John Choi

Campaign Co-Chairs                                              Women for Choi page
Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman
Michael Galvin
Arden Hills Mayor Stan Harpstead
Senator Mee Moua
Representative Nora Slawik
Sue Vento

Public Safety Organizations
AFSCME Council 5 (St. Paul and Ramsey County Prosecutors and Attorneys)
Firefighters Local 21 (Firefighters)
Saint Paul Police Federation (Police Officers)
Teamsters Joint Council 32 DRIVE (Metro Transit Police, Corrections and Probation Officers)
IAFF Local 3939 (Saint Paul Fire Supervisors)

Endorsements
Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party

Laborers Local 132
Minnesota Nurses Association
Minnesota Pipe Trades Association
Teamsters Local 120
Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation (AFL-CIO)
Saint Paul Building and Construction Trades Council
United Auto Workers Minnesota
SEIU State Council
United Transportation Union
Painters & Allied Trades, District 82
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 49

Stonewall DFL Caucus
DFL Veterans Caucus
DFL Senior Caucus

Current Elected Officials in Ramsey County
US Rep. Betty McCollum
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson
Speaker of the Minnesota House, Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman
Saint Paul Council President Kathy Lantry
Saint Paul Councilmember Melvin Carter III
Saint Paul Councilmember Dave Thune
Saint Paul Councilmember Pat Harris
Saint Paul Councilmember Russ Stark
Saint Paul Councilmember Dan Bostrom
Saint Paul Councilmember Lee Helgen
Ramsey County Commissioner Toni Carter
Ramsey County Commissioner Jim McDonough
Ramsey County Commissioner Rafael Ortega
Ramsey County Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt
Ramsey County Commissioner Tony Bennett
Ramsey County Conservation Supervisor Mara Humphrey
Ramsey County Conservation Supervisor Carrie Wasley
Sen. Ellen Anderson (SD 66 - Saint Paul)
Sen. Satveer Chaudhary (SD50 - New Brighton)
Sen. Dick Cohen (SD64 - Saint Paul)
Sen. John Marty (SD54 - Roseville)
Sen. Mee Moua (SD67 - Saint Paul)
Sen. Sandy Pappas (SD65 - Saint Paul)
Sen. Sandy Rummel (SD53 - White Bear Lake) 
Sen. Chuck Wiger (SD55 - Maplewood)
Rep. Sheldon Johnson (67B - Saint Paul)
Rep. Paul Gardner (53A - Shoreview)
Rep. Mindy Greiling (54A - Roseville)
Rep. Kate Knuth (50B - New Brighton)
Rep. John Lesch (66A - Saint Paul)
Rep. Leon Lillie (55A - North Saint Paul)
Rep. Tim Mahoney (67A - Saint Paul)
Rep. Carlos Mariani (65B - Saint Paul)
Rep. Erin Murphy (64A - Saint Paul)
Rep. Michael Paymar (64B - Saint Paul)
Rep. Nora Slawik (55B - Maplewood)
Rep. Cy Thao (65A - Saint Paul)
Rep. Alice Hausman (66B - Falcon Heights, Saint Paul)
Lauderdale Mayor Jeff Dains
Arden Hills Mayor Stan Harpstead
Arden Hills Councilmember Dave McClung
Falcon Heights Councilmember Pamela Harris
Falcon Heights Councilmember Chuck Long
Falcon Heights Councilmember Beth Mercer-Taylor
Maplewood Mayor Will Rossbach
Maplewood Councilmember James Llanas
Maplewood Councilmember John Nephew
North St. Paul Mayor Mike Kuehn
North St. Paul Councilmember Bob Bruton
Roseville City Councilmember Amy Ihlan
Vadnais Heights Mayor Susan Banovetz
Vadnais Heights Councilmember Joe Murphy
White Bear Lake Councilmember Dan Jones
Mounds View School Board Member Gregory Madsen
North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School Board Member Steve Hunt
Saint Paul School Board Member John Brodrick
Saint Paul School Board Member Anne Carroll
Saint Paul School Board Member Keith Hardy
Saint Paul School Board Member Kazoua Kong-Thao
Saint Paul School Board Member Elona Street-Stewart
Saint Paul School Board Member Vallay Varro

Former Ramsey County Elected Officials
Vice President Walter Mondale
Former Governor Wendell Anderson
Former State Senator Fritz Knaak (White Bear Lake)
Former State Senator Joe O'Neill (St. Paul)
Former Rep. Marc Asch (North Oaks)
Former Rep. Andy Dawkins (St. Paul)
Former Rep. Geri Evans (New Brighton)
Former Rep. Ray Faricy (St. Paul)
Former Rep. Dan Knuth (New Brighton)
Former Rep. Steve Trimble (St. Paul)
Former Rep. Kathleen Vellenga (St. Paul)
Former Ramsey County Commissioner Ruby Hunt
Former Arden Hills Mayor Bev Aplikowski
Former Saint Paul Mayor George Latimer
Former Saint Paul Councilmember Tom Dimond
Former Saint Paul Councilmember Jay Benanav
Former Saint Paul City Councilmember and State Commissioner Len Levine
Former Saint Paul Councilmember Bob Long
Former Saint Paul Councilmember Bobbi Megard
Former Saint Paul Councilmember Debbie Montgomery
Former Saint Paul School Board Member Marc Manderschied
Former Saint Paul School Board Al Oertwig
Former White Bear Lake City Councilmemember Victoria Cox

Elected & Appointed Chief Prosecutors, Law Enforcement Officials, & Judges
Former US Attorney Tom Berg
Former US Attorney Thomas Heffelfinger
Former US Attorney David Lillehaug
Former Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch
Former Minnesota Attorney General & former US District Chief Judge
   Miles Lord
Former Minnesota Attorney General Warren Spannaus
Former Judge Mary Louise Klas (Second District/Ramsey)
Former Chief Judge John Stanoch (Fourth District/Hennepin)
County Attorney Paul Beaumaster (Rice)
County Attorney Mike Freeman (Hennepin)
County Attorney Robert M.A. Johnson (Anoka)
County Attorney Matt Franzese (Traverse)
Former County Attorney Gary Flakne (Hennepin)
Former County Attorney Jennifer Hasbargen (Koochiching)
Former County Attorney Tom Johnson (Hennepin)
Chief Deputy County Attorney Mark V. Chapin (Hennepin)
Chief Deputy County Attorney Pat Diamond (Hennepin)
Police Chief Tom Smith (Saint Paul)
Former Police Chief John Harrington (Saint Paul)
Former Police Chief William Finney (Saint Paul)
Assistant Police Chief Matt Bostrom (Saint Paul)
City Attorney Susan Segal (Minneapolis)
City Attorney Kori Land (West St. Paul)
City Attorney Gunnar Johnson (Duluth)
Former City Attorney David Ornstein (Bloomington)
Chief Prosecutor Pat Leach (Edina)

Past Bar Association Presidents
Charlie Clippert (Ramsey County)
Michael J. Galvin, Jr. (State and Ramsey County)
Mark Gehan (State and Ramsey County)
Pat Kelly (State and Ramsey County)
Richard Kyle (Ramsey County)
Jon Theobald (Ramsey County)
Mike Unger (Hennepin County)
Mary Ward (Ramsey County)  

Current and Former Elected Officials Outside of Ramsey County
Senate President Jim Metzen
House Majority Leader Tony Sertich
Sen. Katie Sieben
Sen. David Tomassoni
Rep. Karla Bigham
Rep. Debra Hillstrom (Chair, Public Safety Policy and Oversight Committee)
Rep. Sandra Masin
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak
Former Minneapolis City Councilmember Scott Benson
Minneapolis City Councilmember Betsy Hodges
West St. Paul Mayor John Zanmiller
Former Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe
Former Sen. Ted Mondale
Former Sen. Jerry Janezich
Former Sen. Dave Johnson
Former Sen. Becky Lourey
Former Sen. Clarence Purfeerst
Former Rep. Brian Bergson
Former Rep. Steve Dehler
Former Rep. Jim Rhodes
Former Rep. Doug Stang
Former Rep. and Former Commerce Commissioner Bert McKasy

Community Leaders
Rev. Grant Abbott • Sue Abderholden • Emily Asch • J.P. Barone • Rick Beeson • Sheila Bennett • Judy Berglund • James Berry • Ellen Biales • John Boland • Andy Boss • Doris Braley • Heidi Braunwarth • Amy Brendmoen • Robert Bruton • Michael Buesing • John Burton • James Cadwell • Melvin Carter Jr. • Donna Cerkvenik • Yee Chang • Jeong Su Chung • Elly & Ray Clark • JoAnn Clark • Emmett Coleman • Pat Coleman • Beth Commers • Jon Commers • Steven Commers • Kellie Connor • Robert Corbett • Evan Cordes • David Cornish • Jeanne Cornish • Victoria Cox • Robert Cudahy • John Culbertson • Scott Dahl • Gail Daneker • Arline Datu • Lora Davis • Thomas Dicklich • Kathleen Donnelly-Cohen • Marjorie Ebensteiner • Dean Elwell • Timothy Fallon • Bridget Faricy • Carole Faricy • Larry Farrar • Noreen Farrell • Sonia Feder-Lewis • Stephen Filing • Peter Jr. Fischer • Maureen Flahaven • Patrick Flahaven • Timothy Flynn • Robert Fowler • Anthony Fragnito • Kris Fredson • R. Mark Frey • Robert Fulton • Chris Georgacas • Dennis Gerhardstein • Richard Ginsberg • Jon Grebner • Jonathan Grebner • Casey Green • Brian Grogan • David Haas • Kit Hadley • Mary Ann Hecht • Patrick Hill • Andrew Hine • Ann Hunt • David Hunt • Keith Ian • Ken Iosso • Heidi Johnson • M. Joellen Johnson • Shelley Johnson Cline • Han Soo Joo • Brian Joyce • Steven Juhn • Ryan Kaess • Marlene Kayser • Chad Kelly • Grace Kelly • Dennis Kim • Jinmahn Kim • Tae Kim • Youngki Kim • Elaine Kirk • Former Ramsey County Judge Mary Louise Klas • Angie Kline • Danielle Kluz • Sharyle Knutson • Ross Kramer • Bill Krueger • John Kubes • Hart Kuller • Katherine Kwong • Paul Lareau •  Patrick Leach • Acooa Lee • Chul Moo Lee • Kyu Lee • Nancy LeTourneau • Leonard Levine • Connie Lewis • Miguel Lindgren • Eric Linsk • W. Matt Little • James Lockwood • Robin Madsen • Kathy Magnuson • Leonard Major • Edward Malecki • Marc Manderscheid • Sally Mandler • Timothy Mardell • Anne Marsden • Brian Marsden • John Marshall • Peter Martin • Michael McDonald • Commander Tina McNamara • Harry Melander • Michael Mergens • Francis Miley • Patricia Mitchell • Kathleen Murphy • Laurie Nevers • Viet-Hanh Nguyen • Pamela Nolan • Robert Oconnor • Jay Oh • Cathleen O'Leary • Timothy Page • Shannon Palm • Mark Palmquist • Tara Patet • Henry Patterson • Janet Paulsen • Al Paulson • John Pavlick • Bonita Peitz • Fred Perez • Dave Pinto • Jane Prince • Penelope Ray • Jackie and Peter Reis • Charles Repke • Esteban Rodriguez • Stephen Rose • Abraham Rosenthal • Elizabeth Rusinak • Andrea Sachs • Margaret Sand • Eric Sandrock • Karon Sanigular • Martin Schreier • Erica Schumacher • Judy Schumacher • Donovan Schwichtenberg • Amelia Selvig • Moe Sharif • Christopher Simmons • Bernice Sisson • Sandra Skaar • James Song • Larry Souther • Andrea Specht • Rick Stafford • David Stanton • Lori Stee • Phil Steger • Luchelle Stevens • Victoria Stoudemire • Tyrone Strickland • Brian Strub • Louis Suarez • Valerie Swenson • Steve Swisher • Tammy Tesky • John Thoemke • Susan Thune • Darren Tobolt • Tom Triplett • Wendy Underwood • Michael Unger • Jocelyn Vantoor • Sarah Walker • Jeanne Walsh • Russell Warren • Carrie Wasley • Emily Waymire • Thomas Weyandt • Paul Winkelaar • RickWinters • Bruce Woida • Peter Wyckoff • Stephen B. Young • Kara Younkin Viswanathan • Dick Zehring • Christine Zimmer •