Just a kid from Saint Paul. Former ED at @SPNN, current grad student. Civic-minded dad, Iraq War vet, trout bum, @umncla grad and man about town. #COYL

Saint Paul, Minnesota
Joined April 2011
PS: This is a family of four. 🤬
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3/3 So in order to get home anywhere near on time, we have to eat the rental car and drive seven hours. WTF??
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2/? The best we’ve been offered is DFW > MSP… ON WEDNESDAY, or DFW > ORD tomorrow and ORD > MSP ON WEDNESDAY. No hotel reimbursement in either case for three nights. No rental car reimbursement from ORD. “Sorry, it’s weather-related.”
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1/? So we’re supposed to fly @AmericanAir from GUA > DFW > MSP tomorrow. There is an apocalyptic snowstorm in the Twin Cities tonight into tomorrow and DFW > MSP is cancelled. Snow ends Sunday night.
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Something I learned ... MN Sec of State updates results only every 10 minutes. No matter how many times you hit refresh, that doesn't change. And this year, it is on the 0:08, 0:18 0:28 sequence.
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Martin Ludden retweeted
Now that the polls have closed in Minnesota, I want to thank the thousands of poll workers and election administrators across the state who have worked so hard to deliver an election that’s fair, honest, accurate, and secure.
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Excellent. Congrats to @sauraforward3 for a great campaign!
UPDATED: Russell called Saura Jost and conceded around 11 p.m., when the final precincts trickled in. Jost will be the next Ward 3 city council member. We'll hear more about Ward 1 and Ward 7 on Friday. twincities.com/2023/11/07/a-…
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Martin Ludden retweeted
My campaign has long been aware outside money was coming in to influence the Ward 3 election. I’m proud of the grassroots support my campaign has generated as the result of my ties to the community–the majority of donations I’ve received have come from residents of St. Paul. 1/5
Early voting opened Friday in St. Paul City Council races, which have drawn 30 candidates for 7 seats. You’re not tuned in yet? Well, they are. Here’s a coalition of business and labor going full steam ahead: twincities.com/2023/09/25/bu… #stpaul
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Martin Ludden retweeted
Im so proud to be your DFL endorsed candidate running for city council to serve Ward 3! Thank you to the Villager for sharing my story! Help this engineer win a seat on our city council! Sign up to volunteer: saurajost.com/join-us
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My favorite bit of MN military history.
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That’s my old unit, kicking butt and building bridges. ❤️🏰💪
The 652nd Engineer Company, a Reserve unit from Wisconsin, undergoes floating bridge operation on the Mississippi near Camp Ripley. They successfully constructed the bridge in 53 minutes and 7 seconds, signifying their teamwork, strength, and ability to cross obstacles.
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Martin Ludden retweeted
We appreciate all that attended our 2023 Annual Celebration! We are proud to have had the leadership and dedication from Martin Ludden these past 6.5 years, and are thrilled to welcome Xavier Vazquez to the SPNN family. We look forward to evolving and supporting this community.
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