In this 2023 city hall election cycle, Community Power and partners are again hosting opportunities to get to know candidates and what perspectives, experience, and insights they bring to energy. We will:
- Hosting 3 in person candidate forums this spring on energy democracy and local climate justice issues.
- Contributing questions to upcoming candidate forums hosted by the Minneapolis League of Women Voters (abbreviated below by LWV)
- Posting candidates' responses to our Energy Questionnaire
- Meeting with all candidates running for city hall to brief them on the history of energy decisions over the years locally
This page will be updated regularly with newly returned questionnaires, links with more info on upcoming forums, and recordings of livestreams from forums. After November's election this page will be archived for reference and the words of whichever candidates are elected will be posting on our "Current City Leaders On Energy" page.
2023 Community Power Energy Questionnaire
(downloadable word version for candidates to fill out here)
Click on Ward Maps below to go to an expandable PDF map.
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No Questionnaire Responses from Ward 3 will be posted in order to comply with 501 C-3 Status (see not at the end of the page) Candidate responses from the Sept 21st LWV Ward 3 forum: Watch both candidates answer environmental questions (Meeting City Climate Equity Goals, the Downtown HERC incinerator) starting at the 41 minute mark in this video.
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There will be No Mayoral election in Minneapolis until 2025. |
Background on Community Power's Candidate Forums
Community Power grew a city-wide discussion on local energy issues during the 2021 city council & mayoral elections, building on our 2013 Minneapolis Energy Options campaign, the 2017 candidate forums, and all the work in between. We invited every single candidate to meet with us, holding face to face gatherings with a wide majority of candidates, and held forums in multiple Wards in order to elevate and share knowledge on these issues. (You can see an questionnaire archive and video archive from responses and forums from ALL candidates (not just those who were elected).
*Note for Ward 3 Candidate Process for 2023: This year we will not be hosting a forum or posting questionnaires for candidates running for Ward 3. We have done this in order to comply with our status as a nonprofit 501c3 and avoid any unfair advantages on access to information, as one of our board members, who is a resident of Ward 3, has entered to run for office for that seat. We are still meeting 1-1 with all candidates in this Ward to give a primer on these important issues.
Saint Paul
Saint Paul Voters can see online candidate forums on similar topics that were hosted by Saint Paul 350, by clicking on the links below. No incumbent is running for reelection in the Wards below.
- Saint Paul Ward 1 forum Link to watch event video (with candidates: Anika Bowie, James Lo, Omar Syed, Suz Woehrle)
- Saint Paul Ward 5 forum Link to watch event video (with candidates: HwaJeong Kim, Pam Tollefson)
- Saint Paul Ward 3 forum Link to watch event video (with candidates: Saura Jost, Isaac Russell)
- Saint Paul Ward 7 forum Link to watch event video (with candidates: Cheniqua Johnson, Pa Der Vang)