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Chue Vue
Chue Vue was an at-large member of the Saint Paul school board. He won the seat in a general election on November 5, 2013, and he served until January 2018 as he did not file to run for another term in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
As a child, Vue and his family emigrated to the United States from Laos. Vue and his family lived in Texas and Oklahoma before settling in Wisconsin, and Vue attended high school in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Vue earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry and philosophy from St. Olaf College and spent the first decade of his career as a research chemist with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. He then earned a J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law. Upon receiving his law degree, Vue founded the United Legal Law Firm.[1]
Elections
2013
Chue Vue and incumbents Jean O'Connell and John Brodrick defeated Terrance Bushard and Greg Copeland to win three at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Saint Paul Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Chue Vue |
30.8% | 20,605 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jean O'Connell Incumbent |
29.3% | 19,621 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Brodrick Incumbent |
24.6% | 16,449 | |
| Nonpartisan | Greg Copeland | 9.4% | 6,307 | |
| Nonpartisan | Terrance Bushard | 5.1% | 3,417 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.7% | 481 | |
| Total Votes | 66,880 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 625 - St. Paul," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Chue Vue reported $27,616.64 in contributions and $21,486.43 in expenditures to the Ramsey County Election Office, which left his campaign with $6,130.21 on hand in the election.[2]
Endorsements
Chue Vue received endorsements for his campaign from:[3][4][5]
- Saint Paul Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
- St. Paul Federation of Teachers
- Saint Paul Public Schools board members John Brodrick, Elona Street-Stewart, and Anne Carroll
- Saint Paul City Council members Chris Tolbert, Amy Brendmoen, Dan Bostrom
- Minnesota State Senators Foung Hawj and John Hoffman and Minnesota State Representatives Sheldon Johnson and Tim Mahoney
- Hmong American Leaders Council, Inc., IBEW Local 110, Saint Paul Building & Construction Trades Council
Campaign themes
Vue's campaign website listed the following campaign themes for 2013:[6]
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Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Chue + Vue + Saint + Paul + Public + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Chue Vue for Saint Paul School Board, "Biography," accessed October 23, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Ramsey County, Minnesota, "Campaign Finance Reports - 2013," accessed December 27, 2013
- ↑ Saint Paul City DFL, "Saint Paul DFL candidates file for mayor and school board races," July 30, 2013
- ↑ Chue Vue for Saint Paul School Board, "My Supporters," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Mila Koumpilova, TwinCities.com, "St. Paul school board candidates agree on problems, but not on fixes," October 17, 2013
- ↑ Chue Vue for Saint Paul School Board, "What I Stand For," accessed October 23, 2013
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