Chris Tolbert
Chris Tolbert was a member of the St. Paul City Council in Minnesota, representing Ward 3. Tolbert assumed office in 2012. Tolbert left office on January 2, 2024.
Tolbert ran for re-election to the St. Paul City Council to represent Ward 3 in Minnesota. Tolbert won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Tolbert completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
He was elected to the council in 2011.[1][2] Chris Tolbert won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Chris Tolbert was born and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from Central High School of St. Paul. He earned a bachelor's degree from St. Johns University in 2005, and a J.D. from Hamline University School of Law in 2008.
After law school, Tolbert served as a law clerk for Ramsey County Chief Judge Kathleen Gearin, and then became an assistant attorney for Hennepin County. Other experience includes serving on the League of Minnesota Cities Board of Directors, Ramsey County League of Local Government Board, Saint Paul Children’s Collaborative, Board of Water Commissioners and Saint Paul Library Board.[3][4]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in St. Paul, Minnesota (2019)
General election
General election for St. Paul City Council Ward 3
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Chris Tolbert in round 1 .
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Total votes: 13,237 |
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Endorsements
To see a list of endorsements for Chris Tolbert, click here.
2015
The city of St. Paul, Minnesota, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. Because the city uses instant-runoff voting, there was no primary election. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 11, 2015.[5][6] In the Ward 3 race, incumbent Chris Tolbert was unopposed in the general election.[7]
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chris Tolbert completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tolbert's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Public Safety
- Living-Wage Jobs
- Affordable Housing
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of St. Paul, "Tolbert," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ ChristTolbert.com, "Get to Know Chris," accessed January 15, 2015
- ↑ Chris Tolbert campaign website, "Get to Know Chris," accessed September 3, 2015
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s candidate survey submission form on November 4, 2019
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Important Election Dates," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Filing Periods," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed August 21, 2015
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