Dear List Members,
I thank all of you for your involvement in this election, this list, and
community affairs in general.
I want to thank Cara Letofsky for all her hard work and for running such a
strong, good campaign in Ward 2. I know and hope that her work to help make
this a better city is far from over. I look foward to working with her
again.
So many people helped with our effort. Our core campaign team was tireless,
talented and a joy to work with, but I want to give special acknowledgment
to my Campaign Manger, Robin Garwood.
Robin was Field Coordinator for our unsuccessful effort in 2001 and he never
lost faith. In 2004 he returned to manage the '05 campaign as well as the
field. His fingerprints are all over everything we did, he was part of every
major decision and deserves tons of credit for how effective we were able to
be.
Now, I feel incredibly honored and grateful for the opportunity to serve all
the people of Ward 2.
As I make the transition from candidate to elected official I feel it is
appropriate --- and important --- to review and share with you some of my
intentions and aims.
As City Council Member, I will make serving all the people of the Second
Ward, and the City, my top priority.
Throughout the campaign I articulated a vision that many of us share of a
better Minneapolis. I will work to help realize that vision -- to make our
neighborhoods healthier, safer and stronger, and to make our city one we can
all be proud of, where we all have a voice in the decisions that affect our
lives, where the environment is protected, and where everyone has access to
the rich economic, educational and cultural opportunities Minneapolis has to
offer.
During the campaign I presented my ideas for improving policing, enhancing
transit, supporting our families and small businesses, making our campaigns
cleaner, connecting people to their government and for making Minneapolis a
greener, more environmentally sustainable city. These will continue to be
areas where I will push for progress.
I also aim to bring a focus on fairness, civility, openness and service to
our city government, where all city officials and employees are better able
to work with integrity and respect for each other and for all the people of
Minneapolis.
Finally, I want you, and all the people of the Second Ward and the City, to
be able to use the Second Ward office to help bring your priorities, great
ideas and solutions to City Hall. The best ideas for making our city better
may not come from me or anyone at City Hall at all. They may come from you.
As a Council Member I will be in a good position to help move them forward.
To help me do all of this, however, I will need your help.
Please stay involved. Keep engaging in the civic discourse on this list and
elsewhere. Help keep me informed. As I have said before, I welcome your
support as well as your criticism, for I believe that open discussion and
the full participation of as many voices and viewpoints as possible can only
help make ours a better democracy and lead us to better solutions in the
future.
I look forward to working with you all.
Gratefully yours, in peace and cooperation,
Cam Gordon
Seward
2nd Ward City Council Member-Elect
612 296-0579
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