Council Member Johnson not to seek re-election

The County News is reporting that CM Johnson is not seeking re-election to the Council. He states in the article, http://isanticountynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2973&Itemid=1 that he is running for the 3rd District County Commissioner seat. This is the second known candidate, the other is Gail Genin according to a campaign business card I was handed, for the seat.

So far we have one Bradford Township and one City of Isanti Candidate. The 3rd District is made up of Bradford and the City of Isanti. I would expect the list to grow and I will look forward to speaking with each declared candidate about how they will serve the 3rd District and the City of Isanti.

This will be an interesting race as the district is split by the Rum River and registered voters are relatively equal between Bradford and the City of Isanti. A successful candidate will have to make the case on both sides of the river that they can represent all of us at the County level.

Anyone that thinks they can win the district by only appealing to one area over the other will not like their results. I will now stop offering my free campaign advice to all candidates. I hope the 3rd district will be energized by this campaign season. This was one of my reasons to declare I would not seek the office a few weeks ago, so others that might be interested could move forward with their candidacy.