Am I in the Twilight Zone or something. Judy Farmer, who has been on the School Board for as long as I can remember, often as its head, is endorsed for yet another term, and a bright, thoughtful, articulate, has paid-his-dues young(ish) man of color like Jonathan Palmer is rejected?!
It is not like everybody is thrilled with the job the Mpls Schools is doing and wants to retain a winning team. The Minneapolis is not producing results we want to continue with so we need some new blood to push for constructive change. To me this endorsement failure shows the bankrupcy of the Mpls DFL Party (as did some of its 2001 endorsements), and makes me proud to have left it. I will not be held responsible for its myopia, its debts and its mistakes. It also shows the need for electoral reform--we need to elect School Board members either via districts or, better, by proportional representation. Does Phillips, Seward and Powderhorn have a School Board member, or do the four corners know what's best for them? Alan Shilepsky Downtown Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 17:45:12 -0500 To: mpls-issues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Tim Bonham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Mpls] City DFL School Board Convention At the DFL City Convention this morning, the delegates endorsed 4 candidates for School Board: Joseph Erickson, Judy Farmer, Audrey Johnson, and Colleen Moriarty. Here are the ballot results: Ballot #1: Total votes cast 456 Joseph Erickson 324 71% - endorsed! Judy Farmer 330 72% - endorsed! Audrey Johnson 272 59.6% Colleen Moriarty 320 70% - endorsed! Jonathan Palmer 219 48% LaShella Sims 43 9.4% - dropped Ballot #2: Total votes cast 390 Audrey Johnson 217 56% Jonathan Palmer 172 44% Ballot #3: Total votes cast 301 Audrey Johnson 170 56.5% Jonathan Palmer 129 42.8% Ballot #4: Total votes cast 298 Audrey Johnson 180 60.4% - endorsed! Jonathan Palmer 115 38.5% --__--__-- _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
