Eric Moran

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Eric Moran

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 2, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

Bethel University, 2016

Personal

Birthplace

New York

Profession

IT administrator

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Eric Moran ran for election to the City of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to represent District 2 in Minnesota. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Moran completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Eric Moran was born in New York. He graduated from Bethel University in 2016. His professional experience includes working as an IT administrator.

Elections

2021

See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)

General election

General election for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 2

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Becka Thompson in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Becka Thompson	56.1	5,280	801	Won (2)
	Submit photo	Mike Shelton	43.9	4,136	924	2
		Eric Moran	0.0	0	-3,047	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Becka Thompson	41.4	4,479	0	Won (2)
	Submit photo	Mike Shelton	29.7	3,212	0	2
		Eric Moran	28.2	3,047	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.	0.7	73	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,811
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Endorsements

To view Moran's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Eric Moran completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Moran'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.

My name is Eric Moran and I am running for the Minneapolis Park Board District 2 seat, which covers North Minneapolis & the North Loop. I have been a resident of North Minneapolis for six years, married for nearly 15 years, and my spouse and I have a six year old daughter. We frequently visit the parks as a family, and some of our favorite activities include canoeing, cycling, and trying to visit as many playgrounds as possible. I am a queer Latino, prefer to travel via bicycle or transit, and have worked in IT for over 20 years in both the public and private sector. I’m also an Eagle Scout, a member of the Streets.mn board, and have family members with accessibility issues. My family and I love living in North Minneapolis. We have some of the city’s best parks and waterways, however North Minneapolis and the North Loop often remain unheard when it comes to representation in the greatest park system in the country. I want to be the representation that you deserve and hope you will support me in my endeavor.

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?

• Parks need to be accessible, both physically and digitally
• Youth need our rec centers back and employment through our parks
• Environmental concerns are abundant, and as a board we need to take front and center stage on them.

Community Question Featured local question

How would you balance the needs and desires of existing business and housing communities with new development? Would you take gentrification and displacement into consideration when planning neighborhood development?

Rent stabilization is key in helping prevent gentrification. If landlords can price out lower income folks from their homes and rental space we cannot prevent gentrification.

Community Question Featured local question

Please list the criteria you would use to evaluate which projects are worth maintaining or starting in Minneapolis when it comes to public infrastructure.

How does it impact the neighborhood and community where it is being built? What does the long-term environmental impact look like to the city? How are the neighbors being involved? What does this look like fiscally, both short and long-term?

Community Question Featured local question

What do you think about the city's environmental health? Would you make any changes to current policy?

As the park commissioner representing the city's Northside, it's imperative we do what we can to clean up the river and harm done by companies such as Northern Metals. As the city moves forward with the Upper Harbor Terminal we need to make sure that it is being built in a manner that not only preserves the heritage and beauty of the river, but undoes what was done to damage the river.

Additionally providing additional tree cover and restoring our wetlands to their original status will help with this climate crisis we are in. We cannot keep our lands as a status quo going forward if we want to make a dent in this climate crisis.

Community Question Featured local question

What role do you feel police should play in Minneapolis? What are your thoughts on the city council’s proposed changes to the Minneapolis Police Department?

No comment

Community Question Featured local question

What would you like Minneapolis' public safety system to look like by the end of your term? What would you do to accomplish your vision of public safety?

A better community can help take care of itself, and by providing youth with good paying jobs within our communities we can help start that process. Youth employment means that issues that normally would be escalated to police can potentially be resolved by park employees.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Accessibility, Environmental/Climate Crisis, Youth engagement.

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