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Mindy Ellingson (St. Cloud City Council At-large, Minnesota, candidate 2024)
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Mindy Ellingson ran for election to the St. Cloud City Council At-large in Minnesota. She was on the ballot in the primary on August 13, 2024.[source]
Ellingson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Mindy Ellingson provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on July 8, 2024:
- Birth date: October 5, 1957
- Birth place: Saint Paul, Minnesota
- High school: Saint Paul Johnson High School
- Bachelor's: Gustavus Adolphus, 1978
- Gender: Female
- Religion: Christian
- Profession: Sales Manager
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign slogan: Our Community is the Priority
- Campaign Instagram
Elections
General election
General election for St. Cloud City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for St. Cloud City Council At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Scott Brodeen (Nonpartisan)  | |
| Tami Calhoun (Nonpartisan) | ||
| George Hontos (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Hudda Ibrahim (Nonpartisan) | |
| Mark Johnson (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Omar Abdullahi Podi (Nonpartisan) | ||
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| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Cloud City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for St. Cloud City Council At-large on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| Scott Brodeen (Nonpartisan) | |
| Tami Calhoun (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Patrick Crooks (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Alex Cutchey (Nonpartisan) | |
| Bill Doll (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Mindy Ellingson (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Charlie Hobbs (Nonpartisan) | |
| George Hontos (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Lenora Hunt (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Hudda Ibrahim (Nonpartisan) | |
| Mark Johnson (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Nicholas Lengyel (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Emmanuel Oppong (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Michael H. Peterson (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Omar Abdullahi Podi (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Garrett Zimmerman (Nonpartisan) | |
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Election results
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mindy Ellingson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ellingson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I graduated in 3 years, putting myself through school. Retired Sales Manager *4 years for Bachman Jewelers downtown St. Cloud and have listened to the concerns over shopping downtown for the past 14 years. I have friends and family who own businesses here and I've also listened to why people do and do not drive into our downtown. Licensed Realtor. Prior to 9-11, 20-year Business Owner, Marey Studios Non-Union Talent Agency, hiring talent for TV and Film nationwide. In 2000 I authored the musical A Little Princess for the Paramount Theatre and assisted in fundraising. Post 9-11, Sales Manager for VoiceStream and was instrumental in transitioning stores to T-Mobile MN, USA, also establishing the business to business channel with an amazing team. I have an extensive background in Management, budgets, hiring and not so enjoyably firing as well as my favorite part of the job... Customer Service. My children were all raised in the greater St. Cloud area, playing hockey, swim team and Lacrosse for Tech High School. My grandchildren are also now being raised here and in the same public schools that are dear to my heart. I live here, I choose to stay here and I am a St. Cloud resident.
My husband and I are members of our church choir and I have served on Boards of Directors including: Central MN UCP; Stop it Now, MN; Confidence Learning Center and Project Pathfinder MN. Lifetime Sorority sister for Mrs. MN International.- Our Community is the Priority. Personally and intentionally I am in full support of our Veterans, our schools, teachers, students and of course our neighborhoods. My concern is protection for our community and the support of our Police department. Even in my first few encounters with my neighbors I am hearing that safety and feeling secure especially downtown and at the mall are huge priorities. Developing better protection with foot traffic for running trails as well as the River Walk, SCSU and our schools and parks; Continually I am hearing safety! I hear you.
- Tourism and developing areas to visit St. Cloud. Creating more features echoing Munsinger Gardens & plaza styled areas in & near the downtown. I am hearing that perhaps a plaza area downtown to gather for lunches and shopping would be especially welcomed by our business owners and visitors. Filling the empty buildings downtown with businesses that draw people in and to further build economic revenue. Redesign parking meters for a two hour limit and no fees involved. Giving business owners, shoppers and diners a better reason to shop and dine downtown. Our goal being to provide ample space for employee parking, inclusive of the existing ramps.
- People are not the problem, people are the solution. My colleague C.Benson allowed me to use this quote. Nearly every conversation I have had includes that the City Council just doesn't hear us. Well it's time. Whether it is apartments or single family dwellings or townhomes or parks and walking paths, it is your neighborhood and your input should be heard. We all have a vested interest in our homes and our community and it is time now to start talking and to really listen. This is why I decided to run.
Community Safety and Security
Benefits
Public Inclusion
Revitalization of Downtown
Support for Teachers, Schools and our Students
Creating a partnership with our local University
Our Veterans, teachers, parents, students, official departments, developers, everyone and anyone who needs to bring a voice to this city can and should be able to access this council for concerns. Especially when legalities are the fundamental priorities.
Loyalty
Transparency
Vested interest in community
Long term commitment
I listen but I also take action.
sous chef. Albeit unpaid, I loved the job. She had the most popular catering business. She catered for the Governor's in St. Paul for many years and was the first to cater at the Ordway. My first 'real' job was at Warner's Hardware in St. Paul as a cashier, I was fired when they learned I was not 16. I moved into the talent industry with Moore Creative Talent in 1972 and am still an active Talent with that agency all these years later. Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is part of my pension.
He breaks down years of other books I've read into simple daily vignette's and like a tennis match brings me back to center court.
in Galaxy Qwest
'I hope you don't mind that I put down in words, how wonderful life is while you're in the world.'
So I guess even though they've been the darkest. they have changed me for the better,
has always resonated with me and it is one that I revisit often.
BEE-CAAAAASE!
Where is the money coming from and how will it be spent?
Who is it benefiting and how will this be a successful outcome based on the endeavor at hand? Transparency is key.
Accountability has been a huge avenue of concern in the past several years especially in Minnesota.
Policing the flow of money in and around community projects is absolutely essential.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
