Stephanie Gasca

Stephanie Gasca

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Stephanie Gasca was a candidate for Ward 4 representative on the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota. She was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Although municipal elections in Minneapolis are officially nonpartisan, candidates can choose a party affiliation to appear on the ballot. Gasca ran as a DFL candidate.

Biography

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Gasca's experience includes work as an organizer for Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha and service as a board member for Protect MN.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2017) and Mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota (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.

Minneapolis City Council Ward 4, 2017, Round 2
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Barbara Johnson (i)	48.3%	2,430	172
Phillipe Cunningham - Winner	51.7%	2,605	465
Stephanie Gasca - Eliminated	0%	0	−634
Dana Hansen - Eliminated	0%	0	−220
Undeclared Write-ins - Eliminated	0%	0	−11
Exhausted		228	228
Total Votes		5,263	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Legend:     Eliminated in current round     Most votes     Lost

This is the first round of voting. To view subsequent rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.

Minneapolis City Council Ward 4, 2017, Round 1
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Barbara Johnson (i) - Most votes	42.9%	2,258
Phillipe Cunningham	40.7%	2,140
Stephanie Gasca	12%	634
Dana Hansen	4.2%	220
Undeclared Write-ins	0.2%	11
Exhausted		0	0
Total Votes		5,263	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Campaign themes

2017

Gasca's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Living Wage - I am committed to a $15 minimum wage for all working people in Minneapolis. - The City’s priorities shouldn’t be shaped solely by wealthy corporations. Instead workers, unions, and small business owners should be a central voice in deciding the economic future of our city. - Committing to a living wage for all Minneapolis residents is a critical step to dismantling the egregious racial and economic disparities in our communities. Violence in the Community - I will engage and include the community in addressing the root causes of violence in our neighborhoods. We simply cannot continue to criminalize our people as a solution, rather we need to identify barriers that create and perpetuate these issues and provide positive alternatives for intervention. - We need to partner with and invest in our parks and schools to create safe and healthy activities that grow our sense of community and provide our youth with more opportunities for success. - Greater investments in public spaces are needed on the Northside. We need safer and cleaner parks, streets, and common areas in North Minneapolis. Safe and Affordable Housing - I will work with community members and stakeholders to ensure that every person in the City of Minneapolis has access to safe and affordable housing. - We need more renters involved in the shaping of housing policies for the Northside. - The City needs to do a better job at promoting existing programs that encourage and create homeownership for those that actually live in North Minneapolis. Police Accountability - I do not believe that our police department should be tasked with unfunded federal mandates. - I believe that interactions between the police and our community should not only take place during an arrest or a negative incident. I’m committed to community policing that includes a focus on building relationships, trust, and respect with all residents of North Minneapolis. - We need to recruit and hire police officers from our communities. When officers have roots in the neighborhoods they serve, they are better able to earn the trust and respect of those they are sworn to protect.	”
—Stephanie Gasca's campaign website, (2017)

Endorsements

2017

Gasca received endorsements from the following in 2017:

• Our Revolution Minnesota
• TakeAction Minnesota

Recent news

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See also

Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minnesota	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

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