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Dana Hansen
Dana Hansen was a candidate for Ward 4 representative on the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota. She 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] Hansen ran as a Libertarian candidate.[2]
Biography
Hansen earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her experience includes work as the legal administrator for the Common Property Management Cooperative and as a paralegal for Hanson, Lulic & Krall, LLC and Yost & Baill, LLP.[3][4]
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.[5]
| Minneapolis City Council Ward 4, 2017, Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Barbara Johnson (i) | 48.3% | 2,430 | 172 |
| Phillipe Cunningham - Winner | 51.7% | 2,605 | 465 |
| Stephanie Gasca - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −634 |
| Dana Hansen - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −220 |
| Undeclared Write-ins - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | −11 |
| Exhausted | 228 | 228 | |
| Total Votes | 5,263 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
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| Minneapolis City Council Ward 4, 2017, Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Barbara Johnson (i) - Most votes | 42.9% | 2,258 | |
| Phillipe Cunningham | 40.7% | 2,140 | |
| Stephanie Gasca | 12% | 634 | |
| Dana Hansen | 4.2% | 220 | |
| Undeclared Write-ins | 0.2% | 11 | |
| Exhausted | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 5,263 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
Campaign themes
2017
Hansen's campaign Facebook page highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
As a Libertarian, I believe that each individual should be free to live their own lives as they choose, and to earn or spend their own money as they choose, so long as they don't infringe upon the equal right of others to do the same. I believe that people will be happier and more secure when they can exercise choice in their lives and earn their living without interference or restrictions from politicians and bureaucrats. It is my goal that society becomes more peaceful and prosperous without the strife that arises when some try to control others by using the force of government. I understand that in order to have freedom for ourselves, we must be willing to stand up for the freedom of our neighbors as well, even if we may not always agree with the choices they make. I believe that the initiation of force is wrong in all cases, even when undertaken by city government. I support personal freedom of lifestyle, strong defense of all civil liberties, a genuinely free and open marketplace, and foreign non-interventionism and peace. Libertarianism is a philosophical and political movement in support of individual freedom on all issues, all the time![6] |
” |
| —Dana Hansen's campaign Facebook page, (2017)[3] | ||
Endorsements
2017
Hansen received endorsements from the following in 2017:
- Libertarian Party of Minnesota[3]
Recent news
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See also
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External links
- Minneapolis City Council
- Social media
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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Facebook, "Dana Hansen for Ward 4 Minneapolis," accessed November 3, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Dana Hansen," accessed November 3, 2017
- ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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