Faisal Suleiman (Savage City Council, Minnesota, candidate 2024)

Faisal Suleiman

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Savage City Council

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

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Community Development

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Faisal Suleiman ran for election to the Savage City Council in Minnesota. He was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.^[source]

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

Biography

Faisal Suleiman provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 1, 2024:

• Bachelor's: Minnesota State Univeraity- Moorhead, 2018
• Gender: Male
• Profession: Community Development
• Incumbent officeholder: No
• Campaign Facebook

Elections

General election

General election for Savage City Council (2 seats)

Megan G. Bergstrom, Joshua Fiedler, Matthew Johnson, Nick Nguyen, and Faisal Suleiman ran in the general election for Savage City Council on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Megan G. Bergstrom (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Joshua Fiedler (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Matthew Johnson (Nonpartisan)
		Nick Nguyen (Nonpartisan)
		Faisal Suleiman (Nonpartisan)

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Faisal Suleiman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Suleiman'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.

Faisal Suleiman is married with four children. He has been in the social and community services for many years. He was a coordinator for the education department of Somali Development Center (SDC) in Boston, Massachusetts.

He worked as refugee resettlement case manager at Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota. Faisal worked as an election judge in multiple elections and is currently a certified election judge.

In early 2000s, Faisal volunteered at U.S Refugee Resettlement Program/Joint Volunatry Agency(JVA) in Nairobi,Kenya. He volunteered in tax preparation for the low-income families and individuals at Prepare and Prosper Agency in Minnesota. He graduated with Summa Cum Laude from Minnesota State University -Moorhead, double majored in political science and international studies, emphasis (Diplomacy). Faisal was the outstanding student of the year in the political science and economics department. He is a member of National Political Science Honor Society. Faisal received a certificate of completion from Harvard University Medical School.

Faisal also studied journalism and public relations, and published articles in international newspapers such as Kenya Times.

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?

• Lowering property tax to relieve the financial burden on Savage residents while raising revenue of the city by other alternative means of revenue generations.
• Support Local Businesses: We are committed to supporting local businesses in any way possible including opening a business office within city government or creating business commission that acts as laison between the policymakers and locally -owned businesses.
• Economic growth by partning with colleges and universities to produce a skilled workforce who can meet the demands of the local employers.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Finding housing solutions to residents,infrastructure development/redevelopments,economic growth,public safety and support local businesses.

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

Law making/ legislation, pass budget,policy making,hire and remove employees and commossion members of the city and good governance, fiscal financial resposibility and community enagement by listerning to the concerns of the residents and translating their positive visions into policy.

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

I have been in community and social service for many years and I'm now more than ever committed to serving the community to make difference in residents life through an equitable policy making and legislation that reflects the whole community.

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