The list of candidates for the November third election is quite long. To see the sample ballot for your address, visit www.sos.state. mn.us/elections-voting The only difference for Cottage Grove voters that would be based on the address. Some may fall in Representative District 54A, others in 54B, the rest of the ballot should be the same.

President – Vice President / Party Affiliation Donald J. Trump – Mike Pence / Republican Party Joseph R. Biden – Kamala Harris / Democratic-Farmer-Labor Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente – Darcy Richardson / Independence- Alliance Howie Hawkins – Angela Walker / Green Party Kanye West – Michelle Tidball / Independent Brock Pierce – Karla Ballard / Independent Gloria La Riva – Leonard Peltier / Socialism and Liberation Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarret / Socialist Workers Party Jo Jorgenson – Jeremy “Spike” Cohen / Libertarian Party United States Senator Kevin O’Connor – Legal Marijuana Now Oliver Steinberg – Grassroots – Legalize Cannabis Jason Lewis – Republican Party Tina Smith – Democratic- Farmer-Labor United States Representative District 2 Adam Charles Weeks – Legal Marijuana Now Tyler Kistner – Republican Party Angie Craig – Democratic- Farmer-Labor State Senator Leilani Holmstadt – Republican Party Karla Bigham – Democratic- Farmer-Labor State Representative 54A (Depends on address) Keith Franke – Republican Party Anne Claflin – Democratic- Farmer-Labor State Representative 54B (Depends on address) Tony Jurgens – Republican Party Kelsey Waits – Democratic- Farmer-Labor Judicial Offices Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice 4 Michelle MacDonald Paul Thissen (Incumbent) Court of Appeals Court of appeals has four judges running unopposed: Carol Hooten, Randall J Slieter, Jeanne Cochran, Kevin G. Ross.

Tenth Judicial District Judges Tenth District Court has twenty judges running for re-election. All twenty are running unopposed.

City Offices Mayor Myron Bailey (unopposed) Council Member (Vote for up to two) Nick Cauthen, LaRae Mills, Justin Olsen With all the various platforms out there encouraging you to vote, the hope here is that you can use this list to help with your research before going to the polls. While we are on the topic of the polls, election judges are such a vital role to the entire process. Have you considered signing up to be one? Students as young as 16 can work the polls and they get paid the same as the adult election judges and it’s a great resume addition! Of course, they are looking for adult election judges too, and yes, it is a paid gig. If you are looking to be an election judge for future elections, contact Joe Fischbach at 651-458-2883 or [email protected] cottagegrovemn.gov.