Minnesota Association of

Soil and Water

Conservation Districts

MASWCD PROVIDES SWCD CANDIDATE

INFO TO HELP EDUCATE PUBLIC

click here for a listing of SWCD Supervisor Candidates with links to Candidate Profiles

St. Paul, Minn. - In an effort to educate and inform the public about the candidates they'll be voting for on November 4, the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD) has solicited and compiled candidate profiles from those seeking the position of SWCD Supervisor.

Candidate mail and e-mail addresses were gathered from the Minnesota Secretary of State's web site and MASWCD's Supervisor e-mail database.  Questionnaires went out the week of July 28th with an August 15 response deadline.  Participation in was voluntary.  Candidate responses are now posted on the MASWCD web site.

"The MASWCD Board of Directors identified SWCD Election Awareness as a top priority for the Association this year," noted Ken Pederson, MASWCD President.  "We feel it's important to do what we can to assist the public, to provide them with information so they feel like they can make an educated decision when they cast their votes this November."

SWCD Supervisor Candidates are elected at-large on the ballot, except for Washington Conservation District in the Twin Cities, where candidates are elected by each individual nomination district within the county.

(see "What is an SWCD?" for more information on Minnesota's Soil and Water Conservation Districts.)

Additional SWCD election resources have been prepared by the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD) and are posted on this web site at the right under the heading "2008 Election Info."