Mark Globus
Mark Globus (Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of Minneapolis in Minnesota. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
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Biography
Mark Globus was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He served in the U.S. Army from 1990 to 1992. He earned a law degree from the William Mitchell College of Law in 1993.[2]
Elections
2021
See also: Mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Minneapolis
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jacob Frey in round 2 . 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.
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Total votes: 143,974 |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.
Click the links below to see endorsement lists published on candidate campaign websites, if available.
| Noteworthy endorsements | |||
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| Endorsement | Frey (D) | Knuth (D) | Nezhad (D) |
| Elected officials | |||
| Gov. Tim Walz (D) | ✔ | ||
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)[3] | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) | ✔ | ||
| Minneapolis City Councilor Lisa Bender | ✔ | ||
| Minneapolis City Councilor Steve Fletcher (D) | ✔ | ||
| Minneapolis City Councilor Jeremy Schroeder (D) | ✔ | ||
| State Sen. Erin Murphy (D) | ✔ | ||
| Individuals | |||
| Former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles-Belton | ✔ | ||
| Former state Rep. Jean Wagenius (D) | ✔ | ||
| Organizations | |||
| AFSCME Council 5 | ✔ | ||
| IUPAT DC 82 | ✔ | ||
| Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council | ✔ | ||
| Minneapolis Firefighters Local 82 | ✔ | ||
| SEIU MN State Council | ✔ | ||
| Teamsters Joint Council 32 | ✔ | ||
| TakeAction MN | ✔ | ||
| MN 350 Action | ✔ | ||
| Minnesota DFL Environmental Caucus | ✔ | ||
| OutFront Minnesota Action (2nd rank choice) | ✔ | ||
| Sierra Club Minneapolis Political Committee | ✔ | ||
| OutFront Minnesota Action (1st rank choice) | ✔ | ||
| Run For Something 2021 | ✔ | ||
| Twin Cities DSA | ✔ | ||
Campaign themes
2021
Mark Globus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Mark Globus' campaign website stated the following.
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REIMAGINING LAW ENFORCEMENTI believe The Nicollet Mall should be as safe as Main Street Disneyland. We must reimagine law enforcement as it is the Number One issue that faces the City of Minneapolis right now.
JOBS AND THE ECONOMYI am a candidate that understands jobs. The entire restaurant and hotel and convention business has been decimated in the City of Minneapolis. Recent reports show that Minneapolis is the weakest hotel market in the entire United States. The City needs a Chief Executive who clearly understands that the current business environment in this City needs to be revived in a big bold way. Now more than ever the City of Minneapolis needs to reposition itself and market itself after the two (2) major body blows of Covid-19 and the George Floyd killing. I am a person with a marketing driven mentality that can make certain that Minneapolis is getting more than its fair share of business deals and job creating transactions and opportunities. We need to make sure that jobs aren’t going to Milwaukee and Des Moines and Fargo and Chicago and Kansas City. We need an individual who isn’t afraid to sell our City. Because frankly Minneapolis needs the orders and Minneapolis needs to reposition itself and the perception of the City in the national media and to business and leisure travelers in a smart, innovative, memorable and lasting way. Minneapolis needs to come out of the blocks fast and strong on the marketing front or we will never regain our position as one of America’s most leading and progressive Cities. PARKING AND TRANSPORTATIONSomething seems to be going very wrong with a City posture and policy that is comfortable with eliminating street parking for cars and in its place installing concrete and curbline. This new policy is devastating to local businesses and it is destructive to neighborhoods where people have absolutely nowhere to park. Every parking spot that is eliminated in this City makes life measurably harder for residents who need parking for their vehicles and for people who must travel to the City for business or personal reasons. This new movement is a wholly misguided policy driven by people who must have their own personal drivers or personal assistants and who are never forced to find a spot on the street to park. A city that has no parking is a very tough place to live. A city that has no parking is an extremely challenging place to do business. The leadership in the City must be engaged every day working hard to make life easier for the residents of the City – not thinking up new policies that make life more frustrating, difficult and challenging. In my opinion it is time for more common sense at City Hall. OVERHAUL OF THE PARK BOARDThe Park Board needs to be changed from an elected body to an appointed board. This is to help guarantee that it’s Board Members have some particular expertise in parks, landscape design and architecture and not simply a political agenda. The Minneapolis Park Board was once a great team of civic minded individuals and it was one of the driving reasons that Minneapolis has such a world-class system park system. As I look across our current park system – I find a great deal to be desired. I have found that over time it appears that the Park Board Commissioners are more interested in scoring political points than in beautifying our parks and trails system. If the decision doesn’t involve the repair or maintenance or expansion of something park, lake, athletic field or trail related . . . the Park Board should not be getting involved. We must also question what is the current expertise of the people sitting on the Park Board? We need people who are experts in botany, black top, road surfaces, irrigation systems, drainage, architecture and landscape architecture. We don’t need people who are there purely to hold a political office. That is why I am asking that a change be made to the Minneapolis Charter allowing the Mayor to appoint experts in the field to the Park Board to help oversee this highly important institution that is integral to a vibrant and beautiful Minneapolis. [4] |
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "FAQ: Can I list a political party affiliation or principle?", accessed August 16, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 20, 2023
- ↑ Patch.com, "Rep. Ilhan Omar Announces Endorsements In Minneapolis Mayor Race," October 20, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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