Bill Shroyer
Bill Shroyer was a candidate for District 5 representative on the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in Minnesota. He was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017. Although park and recreation board elections are officially nonpartisan, Shroyer sought the endorsement of the DFL.[1]
Biography
At the time of his 2017 run for office, Shroyer was a certified arborist, parkkeeper, and aquatic facility operator for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. He was also a union steward and the recording secretary for Laborers International Union of North America Local 363.[2]
Elections
2017
Minneapolis, Minnesota, held a general election for mayor, all 13 seats on the city council, both elected members of the board of estimate and taxation, and all nine members of the park and recreation board on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 15, 2017.
Incumbents ran for re-election to all but two of the city council seats. Ward 3 Councilman Jacob Frey filed to run for mayor instead, and Ward 8 Councilwoman Elizabeth Glidden opted not to run for re-election.[3] Incumbent Steffanie Musich defeated Bill Shroyer and Andrea Fahrenkrug in the general election for the District 5 seat on the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.[4]
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, District 5 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steffanie Musich Incumbent |
58.30% | 9,466 |
| Bill Shroyer | 24.57% | 3,990 |
| Andrea Fahrenkrug | 16.57% | 2,691 |
| Write-in votes | 0.56% | 91 |
| Total Votes | 16,238 | |
| Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "2017 Minneapolis Election Results," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Shroyer's campaign website listed the following priorities:
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| —Bill Shroyer's campaign website, (2017)[6] | ||
Endorsements
2017
Shroyer received endorsements from the following in 2017:[6]
- Southside Pride
- AFSCME
- Laborers International Union of North America Local 363
- Minneapolis Professional Employees Association
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Southwest Journal, "DFL Endorsements Could Mean Big Changes for Park Board," July 10, 2017
- ↑ Bill Shroyer Cares for Parks, "About Bill Shroyer," accessed November 6, 2017
- ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
- ↑ Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "Candidate Filings - 2017," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bill Shroyer Cares for Parks, "Home," accessed November 6, 2017
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