Politics & Government

2012 Golden Valley Voters' Guide

Do you know who you're going to vote for?

Voting Info

  • Sample Ballot: To see your sample ballot, go to the Minnesota Secretary of State website and enter the appropriate information.
  • Polling locations: To find polling locations and precincts, visit the City of Golden Valley's precinct map.
  • Voter Registration: Are you registered to vote? Click here to find out what you need to know about voter registration.
  • Absentee Voting: Patch has all the information about voting absentee here.

Races

Click on a candidate's name for biographical information and answers to our candidate questionnaires. (Some also link to candidate’s home page, in event they did not fill out our forms. Those with no link have not responded and have no website. There are no forms for uncontested races.)

Independent School District 281 Board

  • Sherry Tyrrell
  • Ron Stoffel
  • Helen Basset
  • John Vento
  • Peter Vasseur

Hennepin County District Court - District 4, Seat 44

  • Marc Berris
  • Lois Conroy

Hennepin County District Court - District 4, Seat 22

Senate District 45

  • Blaire Tremere
  • Ann Rest

Senate District 46

State Representative District 45 B

State Representative Distict 46 A

  • Ryan Winkler
  • John Swanson

Hennepin County Commissioner - District 2

  • Linda Higgins
  • Blong Yang

U.S. Congress - District 5

  • Keith Ellison
  • Chris Fields

U.S. Senate

  • Michael Cavlan
  • Kurt Bills
  • Tim Davis
  • Amy Klobuchar
  • Stephen Williams

Judicial Races

Chief Justice - Supreme Court

  • Lorie Skjerven Gildea
  • Dan Griffth

Supreme Court 1, Seat 1

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  • Barry Anderson
  • Dean Barkley

Associate Justice - Supreme Court 4, Seat 4

  • David R. Stras
  • Tim Tingelstad

Judge 4th District Court, Seat 22

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Judge 4th District Court, Seat 44

Uncontested Judicial Races

  • Judge - Court of Appeals, Seat 6 - Renee L. Worke
  • Judge - Court of Appeals, Seat 7 - Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 2 - Francis Magill
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 6 - David Piper
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 15 - Phil Carruthers
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 17 - Denise  Reilly
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 29 - Nancy E. Brasel
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 33 - M. Jacqueline Regis
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 35 - Daniel Mabley
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 40 - Jamie L. Anderson
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 45 - Marilyn Brown Rosenbaum
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 46 - Mary R. Vasaly
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 48 - John O. McShane
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 49 - Lyonel Norris
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 50 - Bruce Peterson
  • Judge 4th District Court, Seat 59 - Patrick Robben

Ballot Issues - Constitutional Amendments

Amendment 1: "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Minnesota?"

Amendment 2: "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to require all voters to present valid photo identification to vote and to require the state to provide free identification to eligible voters, effective July 1, 2013?"


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