Will Jaeger

Will Jaeger

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Will Jaeger was a candidate for Ward 12 representative on the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota. He was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Municipal elections in Minneapolis are officially nonpartisan, and Jaeger ran as an independent.

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. Incumbent Andrew Johnson defeated Will Jaeger and Harrison Bullard in the general election for the Ward 12 seat on the Minneapolis City Council.

Minneapolis City Council, Ward 12 General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Andrew Johnson Incumbent	87.15%	8,874
Will Jaeger	9.40%	957
Harrison Bullard	3.10%	316
Write-in votes	0.34%	35
Total Votes		10,182
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "2017 Minneapolis Election Results," accessed November 22, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

Jaeger's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Public Education I am 100% Pro-Public schools. As a product of the Minneapolis public school system, I understand the need for enhancing the budget and services of the Minneapolis Public School district. Energy Independence I believe that Minneapolis should continue to take steps towards creating an energy independent future for Minneapolis. There is no time like the present for this mission. Transit Equality I believe that everybody has the right to SAFE and AFFORDABLE transportation, no matter if it's by foot, bike, personal auto, or mass transit. Affordable Housing I believe that affordable housing should be an obtainable and realistic goal for all citizens of Minneapolis. As Someone who has lived and worked in section 8 housing in Hennepin county, I know the needs of the community in this domain. Health Care at the Community Level The city should step up and speak up for health care needs specific to our communities. Working closely and diligently with county and state health care programs is essential to this huge need. Responsible Spending Going door to door, the topic often comes up and I am straight forward on my stance that we all want to make more money. Although if you start to fix the problems of AFFORDABLE healthcare and housing, then I think that puts a whole new scope on the issue. Doing these large income increases at once can create 'economic islands'; which in turn I would support these policy changes at a state or federal level. Healthcare and housing should be our higher priority	”
—Will Jaeger's campaign website, (2017)

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