Clarke Macbeth (Maple Grove City Council, Minnesota, candidate 2024)

Clarke Macbeth

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Nonpartisan

Candidate, Maple Grove City Council

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Personal

Birthplace

Corpus Christi, Texas

Religion

Agnostic

Profession

Manufacturing

Contact

Campaign YouTube

Clarke Macbeth ran for election to the Maple Grove City Council in Minnesota. He was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.^[source]

Macbeth completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Clarke Macbeth provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 8, 2024:

• Birth date: September 28, 1992
• Birth place: Corpus Christi, Texas
• High school: Warren Area High School - Warren, PA
• Bachelor's: Western Governors' University - Missouri, 2019
• Gender: Male
• Religion: Agnostic
• Profession: Manufacturing
• Incumbent officeholder: No
• Campaign slogan: Nothing tested, nothing believed!
• Campaign YouTube
• Campaign YouTube video

Elections

General election

General election for Maple Grove City Council (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Maple Grove City Council on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Samba Fall (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Brad Ganzer (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Brandy Logan (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Clarke Macbeth (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Jon McCullough (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Mike Ostaffe (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Joshua Provo (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	James Robbins (Nonpartisan)

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I've lived in Maple Grove since 2018 and Minnesota since 2015. Every year our family makes the trip to see our relatives in Centralsota I have a lifetime of experience with computers and am an ME tech for Boston Scientific. Before then, I worked in retail for ten years, including during COVID-19.

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?

• I will protect your reproductive rights and the right of adults to participate in adults-only activities with adults only. I'll push for ordinances that make it so and require judges challenging any of them to disclose all of their communication and financial records for the past ten years, including the system logs from all of their devices, to prove their itegrity.
• I am one of the first local candidates to push for a proof of integrity law for judges, and I won't be the last.
• I will do everything I can to make Maple Grove affordable and accessible to all residents, including the young and working.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Cost of living, right to privacy, right to repair, right of ownership, sustainability, energy independence, and the environment.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

Passing laws that are used as a tempate for State governments and the federal government.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Tim Walz, for being everything a man should be and showing the world how to properly wield political power.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Spider-Man 2, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Social Innovation Inc., Avengers: Age of Ultron, WarGames

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

The bravery to give the community what it needs and the persistence to make it happen.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Being able to find solutions to the city's problems and being brave enough to confront and call anyone who stands in the way of a better Grove. It's free speech.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Honesty and patience.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Kicking off a revolution that ends the careers of judges who swore an oath to the Constitution and are bribed to ignore it.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember being eight years old and living in Savannah, Georgia when 9/11 happened. The school didn't act like there was much wrong, and I didn't notice until Mom picked me up and ordered McDonald's attempting to explain. I remember the church service and watching ABC World News, looking in horror at the replay of the towers falling.

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

My fursona METRO Mutt. That's make taking the fursuit on and off a lot easier.

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

Bring That Fire by WAR*HALL

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

I'm autistic.

Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?

This election cycle will influence Maple Grove's ten-year growth plan.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

Knowledge yes, but not experience. This is where political careers begin.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

Technoliteracy

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the local government?

Passing laws that are used as a tempate for State governments and the federal government.

Tell us your favorite joke.

YouTube Poop: Where there's smoke, they pinch back!

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

I've only recieved individual endorsements. This campaign is on a shoestring budget.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Yes

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