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Jillia Pessenda
Jillia Pessenda was a candidate for Ward 1 representative on the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota. She 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] Pessenda ran as a DFL candidate.[2]
Biography
Pessenda earned a bachelor's degree in theatre arts and dance from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.[3]
Pessenda's experience includes work in development and communications for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and as a senior development officer for the Headwaters Foundation for Justice, the director of development for Project 515/OutFront Minnesota, a marketing associate for Martin Bastian Productions, and a freelance performing artist, writer, and director.[4] She has also served as the vice president and secretary of her neighborhood association, a cofounder of California Street Farm, and a member of the Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council.[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.[5]
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 1, 2017, Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Kevin Reich (i) - Winner | 51.1% | 4,296 | 281 |
| Jillia Pessenda | 48.9% | 4,112 | 266 |
| John Hayden - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −853 |
| Undeclared Write-ins - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −20 |
| Exhausted | 326 | 326 | |
| Total Votes | 8,734 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
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| Minneapolis City Council Ward 1, 2017, Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Kevin Reich (i) - Most votes | 46% | 4,015 | |
| Jillia Pessenda | 44% | 3,846 | |
| John Hayden | 9.8% | 853 | |
| Undeclared Write-ins | 0.2% | 20 | |
| Exhausted | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 8,734 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
Campaign themes
2017
Pessenda's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
Endorsements
2017
Pessenda received endorsements from the following in 2017:
- AFSCME Minnesota Council 5
- DFL Environmental Caucus
- DFL Somali American Caucus
- Minnesota Nurses Association
- Minnesota Young DFL
- Neighborhoods Organizing for Change
- Our Revolution
- Our Revolution Twin Cities
- OutFront Minnesota Action
- Sierra Club
- Stonewall DFL
- Take Action Minnesota
- Victory Fund
- Womenwinning
- Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar
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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jillia for City Council Ward One, "Meet Jillia," accessed November 3, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jillia Pessenda," accessed November 3, 2017
- ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
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