Supporters
Ranked Choice Voting in Minnesota is supported by a wide range of candidates, elected officials, community leaders, and organizations.
National supporters - See FairVote.Org
Elected Officials
US President
MN Governor
US Congress
- Senator Al Franken
- Representative Keith Ellison
Minnesota Legislators & Elected Officials
Senate
- Senator David Tomassoni, SD 5
- Senator Roger Reinert, SD 7
- Senator Ron Latz, SD 44
- Senator Scott Dibble, SD 60
- Senator Jeff Hayden, SD 61
- Senator Patricia Torres Ray, SD 62
- Senator John Marty, SD 54 Read position statement
- Senator Mary Jo McGuire, SD66
- Senator Sandy Pappas, SD65
House
- Rep. John Persell, LD 4A
- Rep. Bill Hilty, LD 8A
- Rep. Steve Simon, LD 44A
- Rep. Lyndon Carlson, LD 45B
- Rep. Phyllis Kahn, LD 59B
- Rep. Marion Green, LD60A
- Rep. Frank Hornstein, LD 60B
- Rep. Karen Clark, LD 61A
- Rep. Susan Allen, LD 61B
- Rep. Jim Davnie, LD 62A
- Rep. Jean Wagenius, LD 62B
- Rep. Paul Thissen, LD 63A
- Rep. Erin Murphy, LD 64A
- Rep. Michael Paymar, LD 64B
- Rep. Carlos Mariani, LD 65B
- Rep. John Lesch, LD 66A
- Rep. Alice Hausman, LD 66B
- Rep. Sheldon Johnson LD 67B
Statewide Offices
- Rebecca Otto, State Auditor
Local Elected Officials
Minneapolis and Hennepin County
- Mayor R.T. Rybak
- Councilmember Elizabeth Glidden
- Councilmember Cam Gordon
- Councilmember Betsy Hodges
- Councilmember Robert Lilligren
- Councilmember Kevin Reich
- Councilmember Don Samuels
- Councimember Gary Schiff
- Councilmember Meg Tuthill
- Councilmember John Quincy
- Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman
- Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin
- Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein
- Park Board Commissioner Brad Bourn
- Park Board Commissioner John Erwin
- School Board Member Dick Mammen
- School Board Member Hussein Sumatar
- School Board Member Tom Madden
- School Board Member Alberto Monserrate
- School Board Member Rebecca Gagnon
- School Board Member Jenny Arneson
- School Board Member Jill Davis
- School Board Member Carla Bates
Click here to see additional supporters of the Minneapolis Better Ballot Campaign.
Saint Paul
- Councilmember Melvin Carter
- Councilmember Pat Harris
- Councilmember Russ Stark
- Councilmember Dave Thune
- School Board member Keith Hardy
Click here to see additional supporters of the Saint Paul Better Ballot Campaign.
Duluth
- Councilmember Sharla Gardner
- Councilmember Patrick Boyle
Other Local Officials
- Tom Swain, Mayor of Lilydale
- Peter Lindstrom, Mayor of Falcon Heights
- Beth Mercer-Taylor, Falcon Heights City Council
- Ron Case, Eden Prairie City Council
- ReNae Bowman, Mayor of Crystal
- Roy Srp, Mayor of Waseca
- Michael Wojcik, Rochester City Council
- Tammy Pust, Roseville City Council
- Randy Maluchnik, Carver County Commissioner
- John Choi, Ramsey County Attorney
- Frank Jewel, St. Louis County Commissioner
- Steve O'Niel, St. Louis County Commissioner
Click here to see list of supporters across the country.
Civic, Community, Union and Business Leaders
Community Leaders
- Harriet Barlow, Executive Director, the Blue Mountain Center; Advisor, Harold K. Hochschild Foundation
- John Cairns, former Executive Director, Minnesota Business Parnership; former Minneapolis City Council member
- Donna Cassutt, vice chair, Minnesota DFL Party
- Bill Cosgriff, Attorney, Briggs and Morgan PA
- John Cowles, former publisher, Star Tribune
- Ned Crosby and Pat Benn, founders Citizen Jurys Project
- Chuck Denny, former CEO, ADC Communications
- Elizabeth Dickenson, community and environmental activist
- Cheryl Dickson, former President and CEO of the Minnesota Humanities Commission
- Dave Durenberger, former US Senator; Chair, National Institute of Health Policy; Advisory Board, National Popular Vote Plan
- Karla Ekdahl, Community Leader
- Matt Filner, assistant professor, Metro State University
- Catherine Gray, ass. director, White House Project Minnesota
- Kit Hadley, Director, Heading Home Minnesota; former director, Minneapolis Libraries
- Jim Gibson, Owner, Trail Blazer Campaign Services
- Mike Goldner, former owner of an investment firm and president of the Minneapolis Civil Liberties Union
- Mark Halvorson, president, Minnesota Citizens for Election Integrity
- Tom Horner, co-founder of Himle Horner, Inc and candidate for Minnesota Governor
- Peter Hutchinson, President, Bush Foundation; founder Public Strategies Group; former Minneapolis School Superintendent
- Susan Lenfestey, writer; founder of Watch
- Curt Johnson, President, Citistates Group; former Chair, Metropolitan Council; former Executive Director, Citizens League
- Liz Johnson, director, White House Project Minnesota
- Doug Johnson, Executive Director, Center for Victims of Torture
- Dan Larson, former Minnesota Senator
- Jim and Cindy Smart, Jim is President of Smart Associates
- Tammy Lee Stanoch, candidate for US Congress; former VP for Communication, Northwest Airlines
- Ken Martin, former chair, DFL Party
- Brian Melendez, former Chair, DFL Party; Attorney, Faegre & Benson
- Javier Morillo, President , SEIU Local 26
- Teresa Morrow, Senior Vice President, Communications and Community Relations, Bremer Bank
- Tom Moss, COO, Public Strategies Group
- Dr. Glen Nelson, Surgeon and former Medtronic Vice Chairman
- Jack Nelson Pallmeyer, candidate for US Senate; Professor, Saint Thomas University
- Al Netland, President, Northeast Area Labor Council
- Jim Niland, Political Director, AFSCME Council 5
- Ken Pentel, former Green Party candidate for Minnesota Governor
- George & Sally Pillsbury, community volunteers
- Jon Pratt, Executive Director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
- Walter Rockenstein, Attorney, Faegre & Benson; former Minneapolis Council Member
- Jorge Saavedra, Attorney, community leader
- Bill Sands, Chairman, Western Bancshares, Inc.
- Tony Solgard, former President, FairVote Minnesota
- Wy Spano, Director, University of Minnesota-Duluth Center for Advocacy and Political
Leadership; Co-founder and editor, Politics in Minnesota
- Hussein Samatar, executive director, African Development Center
- Jorge Saavedra, candidate for US Congress; attorney at law
- Aaron Street, Co-Director, Minnesota Institute of Law and Politics
- David Schultz, Attorney, Professor, Hamline University
- Sarah Stoez, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood
- Craig Swaggert, Chair, Minnesota Independence Party
- John Taft, CEO of RBC Wealth Management
- Jane Tschida, Community leader, former President, Minnesota Governmental Relations Council; Board Member, CommonBond Communities
- Paul Tschida, Community leader; former Commissioner of Public Safety, University of Minnesota
- Jack Uldrich, Global futurist and author; Owner, Nano Veritas; former Deputy Director
of the MN Office of Strategic and Long Range Planning, Governor
Ventura's adminstration
- Ruth Usem, Community Leader
- Win Rockwell, Partner, Faegre & Benson
- Tom Swain, former mayor of Lilydale, former Chief of Staff to Governor Elmer Anderson and former vice president for Institutional Relations, University of Minnesota
- Val Vargas, CEO, Minnesota Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Lee Pao Xiong, Director, Center for Hmong Studies at Concordia
Past Elected Officials
Former State & Local Elected Leaders
- US Senator Dave Durenburger
- US Congressman Tim Penny
- Arne Carlson, Former Governor
- Warren Spannaus, Minnesota Attorney General
- John Hottinger, Minnesota Senator and Majority Leader
- Ellen Anderson, Minnesota Senator
- Steve Kelley, Minnesota Senator
- Becky Lourey, Minnesota Senator
- Matt Entenza, Representative and Minority Leader
- Ron Erhardt, Representative
- David Bly, Representative
- Sandra Masin, Representative
- Mike Hatch, Attorney General
- George Latimer, St. Paul Mayor
- Jim Scheibel, St. Paul Mayor
- Don Fraser, Minneapolis Mayor
Candidates for United States President, 2008
- Barack Obama
- John McCain
- Bob Barr
- Cynthia McKinney
- Ralph Nader
Candidates for United States Senate, 2008
US and State Office Candidates, 2008
- Ashwin Madia, Congressional District 3
- David Dillon, Congressional District 3
- Grace Baltich, House District 32A
- Sue Bruns, House District 35A
- Jonathan Palmer, House District 58A
- Kate Christopher, House District 52B
Organizations
Organizational Endorsements
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League of Woman Voters of Minnesota
- Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
- Take Action Minnesota (Minneapolis and Saint Paul campaigns)
- Minnesota Public Interest Research Group
- Sierra Club - Northstar Chapter
- Minneapolis Urban League
- Minneapolis City Latino Advisory Committee
- Citizens for Election Integrity
- Minnesota Farmers Union (Statement of Support)
- United Steel Workers - District 11
- Unite Here, Local 17
- United Food and Commercial Workers – Local 789 (St. Paul campaign)
- White House Project
- Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers
- Friends for a Nonviolent World
- Foundation for Global Community-Minnesota
- Growing Communities of Peace
- Center for Civic Participation
- Confederation of Somali Communities of Minnesota
- Institute for Local Self Reliance
- Vets for Peace
Media
Media Endorsements
- Star Tribune
- Minnesota Daily
- Bemidji Pioneer
- La Prensa
- Spokesman-Recorder
Political Parties
Political Party Support
- Minnesota DFL
- DFL Progressive Caucus, Feminist Caucus and MYDFL
- Independence Party of Minnesota
- Green Party of Minnesota
- Libertarian Party of Minnesota