Seeking Questions for Upcoming Candidate Forums

Update: We are now hosting a SSD 6 (South St. Paul) School Board candidate forum.

LWV of Dakota County will host candidate forums for the races listed below. Which questions do you want the candidates to answer? Please submit questions using this form no later than the dates listed below.

• Dakota County Commissioner, Districts 2 and 3; Question deadline - August 24

• Dakota County Commissioner, Districts 4 and 6; Question deadline - August 31

• ISD 194 (Lakeville Area) School Board; Question deadline - September 7

• Dakota County Attorney; Question deadline - September 12

• ISD 192 (Farmington Area) School Board; Question deadline - September 21

• SSD 6 (South St. Paul) School Board; Question deadline - September 22

Maps of the recently redrawn Dakota County Commissioner districts are available here, here, and here (bottom map). Primary election results for Dakota County Attorney and Dakota County Commissioner Districts 2, 4, and 6 candidates are available here and the top two candidates in each race will proceed to the general election on November 8. The Dakota County Commissioner District 3 candidates are listed here. The school board candidates that have filed for office within Dakota County are listed here. More information about the SSD6 (South St. Paul) School Board candidates, including questionnaire responses, is available here.

Each candidate forum will be recorded and video will be made available soon after each forum has concluded.

Special Dakota County Board Meeting Scheduled for Flint Hills Pipeline Project

The Dakota County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a special meeting pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 216G.05 for Monday, September 19, at 5 p.m. for the purpose of informing the public about a Flint Hills Resources pipeline project. The meeting will be held in the council chambers at Rosemount City Hall.

The project will involve the construction of a 1.6 mile pipeline carrying anhydrous ammonia from CF Industries to the southeast corner of Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount, near the junction of U.S. 52 and State Highway 55. Anhydrous ammonia is a necessary component to producing ammonium thiosulfate (ATS), which is used in some agricultural fertilizer products. Flint Hills Resources anticipates that pipeline construction will start in 2022 and continue through the spring or summer of 2023. More information is available within this packet containing a map, notice, information book, and Public Utilities Commission (PUC) order, and here from the PUC.

Dakota County Attorney Candidate Forum (Primary Candidates)

Last Wednesday was LWV Dakota County's candidate forum for the position of County Attorney, where candidates Kathy Keena, Elizabeth Lamin, Matt Little, and Jeff Sheridan shared their answers to questions you submitted. The forum is now available on YouTube for you to watch at your convenience.

Minnesota's Primary Election is on August 9th, with voting by mail available until August 8th. The MN General Election is on November 8th, with voting by mail available from September 23rd through November 7th.