Esther Agbaje
Esther Agbaje She assumed office on January 5, 2021 and is running for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election. Esther Agbaje was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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“The main messages of my campaign are inclusivity, community health and wellbeing, and boldness. With an equity and inclusion lens to policy I will ask questions to ensure that people of color, people with disabilities, poor people, and those who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community are considered in policy making.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey) “From that perspective my two main issues are housing and environmental justice. These two issue areas interact with other issues like education, living wage jobs, universal healthcare, and police accountability because housing and a clean environment are the basis of community health and wellbeing.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey)Kenneth Smoron
Kenneth Smoron Kenneth Smoron was born in Spring Valley, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree from Illinois State University in 1990.
“Ronald Reagan assassination attempt. I was 9yrs old at the time. Our school was expecting a visit from the president the following day. For obvious reasons that never happened.”
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