Dakota County Commissioner, District 6
CountyFour candidates filed for this Lakeville based seat on the Dakota County Board, and the August 11 nonpartisan primary cuts the field to the two who advance to the November 3 ballot.
Jacob Borealis
Borealis is a data and analytics leader, according to the Sun Thisweek primary voter guide, and his campaign site says he has led data teams at organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 100 enterprises across retail, marketing, healthcare and professional services.Priorities: Addressing underfunded crisis and human services in the county, per his campaign site · Embedding social workers in crisis intervention responses, per his campaign site · Closing the county's reserve gap responsibly, per the Sun Thisweek voter guideCampaign site →Maggie Droen
Droen owns Flourish Business Solutions and founded Flourish Wellness Collaborative, according to the Sun Thisweek primary voter guide. Her campaign site says she has worked in the mental health field, helped professionals start and sustain businesses, and grew up in a military family.Priorities: Staffing, training and resourcing the Dakota County Sheriff's Office, per her campaign site · Investigating and prosecuting fraud at all levels, per her campaign site · Expanding mental health access and early intervention, per her campaign siteCampaign site →Mary Liz HolbergIncumbent
Dakota County commissioner for District 6 since 2015, chair of the county's Physical Development Committee and a former small business owner, per Dakota County. Per the Sun Thisweek voter guide her focus is transportation safety and capacity, mental health services, and holding Dakota County's per capita tax rate at the lowest in the state.Priorities: Transportation safety and capacity, per her Sun Thisweek questionnaire answers · Mental health services, per her Sun Thisweek questionnaire answers · Holding the county's per capita tax rate lowest in the state, per her Sun Thisweek questionnaire answersCampaign site →Brian "Baldy" Wheeler
Restaurant owner and commercial investor, per the Sun Thisweek voter guide. His questionnaire answers stress responsible spending, public safety investment, road and infrastructure upkeep, and encouraging business growth and job creation.Priorities: Protecting taxpayers through responsible spending, per his Sun Thisweek questionnaire answers · Investing in public safety and maintaining roads, per his Sun Thisweek questionnaire answers · Encouraging responsible business growth and job creation, per his Sun Thisweek questionnaire answers