Samantha Pree-Stinson
Samantha Pree-Stinson is a member of the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation in Minnesota. She assumed office on January 3, 2022. Her current term ends on January 2, 2026.
Pree-Stinson ran for election to the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation in Minnesota. She won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Pree-Stinson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Samantha Pree-Stinson was born in Los Angeles, California. She served in the U.S. Army from 2003 to 2007. Pree-Stinson earned a degree in organizational psychology from Franklin University in 2012.[1]
Pree-Stinson's professional experience includes working as a general manager at a tech startup. She also worked as an educator and associate director of education for Corinthian Colleges and as a patient and technical services specialist and a compliance audit specialist for Medtronic. She served as a medic in the U.S. Army, the Global Networking chair and the African Descent Network cochair for Medtronic, the PTA president for Waite Park Community School, the first vice president of the board of directors of KMOJ-FM, the DFL vice chair for Senate District 60, the 2020 committee chair for the Minneapolis Public Schools, and the director of the transition team for MTN.[1][2]
Pree-Stinson has also been affiliated with the following organizations:
- Fresh Start MN Board, Chair
- Vivid Black Paint, Treasurer[3]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)
General election
General election for Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Steve Brandt in round 2 , and Samantha Pree-Stinson in round 3 . 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: 95,625 |
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Endorsements
To view Pree-Stinson's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.
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.[4]
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 3, 2017, Round 3 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Tim Bildsoe - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −2,734 |
| Steve Fletcher - Winner | 55.8% | 4,861 | 1,758 |
| Samantha Pree-Stinson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Ginger Jentzen | 44.2% | 3,844 | 246 |
| Undeclared Write-ins | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 887 | 730 | |
| Total Votes | 9,592 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 3, 2017, Round 2 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Tim Bildsoe | 29% | 2,734 | 182 |
| Steve Fletcher | 32.9% | 3,103 | 394 |
| Samantha Pree-Stinson - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −1,007 |
| Ginger Jentzen - Most votes | 38.1% | 3,598 | 301 |
| Undeclared Write-ins - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −27 |
| Exhausted | 157 | 157 | |
| Total Votes | 9,592 | 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 City Council Ward 3, 2017, Round 1 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Tim Bildsoe | 26.6% | 2,552 | |
| Steve Fletcher | 28.2% | 2,709 | |
| Samantha Pree-Stinson | 10.5% | 1,007 | |
| Ginger Jentzen - Most votes | 34.4% | 3,297 | |
| Undeclared Write-ins | 0.3% | 27 | |
| Exhausted | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 9,592 | 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
Samantha Pree-Stinson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pree-Stinson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Economic Justice
- Equity
- Civic Engagement
Upper Harbor Terminal
Small business Incubator
Returning The Way aka 4th PCT to the Black Community it was stolen from
However, policy areas that I am passionate about and organize around are housing (specifically for the unhoused), youth programming , reparations, and green infrastructure.
I also look up to Shirley Chisholm, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and all Black revolutionaries that led us to freedom.
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2017
Pree-Stinson's campaign website highlighted the following issues. Click "show" on the boxes below for more information about her positions.[5]
| POLITICAL REFORM |
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| "Police force reform 1. Body cams to protect both the officer and citizen. However, we must use our collective influence as a council to push for state level reform because the law reads that if an officer feels fearful they can shoot and largely protects them. |
| ENERGY |
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"Energy, Environment, and Transportation
Supporting the efforts of Community Power in part by continuing to organically divest from energy corporations and build the infrastructure for a self-sustaining municipal-led utility model As we talk about becoming a zero waste city, it is important to recognize that marketing is lacking. Recycling and composting organics are the 2 big ways for us to get there but Eureka, the company that handles our recycling says that a lot of what we put in is not recyclable. We need to do a better job at marketing and education so that our efforts are effective and making a difference. The 3rd piece to this is about engaging with businesses so that they understand that good corporate citizens can create products with zero waste models in mind and they should be encouraging their engineers to adopt these models. Read the full white paper platform here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_99y9MmXrorDau0tf7FVuGsT5QZzooG8ihT1GXEr-Rg/edit?usp=sharing" |
| ECONOMY |
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| "Business Small business owners are vital to the economy of the city. They add culture, jobs, and stability. Our small businesses partner with our local schools and the community donating funds, food, and welcoming spaces. They also provide job training opportunities and hard/soft skill training for our student workers. We need to support our new entrepreneurs and existing ones by providing them with the tools they need to be successful in our city. Downtown, Lowry, and Broadway are in need of revitalization. We need new business strategies that provide opportunities for growth and development. You cannot be anti business and pro worker. Businesses provide jobs. The issue is business practices when it comes to scheduling, time off, wages, workplace safety, and work life integration. Us vs. them, workers against business, is damaging and fragmenting our community. I want to change the conversation and light the wick from both ends. We cannot make positive change if we are not creating an environment to cultivate it." |
| ENVIRONMENT |
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| "Green, clean, and sustainable We need to make sure that we reduce emissions and invest in clean energy. We need an aggressive timeline in place with milestones to keep Minneapolis environmentally friendly such as the use of eco-friendly salt alternatives in the winter, no sulfide mining, increasing our bee hive initiatives, responsible use of storm water retention during construction, and overall clean energy options for our city. A future-forward thinking Minneapolis like we proposed in our SMART city grant proposal. Data clearinghouse, solar bikeways, electric cars, autonomous transit, and on demand connected transit, micro transit, bike's and plow fleets. We also need to plant eco-friendly foliage, plants, and fruit-bearing trees. Adding urban agriculture and providing mixed use alleyways for beautification, help with hunger/nutrition issues, and innovative space saving alternatives. Northern metals is leaving and we need to make sure that we complete the research into the elevated lead and other increased naturally occurring elements in the air and soil to reduce poisoning, asthma/breathing issues, and overall health. That pollution has a radius effect and the gaf that we smell and increases to respiratory issues like asthma can have lifelong consequences. If we want to keep our residents safe and assist those who have already been affected, we must invest in ongoing studies and community health resources." |
| HOUSING |
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| "Inclusive models Accountability, Affordability, Choice The City of Minneapolis should support Affordable Housing by:
and ensuring that Affordable Housing opportunities are distributed evenly across the city Expanding the role of city inspections to ensure that Affordable Housing properties comply with accepted standards of habitability
You can read the full white paper platform here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OKNkV4Qjwqt_-afawEWqI5I9HHRhSEdMpNPljZErqOs/edit?usp=sharing" |
| EDUCATION |
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| "Increased collaboration Education in Minneapolis has been struggling for years with low graduation rates and strategic plans being slow moving. Each councilman/woman/person should be collaborative and support the educational needs and efforts in their ward. The 2020 committee that is state mandated should also have CM/CW/CP presence as education issues in our city have a direct impact on future unemployment, crime, safety, school to prison pipeline, and the ability to earn a living wage. I would love to see a collaborative effort to address the mental health needs of our students, better supports in place for students with IEPs, a transportation app so we can see real time where the buses are when they are late, free city-wide pre-K, and free lunch for all students with salad bars and farm to table fresh options. We have been looking into free tuition at our community colleges. This may not be something we can do alone at the municipal level but I am a proponent of it and would do what I can to make it happen." |
| CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS |
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| "Protecting our rights A woman has a right to do whatever she feels is best for her and her body. Nobody has the right to make that decision for someone else. Women, elderly, and children also have every right to get equal pay for equal work. Everyone has a right to identify as it fits their lifestyle. Families should be able to come together after a birth of a child and both partners should be able to take an equal amount of time off work. There should be equity in the relationship of maternal and paternal leave. Every child has the right to a public education and I do not believe that we should turn our school board over to mayoral control. School board, Parks, and City Council should stay separate but collaborate for a holistic approach to our city governance. It is a matrix and not a solid line structure that we operate under. Beyond $15. I want a study to look at what a basic income would mean for Minneapolitans. Job automation is increasing and addressing wages is a start but over time it is not a sustainable model. In addition, we must focus on the cost of living and operating in this city if we really want Minneapolis to be a city that is truly livable." |
Endorsements
2017
Pree-Stinson received endorsements from the following in 2017:
- Green Party[6]
- Minneapolis Firefighters Association, Local 82[7]
- Sierra Club[8]
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pree for Ward 3, "Biography," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Samantha Pree-Stinson, PMP-C," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 5, 2021
- ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
- ↑ Pree for Ward 3, "Issues," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ Green Party US, "Samantha Pree-Stinson," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ Green Party US, "Pree-Stinson Endorsed by the Minneapolis Firefighter's ASsociation, Local 82," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Samantha Lee Pree-Stinson on October 25, 2017," accessed October 25, 2017
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