Terry Lovgren (Pine County Commissioner Board District 3, Minnesota, candidate 2024)
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Terry Lovgren ran for election to the Pine County Commissioner Board District 3 in Minnesota. She was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]
Lovgren completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Terry Lovgren provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 19, 2024:
- Birth place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- High school: Orono
- Gender: Female
- Religion: Christian: Nondenominational
- Profession: Customer Service
- Prior offices held:
- Pine County Commissioner, District 3 (2021-2024)
- Hinckley Township Supervisor
- Incumbent officeholder: Yes
Elections
General election
General election for Pine County Commissioner Board District 3
Terry Lovgren and Roger Nelson ran in the general election for Pine County Commissioner Board District 3 on November 5, 2024.
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Election results
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Terry Lovgren completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lovgren's responses.
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My husband Jerry and I just celebrated 45 years of marriage, we have 2 adult children and a son and daughter in law and are expecting grandbaby #3 very soon. I am a Christian attempting to put God first and serve as He would desire me to serve which to me is not judging others but showing love, mercy and grace to all. I have a passion to help others, my husband would say too much but when you are doing what you love you want to do more. Being a public servant for 40+ years I believe speaks to the desire I have to help others to be their best. I have volunteered with our past church distributing food for 15 years, as an adult leader with Tree House Sandstone working with struggling teens for 5 years and currently helping to lead Hope for Mental Health in our church. I have also served as a township supervisor for 15 years.
- I worked for Pine County where I served for 35 years retiring when I became a county commissioner. As a county commissioner for the almost 4 years doors have been opened for me to serve in ways I would have never imagined. From working with our state representatives to replace the SSIS system our employees must work on which just does not work keeping them from helping our families in crisis to working with tribes finding ways to keep families together and building a better community which can only be done when we are willing to work together. I do know that I would not have been able to open these doors on my own and thank God every day for this blessing allowing me to serve in this way.
- Out of home placement has been proven in many cases to continue with services through the years such as probation, jail time, divorce, drug use and so on. If we can help people early in their crisis, I believe we will see stronger families and communities, less drug use, less people in our jails and save lives. As a taxpayer this will also help us reduce our cost of services keeping taxes down which is a win for everyone. Helping our residents through public health, positive programs for our youth such as 4H and youth groups to juvenile services when poor choices are made are vital. Helping all people in the beginning when things are starting to spiral is crucial for our families, our community.
- Working with mental health is something I feel very strong about and have chosen to help as a leader at Hope for Mental Health in our church. If you have never had a bad day consider yourself blessed as I do not know of anyone who has not dealt with depression, anxiety, loss of hope. You have been told to not worry about it and definitely do not talk about it. This is NOT true, you are not alone and it is very important you know you are worthy to be heard and loved. Many times substance abuse becomes an out for these feelings which is causing broken families, hurting children and an emptiness that is crying for help. There are many people who want to help you to get out of this rut. Please call your Health and Human Service Department,
Mental health, drug abuse, and helping families especially those who are finding themselves in crisis.
My Mom, she was always giving of her time and talents to others and had a smile that didn't have an end.
The movie White Bird.
Honesty, integrity, trustworthy and transparent.
A desire to help others.
To be financially responsible with taxpayer's money while serving all residents and their needs.
Stronger families and healthy communities.
The assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr, I was 9.
Babysitting, it has continued to be a part of what I do helping young parents to have time alone allowing them to stay strong together.
The Bible, it keeps me grounded in who I choose to be.
Katniss Everdeen
Praise by Brandon Lake
dealing with small minded people.
How do you stop a bull from charging? Cancel its credit card.
Transparency is the only way to have an honest government.
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See also
2024 Elections
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