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The common things I’ve heard that I plan to support…

1. Help people feel better represented and more engaged in public projects.

2. Stop increasing property taxes to support special interest projects.

3. Provide more housing options for those who work in Northfield and for those who worked in Northfield but are now retiring.

4. Make it safer and easier to travel around the city.  Will likely need to add more parking, slow down the rate of bike lane additions and review the current public transit options to align with workers’ needs.

5. Support economic development projects only when they clearly create quality jobs for Northfielders and also have tangible, vetted, positive projections for our local economy and taxpayers.  Financial outcomes need to be easily trackable.

6. Protect us from data centers being built, while supporting other environmentally responsible commercial/industrial development in line with the Northfield comprehensive plan (https://www.northfieldmn.gov/1685/Comprehensive-Plan).

7. Do not sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for economic development projects.

Please let me know your thoughts and hopes for Northfield as well as what you want to know about me…

• If you live in Ward 4 and think I should adjust any of this, please contact me.  If you have specific ideas on how we can achieve these things, please let me know.  I will strongly consider and greatly appreciate any direct feedback from Ward 4 residents! 

• Email: jamesthomasclinton@gmail.com

• Voice message: 507-850-8725

• Mail: PO Box 13, 14 Bridge Square, Northfield, MN 55057

• In-person meetings: I will be in the 4-person pod again at the Northfield Public Library on Sunday, October 25th, 2-3pm. Please feel free to stop by and discuss with me anything you would like relevant to Ward 4. Use of the Northfield Public Library meeting spaces does not constitute endorsement of the beliefs, viewpoints, policies, or affiliations of the user by the library board or staff.

I am currently walking door-to-door to get feedback from Ward 4 residents…

• Here is a Google Doc highlighting what I have heard so far: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h737ItdXnA8txE90EdZqRD8JVW5k_qrex3_n_Qj6DWE

• Here is a PDF of the front and back of the latest flyer that I have been handing out when I stop someone’s door. Thank you to my wife, Jacque Oman Clinton, for allowing me to use her art on the front : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wcMTiTQ0OtiBgA1kjSSsvn1yGNdF97Np

• If you live in Ward 4 and would like me to stop by your home at a specific time, please let me know when is best for you and I will do my best to accommodate your schedule.

• While I am doing my best to get to every door, there is a chance I will not make it to every home by November 3rd. If elected, I will continue my walking in order to hear directly from you! Please let me know if you think I missed you. I’ve been zig-zagging across the ward so that I would get a wide range of neighborhoods represented earlier on in my feedback.

• If you want me to come to an event of yours to discuss relevant Ward 4 city council topics, please let me know and I will do my best to attend! You don’t have to feed me or make it a big thing : )

Public information, past forum appearances and notes to self…

• Northfield East Side Community Organization (NESCO) hosted a forum on September 20th, 2026. Here are the note that I printed and shared with the attendees (along with some of my personal working principles, a poem and playlist at the end): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZPU4DyUaUCsAVk8UvUO_5k-5VhWxS518JXJmfJhXHBQ

• KYMN Radio asked all of us candidates to fill out a questionnaire for their election guide. Here is a link to that questionnaire that I filled out on September 25th, 2026: https://kymnradio.net/2026-election-guide/2026-northfield-city-council-candidates/

• The League of Women Voters hosted a forum with all of us candidates on September 26th, 2026. Here is a link to a recording of the forum: https://stolaf.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=3bb80c2c-b7d2-46ab-b841-b4d301180793

• Here is a link to the notes that I used during that League of Women Voters Forum. In case it’s helpful to know, none of us were provided the questions that would be asked at the forum ahead of time: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qDKMVccDtdr1bTFnCGeY2nojna8SmVR6

• KYMN interviewed me on October 3rd. That recording will be made available by KYMN sometime in October. Here are my notes that I used for answering the questions that they sent me the day before the interview: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aMwifpEunpcFLyQi9DwfU2prqbvkjK6a

• The Northfield Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum with all of us candidates on October 19th, 2026. Here is a link to a recording of the forum: https://northfieldlive.com/?B=4591550

• Here is a link to the notes that I used during that Northfield Chamber of Commerce Forum. In case it’s helpful to know, I received the questions about 7 hours before the event: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K0mL_JRZLs1pkj_uOE6cYlSkHuCobswOdWFer1mFYxM/

• Here is a list of some business and service ideas that have come up from interactions with others in Northfield. This list is not comprehensive. I put it together to share examples. As a community, we should add to this list, refine the ones that stand out to each of us and then work together to make them happen: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bANr6bcL56m0hV5JETT_9BNCKIuKL1BYNPnpdixqW7E

• Some people requested some biographical information about me, so here’s what I have so far. Please let me know if you want me to elaborate on anything: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f778jtGKHbY76d-k4mziqYLeTZ16fELAsRhBDE8s1as

• In case you’re interested in campaign financials, I have spent $1,753.98 on the campaign through October 19th, 2026. You can find submitted 2026 campaign financial reports for all Northfield candidates on the Northfield city website: https://www.northfieldmn.gov/122/Candidate-Filing-Information

Final notes…

• I strongly recommend that you consider both Peder Jothen (https://votepeder.com) and me and then vote for one of us on Tuesday, November 3rd.

• If you don’t know which ward you are in, here is a link to a map: https://www.northfieldmn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13427/City-Council-Ward-Representatives

• If you don’t know where to vote, here is a link to the polling locations: https://www.northfieldmn.gov/125/Polling-Locations

• This is your city! We all need your input and engagement!

• Thank you for reading this and for supporting Northfield and democracy!

• Thank you to all the individuals and organizations that help make it possible for us to effectively share our thoughts and hopes for Northfield with each other!

• Have a great day : )