David Thom

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David Thom

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

David Thom ran for election to the St. Paul City Council to represent Ward 7 in Minnesota. Thom lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Thom completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in St. Paul, Minnesota (2019)

General election

General election for St. Paul City Council Ward 7

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jane Prince in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jane Prince	61.7	2,831	0	Won (1)
	Submit photo	David Thom	16.8	770	0	1
	Submit photo	Mary Anne Quiroz	14.4	661	0	1
	Submit photo	Kartumu King	6.1	278	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	1.1	49	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,589
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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David Thom completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thom's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

1978 graduate U of M Institute of Tecnology Mechanical Engineer, retired

43 yr resident of St. Paul

42 yr homeowner in St Paul Dayton's Bluff (still own same house bought in 1977)

25 year CEO and sole employee of The Groomsmen, Inc (current employment)

2011-2019 supervised and coordinated all aspects of the renovation of a house in Merida MX listed by INAH (national institute) as a historical monument.

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?

• VOTE NO SO THE FAILED GARBAGE ORDINACE CAN BE REWRITEN
• Reduce housing costs by examining DSI, HPC, and building permit fees
• Reduce city taxes by 10 percent over 4 years by reducing Waste in City Hall

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Trash, a plan that covers all aspects not just consolidated collection. Afordable housing.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Golf course maintenance. 3 yrs

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