Tim Bildsoe

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Tim Bildsoe
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Prior offices
Plymouth City Council At-large
Plymouth City Council Ward 1
Elections and appointments
Last election

August 14, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Bemidji State University

Personal
Profession
Insurance Agent
Contact

Campaign Facebook

Personal website

Tim Bildsoe was a member of the Plymouth City Council At-large.

Bildsoe ran for election to the Hennepin County Commission to represent District 2 in Minnesota. Bildsoe lost in the primary on August 14, 2018.

Bildsoe was a candidate for Ward 3 representative on the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota. He 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.[1] Bildsoe ran as a DFL candidate.[2]

Bildsoe was previously a member of the Plymouth City Council, representing Ward 1 from 1996 to 2000 and serving at-large from 2002 to 2014.[3]

Biography

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Bildsoe earned a B.S. in business and economics from Bemidji State University.[4]

Bildsoe's professional experience includes work in commercial insurance for Wells Fargo Insurance and as a technology underwriter for The Hartford Insurance Group.[4] He has also served as the president of the North Loop Neighborhood Association and as a member of the 2020 Partners Steering Committee and Plymouth's Planning Commission, Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Transit Advisory Commission, Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, and Environmental Quality Commission.[5]

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2018)

General election

General election for Hennepin County Commission District 2

Irene Fernando defeated Blong Yang in the general election for Hennepin County Commission District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Irene Fernando
Irene Fernando (Nonpartisan)
 
57.5
 
39,896
Image of Blong Yang
Blong Yang (Nonpartisan)
 
41.9
 
29,108
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
434

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 69,438
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Hennepin County Commission District 2

Irene Fernando and Blong Yang defeated Natalie Johnson Lee, Tim Bildsoe, and Iyob Waldsmayate in the primary for Hennepin County Commission District 2 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Irene Fernando
Irene Fernando (Nonpartisan)
 
33.2
 
9,577
✔
Image of Blong Yang
Blong Yang (Nonpartisan)
 
26.3
 
7,593
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Natalie Johnson Lee (Nonpartisan)
 
19.6
 
5,649
Image of Tim Bildsoe
Tim Bildsoe (Nonpartisan)
 
18.1
 
5,226
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Iyob Waldsmayate (Nonpartisan)
 
2.8
 
794

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 28,839
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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.[6]

Minneapolis City Council Ward 3, 2017, Round 3
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.


Legend:     Eliminated in current round     Most votes     Lost






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Campaign themes

2017

Bildsoe's campaign website listed the following priorities:

“
  • Ensure our city is a safe place to live, work and visit
  • Support investment in multi-modal transportation for easy access to work, school, and recreation
  • Increase the supply of affordable housing options to make Minneapolis more accessible to more people
  • Recruit and retain small businesses to keep our economy thriving
  • Redesign Minneapolis’ website to make it easier for residents to access information and conduct business with the city
  • Build partnerships with our neighboring cities to benefit Minneapolis and the entire region
  • Advance the Mississippi Riverfront environment to protect our resources and create more local jobs[7]
 ”
—Tim Bildsoe's campaign website, (2017)[8]

Endorsements

2017

Bildsoe received endorsements from the following in 2017:

  • Minneapolis Star Tribune[9]

See also

Hennepin County, Minnesota Minnesota Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ MinnPost, "Minnesota Loves to Brag About Turnout. But Minneapolis and St. Paul Residents Are Actually Pretty Bad About Voting in Municipal Elections," July 7, 2017
  2. ↑ City of Minneapolis, "Official Ballot," accessed November 3, 2017
  3. ↑ Sun Sailor, "Longtimer Tim Bildsoe Bids Farewell to Plymouth City Council," December 23, 2014
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named linkedin
  5. ↑ Tim Bildsoe for Ward 3, "About Tim," accessed October 25, 2017
  6. ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
  7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  8. ↑ Tim Bildsoe for Ward 3, "Priorities," accessed October 25, 2017
  9. ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Editorial Endorsements: Reich and Bildsoe for Mpls. City Council," October 24, 2017
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