Campaign Finance Two-Week Reports for the 2017 St Paul Mayoral Race

Here are the reports for the various campaigns. We will delve deeper into these reports later. Melvin Carter III (DFL) Raised this report            127,494.74 Raised Cumulatively       392,137.80 Spent this report                71,296.12 Spent Cumulatively        ...

St Paul Municipal Race 2017, Now the Fun Begins

The final two-week campaign finance reports are due today and we will see how much money is collected, how much spent and how much remains on-hand, or will we. No, we will not. The amount of money to be spent in this last period will determine the race. The bevy of...

A Last-Minute Tacit Endorsement, of Sorts?

An interesting discussion is underway about the candidate dubbed the transactional politician during the “bribery investigation” current City Council Member (Ward One) Dai Thao (DFL). The speculation is Thao will suggest to his voters that they select Harris as their...

Pioneer Press Endorses Harris

On Sunday, the Capitol City’s daily newspaper swung its support to former City Council member (Ward Three) Pat Harris (DFL). The paper noted his depth of experience and commitment to the community of St Paul. The ringing endorsement said, “Our endorsement goes to...

St Paul Mayoral Race 2017 Continued

The most interesting development in the St Paul mayoral race this week was the release of former City Council member (Ward Three) Pat Harris’ (DFL) “Safe St Paul” plan for increasing police by 50 FTEs during his four years in office. The cost of such a program would...