Londel French

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Londel French

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Prior offices

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large

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Last election

November 2, 2021

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Profession

Special education paraprofessional

Contact

Personal website

Londel French was a member of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large in Minnesota. French assumed office on January 1, 2018. French left office on December 31, 2021.

French ran for re-election to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large in Minnesota. French lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Biography

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French's experience includes work for the Minneapolis parks, as a special education paraprofessional for the Minneapolis Public Schools, and as a union organizer for the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59.

Elections

2021

See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)

General election

General election for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large

Select round: Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Meg Forney in round 2 , Tom Olsen in round 6 , and Alicia Smith in round 7 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	21.5	19,657	359	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	29.2	26,664	-1,111	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	29.2	26,663	0	Won (2)
	Submit photo	Mary McKelvey	20.2	18,459	160	7
		Londel French	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	21.0	19,298	2,429	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	30.2	27,775	4,350	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	29.0	26,663	0	Won (2)
	Submit photo	Mary McKelvey	19.9	18,299	981	7
		Londel French	0.0	0	-13,394	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	17.3	16,869	1,731	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	24.0	23,425	1,490	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	27.3	26,663	0	Won (2)
	Submit photo	Mary McKelvey	17.7	17,318	2,382	7
		Londel French	13.7	13,394	889	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	0.0	0	-10,761	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	14.9	15,138	1,621	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	21.5	21,935	841	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	26.2	26,663	0	Won (2)
	Submit photo	Mary McKelvey	14.7	14,936	1,495	7
		Londel French	12.3	12,505	371	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	10.6	10,761	633	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	0.0	0	-7,575	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	12.9	13,517	711	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	20.2	21,094	384	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	25.5	26,663	-4,966	Won (2)
	Submit photo	Mary McKelvey	12.9	13,441	1,362	7
		Londel French	11.6	12,134	218	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	9.7	10,128	408	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	7.2	7,575	303	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	12.1	12,806	7	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	19.5	20,710	8	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	29.8	31,629	17	Won (2)
	Submit photo	Mary McKelvey	11.4	12,079	5	7
		Londel French	11.2	11,916	10	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	9.2	9,720	9	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	6.9	7,272	2	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alicia Smith	12.0	12,799	0	Won (7)
		Tom Olsen	19.4	20,702	0	Won (6)
		Meg Forney	29.6	31,612	0	Won (2)
	Submit photo	Mary McKelvey	11.3	12,074	0	7
		Londel French	11.2	11,906	0	5
	Submit photo	Charles Rucker	9.1	9,711	0	4
	Submit photo	Katherine Kelly	6.8	7,270	0	3
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.5	576	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,650
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Note: The official tabulation of voting rounds includes decimal points. Ballotpedia rounded transferred votes.

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2017) and Mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota (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.

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.

Legend:     Eliminated in current round     Most votes     Lost

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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

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Londel French did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2017

French's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	The Parks The Parks are the backyards of our neighborhoods, a place where youth and families can gather for birthdays and barbeques on weekends. Programming that is dynamic and moves beyond basketball and soccer leagues develops young leaders and empowers communities. The Parks are more than green space, they are our unique shared public good. As a progressive advocate of social and economic justice, I bring a high standard for public-private partnerships. While I appreciate the additional resources private partners can bring, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board must reflect the values of our city in entering into agreements. As an advocate for all communities, I will ensure our parks are equitably spending our resources and providing programming for communities in all parts of our city. I will listen to communities about what they want in their parks. It is the obligation of every Commissioner to ensure our parks serve all of our communities, not just the most well-connected. As we move into the unknown of climate change, we know we must take action to make our city more resilient. I am calling for a Climate Action Plan to take action so our parks can help our city become carbon neutral and provide educational opportunities for residents who want to learn about climate action in our neighborhoods. The People Our parks must constantly be finding ways to open our doors and bring more people into our parks. The people who live around and use our parks make our communities who we are. Young people who have their first sports experience at the parks. Elderly residents on a walk or playing with their grandchildren. People taking advantage of community education classes to learn a new skill. These and many more are the people who make our parks a community. When it comes to the future of our parks, these are the people I promise to turn to for guidance. Recreation workers are on the frontline for what happens in our communities. They prevent crisis and tragedy and are impacted directly when things go wrong in a neighborhood. I will support these workers and encourage them to advocate for living wages and more opportunities for advancement. I have seen the impact of the Minneapolis Public Schools Grow Your Own program and believe we can provide professional pathways to park workers of color. The Power Minneapolis is home to one of the most unique national urban park systems of our country. It is an awesome responsibility to govern this system, and I will do so from a perspective that is focused on racial, economic, gender and social justice and being a good steward of this important resource. I promise to stand up to corporate power that seeks to profit from public goods with no public benefit. I will stand up and demand that environmental justice goes beyond which types of fertilizer we use in the parks, but also focuses on the racial and gender impact to our communities. As a black man running for office, I have been the victim of police brutality. I have fought for years to reform our Justice System with allies in the community. The Parks are home to an independent police force. This force is an opportunity to use new ideas for how policing can engage our communities. Specifically, I will work to ensure that the Minneapolis Park Police to use methods of restorative justice, mandate extensive trauma informed policing training, and seek to partner with other governmental agencies to provide services to those in need who are identified by the MPRB PD.	”
—Londel French's campaign website, (2017)

Endorsements

2017

French received endorsements from the following in 2017:

• AFSCME
• Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
• Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59
• Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation
• Our Revolution
• St. Paul Federation of Teachers Local 28
• TakeAction Minnesota

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