Saralyn Romanishan
Saralyn Romanishan was a candidate for Ward 10 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] Romanishan ran as a DFL candidate.[2]
Biography
Romanishan earned a B.A. in anthropology and art history from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.[3]
Romanishan's professional experience includes work for Metro Transit. She has also served as a founding member of the Minneapolis Residents for Responsible Development Coalition and as the association treasurer of the Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association and the chair of its Neighborhood Revitalization Program Committee and Zoning and Planning Committee.[3]
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.[4] Incumbent Lisa Bender defeated Saralyn Romanishan, David Schorn, and Bruce Lundeen in the general election for the Ward 10 seat on the Minneapolis City Council.[5]
| Minneapolis City Council, Ward 10 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lisa Bender Incumbent |
64.34% | 4,883 |
| Saralyn Romanishan | 20.57% | 1,561 |
| David Schorn | 9.34% | 709 |
| Bruce Lundeen | 5.48% | 416 |
| Write-in votes | 0.26% | 20 |
| Total Votes | 7,589 | |
| Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "2017 Minneapolis Election Results," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Romanishan's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
A Champion for Livability
Affordable workforce housing is rapidly disappearing in Ward 10 replaced with market and luxury rate units.
Diverse middle and lower income residents including families, students, artists, seniors, and immigrants have been forced to move out, often to less accessible suburbs or even onto the street.
More crosswalks, signal timing changes, new stop signs and traffic signals are desperately needed to increase safety while increasing thefts and violence are ignored. A Real voice for Residents I will enable residents to have a real voice at City Hall. I insist on:
Several ordinances have been passed benefitting Special Interests while the People of Ward 10 are told that they are for their best interest.
The people have been dismissed and ignored too many times to count. Local businesses were not contacted to provide input on bike lanes and their requests to keep their parking have been ignored.
The city has forgotten how to really listen to the People and to respond to our needs. A Catalyst for Growing a Sustainable Economy
The city has worked against existing and proposed Ward 10 small businesses , taking away accessibility, allowing rents to skyrocket, forcing developers to build extra retail space while allowing existing retail space to sit empty, and passing city policies that do not understand the economics of small business.
Our diverse and creative economy of Ward 10 has been stifled by city policy and city ignorance.
It is difficult for new business owners to stay in business for the long term due to rising rents, difficulty navigating city regulations, the vagaries of city departments, and red tape.[6] |
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| —Saralyn Romanishan's campaign website, (2017)[7] | ||
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See also
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External links
- Minneapolis City Council
- Campaign website
- 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 Saralyn for Ward 10, "Meet Saralyn Romanishan," accessed November 4, 2017
- ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
- ↑ Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "Candidate Filings - 2017," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Saralyn for Ward 10, "Platform," accessed November 4, 2017
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