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Erica Valliant
Erica Valliant is an at-large member of the Saint Paul Board of Education in Minnesota. She assumed office on January 1, 2024. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Valliant ran for election for an at-large seat of the Saint Paul Board of Education in Minnesota. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Valliant completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Erica Valliant was born in Illinois. Valliant's career experience includes working as a nonprofit director.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Saint Paul Public Schools, Minnesota, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Saint Paul Board of Education At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Saint Paul Board of Education At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carlo Franco (Nonpartisan)  | 20.6 | 26,893 |
| ✔ | Chauntyll Allen (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 24,816 | |
| ✔ |  | Erica Valliant (Nonpartisan) | 16.9 | 22,084 |
| ✔ |  | Yusef Carrillo (Nonpartisan) | 16.8 | 21,977 |
 | Zuki Ellis (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 17,979 | |
| Gita Rijal Zeitler (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 9,900 | ||
| Abdi Omer (Nonpartisan) | 4.4 | 5,691 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 1,246 | ||
| Total votes: 130,586 | |||
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Endorsements
Valliant received the following endorsements.
- State Rep. Samakab Hussein (D)
- State Rep. Maria Isa Pérez-Vega (D)
- State Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura (D)
- Ramsey Cnty. Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong (Nonpartisan)
- Saint Paul, Minn., Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
- AFSCME Minnesota Council 5
- Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation AFL-CIO
- St. Paul Federation of Educators
- Education Minnesota
- Everytown for Gun Safety
- OutFront Minnesota Action
- Women Winning
Pledges
Valliant signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Erica Valliant completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Valliant's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Erica currently has 4 sons enrolled in Saint Paul Public Schools, two in elementary, two in middle school, and 1 son who graduated Saint Paul Central High School in 2020.
- Working to make sure our students are graduating with strong financial literacy skills while exploring wealth justice so they are prepared to navigate financial decisions that will impact them for years..
- Investing in ensuring access to quality early learning education and pre-k for all children, Promoting critical thinking skills and practice, Addressing school culture and safety
State Representative María Isa Pérez-Vega
State Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura
East Side Community Leader Chai Lee
Ramsey County Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong
Community Leader & SPPS parent mk Nyguen
Adverse Childhood Experiences trainer & SPPS Christine Smith
Author Paul Shoemaker
Community Leader Melvin Giles
Elder Pamela James
Artist, Community Leader & parent Aki Shibata
AFSCME Council 5
Saint Paul DFL
OutFront Minnesota
SPFE28 – Saint Paul Federation of Educators
Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation
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Other survey responses
Ballotpedia identified the following surveys, interviews, and questionnaires Valliant completed for other organizations. If you are aware of a link that should be added, email us.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2023
