Ronald Peterson
Ronald Peterson (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 62B. Peterson lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Peterson was a candidate for Ward 9 representative on the Minneapolis City Council in Minnesota. He was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017. Click here to read Peterson's response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.
Although municipal elections in Minneapolis are officially nonpartisan, candidates can choose a party affiliation to appear on the ballot.[1] Peterson ran as a Republican candidate.[2]
Biography
At the time of his 2017 run for city council, Peterson was retired. His experience includes work in construction and service in the U.S. armed forces.[3]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 62B
Aisha Gomez defeated Ronald Peterson in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 62B on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Aisha Gomez (D) | 92.1 | 17,928 | |
| Ronald Peterson (R) | 7.7 | 1,502 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 19,472 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 62B
Aisha Gomez advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 62B on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Aisha Gomez | 100.0 | 7,075 | |
| Total votes: 7,075 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 62B
Ronald Peterson defeated Ross Tenneson in the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 62B on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ronald Peterson | 67.8 | 196 | |
| Ross Tenneson | 32.2 | 93 | ||
| Total votes: 289 | ||||
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
This is the first round of voting. To view subsequent rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.
| 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. | |||
Campaign themes
2017
Candidate survey
Peterson participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[5] The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | reduce property taxes and keep property taxes affordable for the home owners[6] | ” |
| —Ronald Peterson (November 2, 2017)[3] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| Crime reduction/prevention | Environment | ||
| Government transparency | City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | ||
| Civil rights | Candidate did not provide a response | ||
| Homelessness | Candidate did not provide a response | ||
| Housing | Candidate did not provide a response | ||
| Transportation | Candidate did not provide a response | ||
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Very important | |
| Federal | |
| Public outreach/education programs | |
| Focusing on small business development | |
| parks | |
| turn the convention center over to the state and see if the can make a profit minneapolis tax payers a subsidy of 20 million every year |
Endorsements
2017
Peterson received endorsements from the following in 2017:
- Minneapolis Police Federation[3]
See also
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | Minnesota | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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- State legislative elections, 2018
- Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Minnesota House of Representatives
External links
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 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Ronald Peterson's Responses," November 2, 2017
- ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
