 Rarely when I call about news on an endorsement, do I hear about an enthusiastic unanimous endorsement. Yet that is exactly what I heard from a group of people on east side of St Paul who endorsed Matt Bostrom for Ramsey County Sheriff. Not only is there a group endorsement, but each member also added a personal individual endorsement.
The Eastside PAC committee is called PROGRESSPPAC, an acronym for "People for Reinvestment, Opportunity, Growth, & Redevelopment on the East Side and Saint Paul Political Action Committee". This group pulls together the east side issues. The chair, Raymond Hess, said that Matt Bostrom's presentation was "really dynamite", expressing "concern for the community". The committee was most impressed with the ideals of the good cooperation between county level of sheriff and the city levels of police. Right now, the relationship between the local police and the current sheriff in Ramsey County can best be described as turf battles. So cooperation would be a huge change in policy. |
| "Community changes everything" is the theme of the "Bostrom for Sheriff" website. This theme encompasses living in the community, being a part of community, protecting the community and partnering with other parts of the community including other local police forces. Matt Bostrom is currently Assistant Chief of the St Paul police, with over 27 years of experience in law enforcement. Locally the St Paul police are the most well liked because their philosophy of community policing creates positive relationships between people and police.
While Assistant Chief Matt Bostrom has not formally declared candidacy for the Sheriff of Ramsey County race in 2010, he is already racking up an impressive set of supporters. Just his campaign committee alone includes: Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ramsey County Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt, Ramsey County Commissioner Tony Bennett, State Senator Mee Moua, and Saint Paul Police Chief John Harrington. Add to this momentum, not only endorsements, but enthusiastic unanimous endorsements!
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