63

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First Elected in: 2006

Next Election in: 2020