Supporters

Papa John Kolstad is running for Mayor of Minneapolis to help every citizen of this great city. He is endorsed by the Minneapolis Independence Party, the Minneapolis Republican Party and has support of individuals from across the political spectrum including Greens, Democrats and unaligned independents.

Individuals Supporting Papa John Kolstad For Mayor

We the undersigned support Papa John Kolstad for mayor of Minneapolis.

RT Rybak has failed to properly manage the city. Rybak has failed to supervise the police department. Rybak has worked actively with the city council to concentrate power downtown, and to shut out the voices of the residents. Rybak has actively pushed to increase Property Taxes by forcing up property valuations and increasing the tax rate. The Property Tax is the most regressive tax there is. This callous policy is harming low and fixed income people and small business. Rybak and the City Council often speak of their support for small business, but their actions directly harm small business.

Papa John Kolstad will actively promote public involvement, will make the city more attractive, friendly and affordable for its residents, promote small businesses, and promote public safety through a better supervised police force. Papa John Kolstad will immediately ask for a complete audit of the City's spending over the past few years. Essential Services, like Police and Fire, must be funded. Non-essential services and expenditures need to be reviewed on a case by case basis, with the intention of cutting
low priority programs. Papa John Kolstad will not force people on low or fixed incomes to pay for programs of questionable value. He will examine the Property Tax and work to remove any inequities. Papa John Kolstad believes that providing assistance to small business, as opposed to heavy taxes plus fee upon fee, will unleash this economic force, create new jobs and increase revenue to the City.

Rybak is clearly using the Mayors Office as a stepping stone to run for governor. Papa John Kolstad is committed to the city of Minneapolis and will serve the full four years.

In a recent email to supporters, Rybak said, "For the better part of two years I traveled the state to let people know what I knew: he (Obama) would be a president who would inspire us to take on the big challenges of our time".

Papa John Kolstad says, "No wonder the City is in such bad straits, the Mayor has not been here for the better part of 2 years. We need a Mayor who will travel around the City and find out what the Minneapolis citizens know and what the critical needs and problems are. Then work to solve them".

To bring about this important change to our City, we the undersigned know that we must take an active and public role to bring about the change this City needs.

Signed,
Danene Provencher
Mike Whelan
Lydia Howell
Dave Garland
Dori Ullman
Fred Markus
Michael Cavlan RN, candidate ward 8
Alan Hancock
Richard Broderick
Amber Garlan
Suzanne Linton
Gary Carlson
Tom Cleland
Paul Busch
Robert Halfhill
David Unowsky
Alan Carlson
Jan McGee
James Mayer
Andy Hamerlinck
Jane Kirby
Dean Zimmerman
L Hogan
Mary Devitt
Carol Mellom
David Shove

To sign this letter, email to kolstadformayor@gmail.com Tell us your name and that you want your name to be added to the letter of support for Papa John Kolstad for Mayor. You may add a party affiliation if you wish.