Meg Forney
Meg Forney is a member of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large in Minnesota. Forney assumed office in 2014. Forney's current term ends on January 2, 2026.
Forney is running for re-election to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large in Minnesota. Forney is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source]
Biography
Forney earned a B.A. in art history and interior design from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.[1]
Forney's professional experience includes working as a realtor for Coldwell Banker and as an associate director of Project for Pride on Living. She has also served with MPRB as chair of the Administration and Finance Committee, chair of the Planning Committee, and as a board appointee to the Minneapolis Parks Foundation. Forney previously served as chair of the Above the Falls Citizens Advisory Committee, chair of the Theodore Wirth Beach Redevelopment, and board member for the Committee on Urban Environment, the East Calhoun Community Organization, the League of Women Voters Minneapolis, the Midtown Greenway Coalition, and the West Calhoun Neighborhood Council.[1][2][3]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2025)
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
General election for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates are running in the general election for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Meg Forney (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Tom Olsen (Nonpartisan) | |
| Matthew Dowgwillo (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Amber Frederick (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Mary McKelvey (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Adam Schneider (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Averi Turner (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Michael Wilson (Nonpartisan)  | |
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2021
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)
General election
General election for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-large
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.
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Total votes: 106,650 |
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Note: The official tabulation of voting rounds includes decimal points. Ballotpedia rounded transferred votes.[4]
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.[5]
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-Large, 2017, Round 4 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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. | |||
This is the first round of voting. To view subsequent rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board At-Large, 2017, Round 1 | |||
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| 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
2025
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2021
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2017
Forney's campaign website listed the following priorities:
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ASSURE EGALITARIAN ACCESS ENSURE FISCAL VIABILITY ADVOCATE FOR OUR QUALITY OF LIFE |
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| —Meg Forney's campaign website, (2017)[7] | ||
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn, "Meg Forney," accessed November 6, 2017
- ↑ Meg Forney for Parks, "About Meg," accessed November 6, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Meg Forney," September 8, 2021
- ↑ Minneapolis: Elections and Voting Services, "2021 Park & Recreation Commissioner At Large RCV Tabulation Summary," accessed April 24, 2023
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Meg Forney for Parks, "Help Meg," accessed November 6, 2017
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