Matt Bauer (Roseville City Council At-large, Minnesota, candidate 2024)

Matt Bauer

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Roseville City Council At-large

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 13, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2000

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Birthplace

Wisconsin

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Matt Bauer ran for election to the Roseville City Council At-large in Minnesota. He was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.^[source]

Bauer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Matt Bauer provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on July 15, 2024:

• Bachelor's: University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2000
• Gender: Male
• Incumbent officeholder: No
• Campaign slogan: Preserving what we love about Roseville while ensuring its future for all.
• Campaign website
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Elections

General election

General election for Roseville City Council At-large (2 seats)

Matt Bauer, Joshua Kiley, Kevin Nicholson, and Julie Strahan ran in the general election for Roseville City Council At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Matt Bauer (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Joshua Kiley (Nonpartisan)
		Kevin Nicholson (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Julie Strahan (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Roseville City Council At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the primary for Roseville City Council At-large on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate
		Matt Bauer (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Marty Byers (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Joshua Kiley (Nonpartisan)
		Kevin Nicholson (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Erik Richard Noren (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Julie Strahan (Nonpartisan)

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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Matt Bauer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bauer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I have the leadership and experience necessary to preserve all the wonderful aspects of Roseville while working to ensure it continues to thrive in the future. I currently serve on the Planning Commission and prior to that I volunteered as an EMT on various fire departments. This experience provides me the understanding necessary to serve the residents of Roseville. In my professional career I start and grow tech startups. My last one was CrowdStrike. I know how to take an idea to completion be it small or large while leading a team of just a few to a few thousand. I will ensure the ideas and thoughts or Roseville's residents are heard and acted on.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Ensuring we live in a safe and well cared for community is critical for Roseville's continued success.
• Maintaining and growing our parks/trails is core to what is Roseville.
• Diversity of housing balanced with preserving existing neighborhoods is important for those already living here and those that want to.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am strongly passionate about community engagement. This means not only listening to ideas and concerns that residents bring forward but also reaching out and asking residents. I plan to do both. I’ll work to ensure everyone knows they have a voice in matters and they share it. I’ll prioritize community engagement be it through existing channels (surveys, city newsletter, social media and public forums) as well as exploring new means. I’ll always make myself available to residents.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

City government and those elected to it need to be transparent and accountable to residents. I will ensure the laws and processes in place for this are followed. I will also work to make sure residents are as informed about decisions being made and when necessary delay those decisions until more residents know about them. I will always encourage residents to ask questions of their city government and work to get them answered.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I have a record of developing ideas in products and companies, solving problems and building teams.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

Experience on city commissions is very beneficial experience to have prior to being on City Council.

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