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David Schorn
David Schorn was a candidate for Ward 10 representative on the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota. He was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Although municipal elections in Minneapolis are officially nonpartisan, candidates can choose a party affiliation to appear on the ballot.[1] Schorn ran as a DFL candidate.[2]
Biography
Schorn earned a master's degree in U.S. history from St. Cloud State University. His experience includes work as a social studies teacher and wrestling coach for Brooklyn Center High School and as the owner and operator of Perspective Lawn and Paint.[3]
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.[4] Incumbent Lisa Bender defeated Saralyn Romanishan, David Schorn, and Bruce Lundeen in the general election for the Ward 10 seat on the Minneapolis City Council.[5]
| Minneapolis City Council, Ward 10 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lisa Bender Incumbent |
64.34% | 4,883 |
| Saralyn Romanishan | 20.57% | 1,561 |
| David Schorn | 9.34% | 709 |
| Bruce Lundeen | 5.48% | 416 |
| Write-in votes | 0.26% | 20 |
| Total Votes | 7,589 | |
| Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "2017 Minneapolis Election Results," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Schorn's campaign Facebook page listed the following priorities:
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| —David Schorn's campaign Facebook page, (2017)[7] | ||
Recent news
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See also
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External links
- Minneapolis City Council
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ MinnPost, "Minnesota Loves to Brag About Turnout. But Minneapolis and St. Paul Residents Are Actually Pretty Bad About Voting in Municipal Elections," July 7, 2017
- ↑ City of Minneapolis, "Official Ballot," accessed November 3, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "David Schorn," accessed November 4, 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.
- ↑ Facebook, "Schorn for Ward 10," accessed November 4, 2017
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