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Alondra Cano
Alondra Cano was a member of the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota, representing Ward 9. Cano assumed office in 2014. Cano left office on January 3, 2022.
Cano ran for re-election to the Minneapolis City Council to represent Ward 9 in Minnesota. Cano won 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] Cano ran as a DFL candidate.[2]
Biography
Cano earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Her experience includes work as a senior communications and public affairs specialist for the Minneapolis Public Schools, a policy associate for Councilman Robert Lilligren, and the associate director of the Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network.[3]
Elections
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.[4]
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 9, 2017, Round 2 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Alondra Cano (i) - Winner | 60.7% | 2,982 | 359 |
| Mohamed Farah - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −1,084 |
| Gary Schiff | 39.3% | 1,934 | 310 |
| Ronald Peterson - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −167 |
| Undeclared Write-ins - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −21 |
| Exhausted | 603 | 603 | |
| Total Votes | 5,519 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
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| Minneapolis City Council Ward 9, 2017, Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Alondra Cano (i) - Most votes | 47.5% | 2,623 | |
| Mohamed Farah | 19.6% | 1,084 | |
| Gary Schiff | 29.4% | 1,624 | |
| Ronald Peterson | 3% | 167 | |
| Undeclared Write-ins | 0.4% | 21 | |
| Exhausted | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 5,519 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
Endorsements
2017
Cano received endorsements from the following in 2017:[5]
- AFL-CIO-Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation
- DFL Environmental Caucus
- Minneapolis Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
- Minnesota Nurses Association
- Our Revolution Twin Cities
- OutFront Minnesota Action
- SEIU Minnesota State Council
- TakeAction Minnesota
- Womenwinning
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ City of Minneapolis, "Official Ballot," accessed November 3, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Alondra Espejel Cano," accessed November 4, 2017
- ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
- ↑ Alondra Cano for City Council Ward 9, "Endorsements," accessed November 4, 2017
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Minneapolis City Council Ward 9 2014-2022 |
Succeeded by Jason Chavez |
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