Abu Nayeem "Frogtown Crusader"

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Abu Nayeem

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

Education

Bachelor's

State University of New York, Binghamton

Graduate

University of California, Berkeley

Contact

Campaign website

Abu Nayeem (also known as Frogtown Crusader) ran for election to the St. Paul City Council to represent Ward 1 in Minnesota. Nayeem lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Nayeem completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Nayeem received a bachelor's degree from SUNY Binghamton in 2010 and pursued a graduate degree from U.C. Berkeley.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in St. Paul, Minnesota (2019)

General election

General election for St. Paul City Council Ward 1

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Dai Thao in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Dai Thao	53.1	3,311	514	Won (2)
		Anika Bowie	46.9	2,921	907	2
	Submit photo	Liz De La Torre	0.0	0	-1,265	1
		Abu Nayeem	0.0	0	-504	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Dai Thao	42.3	2,797	0	Won (2)
		Anika Bowie	30.4	2,014	0	2
	Submit photo	Liz De La Torre	19.1	1,265	0	1
		Abu Nayeem	7.6	504	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.5	36	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,616
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Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Abu Nayeem completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nayeem's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm a first generation American, born in Dhaka Bangladesh and my family came to America when I was in two years old via Diversity Visa lottery. I was raised in Hollis, New York City. I have MS in Agricultural & Resources Economic from UC Berkeley. I was an Education Data Analyst for South Washington County Schools for two and half years. I'm currently a Frogtown resident, community activist, and the founder/programmer of the Saint Paul Open Data Initiative, which take public data, and create interactive reports to engage the community and take action. ||Also, I'm the only candidate running as a self-proclaimed superhero, to emphasize the need for transformation and highlight the change needed in our system. My superpower is empowering other, which means unlocking their potential and amplifying their voice. Did you know that only around 1% of the age group, 18 to 20, voted in the last city council election?! We need to explain to young people why local elections matter.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Community Safety: Build trust between citizens and police. Empower Citizens to take action.
• Citizen Engagement: Data Driven Tools, Transparency, and Citizen-Design Reporting
• Affordable Housing without Gentrification

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I'm passionate about environmental policy, education, crime, and anything data-related.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice; It was the very first serious that I was enthralled with.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

I resonate with the characters that have experienced abuse in the past

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Spoon- My Mathematical Mind

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