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Jono Cowgill
Jono Cowgill was a member of the City of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in Minnesota, representing District 4. Cowgill assumed office on January 1, 2018. Cowgill left office on December 31, 2021.
Cowgill ran for re-election to the City of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to represent District 4 in Minnesota. Cowgill lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Biography
Cowgill earned a B.A. in English from Pacific Lutheran University and a master's degree in urban and regional planning from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.[1][2]
Cowgill's experience includes work in research and organizing for the All Parks Alliance for Change and as a planner for the Community Design Group and a research assistant for the Minnesota House of Representatives and the University of Minnesota's Center for Urban and Regional Affairs.[1] He has also served as the chair of the Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Open Spaces Committee and the founder of the Light a Spark youth glassblowing program.[2][3]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)
General election
General election for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 4
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Elizabeth Shaffer in round 1 .
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Total votes: 19,346 |
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 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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.[4] Jono Cowgill defeated Tom Nordyke in the general election for the District 4 seat on the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.[5]
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, District 4 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jono Cowgill |
50.28% | 6,794 |
| Tom Nordyke | 48.95% | 6,615 |
| Write-in votes | 0.77% | 104 |
| Total Votes | 13,513 | |
| Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "2017 Minneapolis Election Results," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jono Cowgill did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Cowgill's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Parks for and by the people A sustainable, equitable park system Safe parks for everyone |
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| —Jono Cowgill's campaign website, (2017)[7] | ||
Endorsements
2017
Cowgill received endorsements from the following in 2017:[8]
- AFL-CIO-Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation
- Minneapolis DFL
- Minneapolis Professional Employees Association
- Our Revolution Minnesota
- Sierra Club
- Minnesota Sen. Scott Dibble
- Minneapolis Councilwoman Lisa Bender
- Minneapolis Councilman Andrew Johnson
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 4 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn, "Jonathan Cowgill," accessed November 6, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jono 4 Parks, "Home," accessed November 6, 2017
- ↑ Jono 4 Parks, "About," accessed November 6, 2017
- ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
- ↑ Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "Candidate Filings - 2017," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jono 4 Parks, "Issues," accessed November 6, 2017
- ↑ Jono 4 Parks, "Endorsements," accessed November 6, 2017
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