Why I'd Be Honored for Your Vote

I got my start organizing for marriage equality, paid family leave, and healthcare justice. I now run a clean energy nonprofit, where I get utilities and environmental groups to sit at the same table, find common ground, and chart a path forward that is best for everyone.

Six years ago, I fell in love with Falcon Heights. So much that I convinced my mother-in-law to move here from Washington and my dad and brother from other parts of Minnesota. My wife's a vet, we have a beautiful one-year-old daughter, our bulldog Daisy, cats, dogs, and axolotls. This is home. 

However...

We got lucky to find these houses. Too many families can't find housing that's affordable or works for blended families and aging in place. The Les Bolstad Golf Course is an incredible chance to address that—but only if we do it right.

The next four years will define what Falcon Heights becomes. Getting neighbors, developers, and the university to work together won't be easy—but it's exactly the challenge I know how to handle. My environmental work underpins my values including that a large part of that golf course should become publicly available greenspace for outdoor recreation. I want to make Falcon Heights the kind of place that makes you want to move your whole family here, even more than it already is!

What We Accomplished Over the Last Four Years

• Improved pedestrian safety for kids and adults with first ever sidewalk on Garden Avenue 

• Helped guide decision on new police contract, improving safety while cutting costs

• Saved the Ruggles Path from closure, made it ADA compliant with permeable pavers

• Legalized ADUs and lowered minimum parking requirements, allowing more "missing middle" housing

• Began construction on new Community Park that emphasizes the things most community members prioritized, the playground and splash pad.
  
  

My Priorities Going Forward

• • Bring water access to Curtiss Field, expand community events 

  • Guide Les Bolstad development to preserve greenspace while creating diverse housing options 

  • Transform blighted properties like Get Pressed into community assets

  • Keep taxes as low as possible through strategic investments and aggressive grant pursuit

Endorsements

James Wassenberg, Falcon Heights City Councilor

Mark Miazga, former Falcon Heights City Councilor

Yakasah Wehyee, former Falcon Heights City Councilor