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Jonathan Honerbrink
Jonathan Honerbrink was a candidate for at-large representative on the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in Minnesota. He was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017. Although park and recreation board elections are officially nonpartisan, Honerbrink was endorsed by the Minneapolis City Republican Committee.[1]
Biography
Honerbrink attended the University of Concordia. His experience includes work as a regional sales manager for the Home Depot and as the owner and operator of the design firm Design Build Consultants Inc.[2]
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.[3]
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-Large, 2017, Round 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Meg Forney (i) - Winner | 29.1% | 22,506 | 1,440 |
| Russ Henry - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −11,014 |
| Devin Hogan | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Londel French - Winner | 23.2% | 17,947 | 3,639 |
| Mike Derus | 18.1% | 13,970 | 1,121 |
| Jonathan Honerbrink | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sullentrop | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| LaTrisha Vetaw - Winner | 29.5% | 22,827 | 2,298 |
| Charlie Casserly | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Vreeland (Write-in) | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Undeclared Write-ins | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 7,097 | 2,516 | |
| Total Votes | 84,347 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-Large, 2017, Round 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Meg Forney (i) - Most votes | 26.4% | 21,066 | 700 |
| Russ Henry | 13.8% | 11,014 | 1,199 |
| Devin Hogan - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −6,735 |
| Londel French - Most votes | 17.9% | 14,308 | 1,493 |
| Mike Derus | 16.1% | 12,849 | 514 |
| Jonathan Honerbrink | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sullentrop | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| LaTrisha Vetaw - Most votes | 25.7% | 20,529 | 1,387 |
| Charlie Casserly | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Vreeland (Write-in) | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Undeclared Write-ins | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 4,581 | 1,442 | |
| Total Votes | 84,347 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-Large, 2017, Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Meg Forney (i) - Most votes | 25.1% | 20,366 | 1,356 |
| Russ Henry | 12.1% | 9,815 | 759 |
| Devin Hogan | 8.3% | 6,735 | 489 |
| Londel French - Most votes | 15.8% | 12,815 | 410 |
| Mike Derus | 15.2% | 12,335 | 1,656 |
| Jonathan Honerbrink - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −2,617 |
| Bob Sullentrop - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −1,659 |
| LaTrisha Vetaw - Most votes | 23.6% | 19,142 | 616 |
| Charlie Casserly - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −3,756 |
| Scott Vreeland (Write-in) - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −3 |
| Undeclared Write-ins - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −390 |
| Exhausted | 3,139 | 3,139 | |
| Total Votes | 84,347 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
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| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-Large, 2017, Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Meg Forney (i) - Most votes | 22.5% | 19,010 | |
| Russ Henry | 10.7% | 9,056 | |
| Devin Hogan | 7.4% | 6,246 | |
| Londel French - Most votes | 14.7% | 12,405 | |
| Mike Derus | 12.7% | 10,679 | |
| Jonathan Honerbrink | 3.1% | 2,617 | |
| Bob Sullentrop | 2% | 1,659 | |
| LaTrisha Vetaw - Most votes | 22% | 18,526 | |
| Charlie Casserly | 4.5% | 3,756 | |
| Scott Vreeland (Write-in) | 0% | 3 | |
| Undeclared Write-ins | 0.5% | 390 | |
| Exhausted | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 84,347 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
Campaign themes
2017
Honerbrink's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
I will Keep Hiawatha open. We will work with the different departments in the state and county and take care of those with damages to their houses from flooding.
I will develop kids programs that teach them how to use the lakes and our beautiful resources that we have in Minneapolis. I will have after school programs that educate the children of minneapolis that the school system does not. Also the park board will have a pre-k program for those who can not afford day care for their child. Over the next 20 years we have funding that is going to help the park board restructure and do some redevelopment. Being a project manager and a builder I believe that I can get the most out of our tax dollars during this process. I am certified in the following EPA license, Builder license, solar and wind development and project management. Creating buildings that are sustainable is very important to me. We will get this done which will help pay for a large part of the parks budget. I will be aggressive with making sure we get the most out of our money and spend each tax dollar that you give very wisely. With that said I have worked in the Minneapolis park board as a volunteer/coach/mentor and I am hoping to make sure that programs are more readily available. On top of that I want to build programs for the adults in the community. I would like to set aside part of the land in each community park as a community garden. I want health exercise classes such as yoga in each center for the adults in their respective communities. I intend to redevelop how information gets to the the citizens of Minneapolis. Not only would I like to develop a app program, but I would like the park board staff strained in how to update so that the community is aware of the events that are going on. Also I believe that we can encourage fishing classes for kids, art/ theater programs, and computer science programs for children. Not all kids like sports and I intend to make a full line of programs to keeps kids educated and learning in a healthy environment after school. I would like to partner with the local college’s to get students work study credits to serve in the park board to make this happen. Most importantly I will be accessible and accountable to each community here their needs and bring it back to the board to make sure we are making a positive affect on the community. I believe that by hearing people in the community where their park is will be the best way to serve each community.[4] |
” |
| —Jonathan Honerbrink's campaign website, (2017)[5] | ||
Endorsements
2017
Honerbrink received endorsements from the following in 2017:
- Minneapolis City Republican Committee[1]
Recent news
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See also
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External links
- Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Minneapolis Republicans Endorse Six Candidates for City Elections," July 19, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jonathan Honerbrink," accessed November 6, 2017
- ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jonathan for Minneapolis - From the City for the City, "Platform," accessed November 6, 2017
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