Tara Jebens-Singh
2025 - Present
2029
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Tara Jebens-Singh is a member of the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners in Minnesota, representing District 1. She assumed office on January 6, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Jebens-Singh ran for election to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners to represent District 1 in Minnesota. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Jebens-Singh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tara Jebens-Singh was born in Madison, Wisconsin. She graduated from Phillips High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Hamline University in 1993, a graduate degree from the University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs in 1995, and a graduate degree from Fielding Graduate University in 2024. Her career experience includes working as a nonprofit executive director.[1]
Jebens-Singh has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Ramsey County
- Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation
- Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative’s
- Many Faces of the White Bear Lake Area
- League of Women Voters
- Northeast Metro Rotary Club
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Ramsey County, Minnesota (2024)
General election
General election for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 1
Tara Jebens-Singh won election in the general election for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tara Jebens-Singh (Nonpartisan)  | 98.1 | 27,806 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 546 | ||
| Total votes: 28,352 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Tara Jebens-Singh advanced from the primary for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 1.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jebens-Singh in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tara Jebens-Singh completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jebens-Singh's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Tara's professional mission is building community capacity to meet the needs of its members while building member capacity to meet the needs of the community - affectionately called the Big Work. She is running for Ramsey County Commissioner because the county is at the center of so much of the Big Work.
- Tara will be a champion for Youth, Families, and Elders (nutrition, childcare, mental health, workforce, and aging services); Livable Communities (housing, transit, economic development, parks, and public safety); Environmental Protections (water management, recycling and waste, and clean energy); and Responsible Stewardship (financial, infrastructure, technology, and natural resources).
- Tara brings decades of informed, pragmatic leadership experience to the role of County Commissioner, including: lived-experience as a caregiver, provider, and advocate; compassionate listening to diverse viewpoints; inclusive community engagement; collaborative partnership and consensus building; systems-thinking to reduce disparity in access and outcomes; and strategic approaches to complex issues.
Justice Rosalie Wahl was Minnesota's first woman Supreme Court Justice. Justice Wahl served as liaison to the court’s Study Commission on the Mentally Disabled and was known for leading efforts to address both gender fairness and racial bias in the judicial system. Tara was privileged to work with Justice Wahl while leading the Minnesota League of Women Voter’s Leaders of Today and Tomorrow Program. Rosalie lent her name to their annual fundraiser, often leading attendees in rousing Union songs. She left an indelible mark on Tara, modeling how to grow from mother to advocate to leader.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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