 Matt Bostrom is going to formally announce running for Ramsey County Sheriff, next Tuesday, at the Landmark Center, during the lunch hour. Matt Bostrom is well-liked by everyone that I have interviewed at city hall. He has twenty seven years on the St Paul police force which actively does community outreach. And that means that many St Paul community members also know Matt Bostrom, with similar favorable comments. I personally saw him in two community meetings, where he was open and informative. He even answered all of my pesky questions. Even in the most adverse of questioning, he stays in the conversation, calm and considerate.
Matt Bostrom is also well known for his professional skill in putting together huge collaborative projects with multiple agencies and community projects with over a 1 million people. He manages huge budgets well. For this work, Matt received the 2009 Preparedness Award by the Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers (AMEM). Matt currently serves as the Assistant St Paul Police Chief in charge of the Homeland Security and Support Service Division. And when Matt Bostrom is not actually doing management, he is teaching others to do public administration as as an adjunct Professor at Saint Mary's University, Northwestern College, and Hamline University.
"Do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, whether or not you want to, without being asked, and whether or not anyone is looking." is Matt Bostrom's motto. |
| As a native of Saint Paul, Matt grew up near Lake Phalen and graduated from Johnson High School. He currently lives in Saint Paul's Lowertown with his wife Cheryl. Matt Bostrom also leads a faith based outreach to help the homeless and jobless, through the Union Gospel Mission. In his free time, Matt spends his time coaching young people in everything from football to soccer. Teaching and coaching young people is a passion. Matt Bostrom even managed to obtain a teaching certification, during his educational path.
Politically, Matt Bostrom is starting with an impressive list of endorsements that includes Betty McCollum, CongresswomanVictoria Reinhardt, Ramsey County CommissionerTony Bennett, Ramsey County CommissionerMee Moua. State SenatorJohn Harrington, Saint Paul Police Chief
Matt Bostrom has already been picking up other endorsements. So even before the formal announcement, there is an impressive amount of campaigning happening.
The Matt Bostrom campaign website already has a substantial amount of content. The front page lists these values:
Provide safety through community policing
Practice fiscal responsibility
Collaborate with local law enforcement
Encourage diversity
Connect with youth
Improve service through technology
I reproduced the value links here. On the campaign website, it is not really obvious, but if you double click on the values, there is a brief explanation. If you double click again on "full text", there is a complete article for each value. Basically, Matt Bostrom is planning to bring a more cooperative friendly community-partnered policing style to the Ramsey County Sheriff department. That should raise the level of trust for the Sheriff's department within the community of Ramsey County. |
