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Two Pre-Primary Opponents Endorse Pat Igo for Saint Paul School Board

 Saint Paul, Minnesota, October 15, 2009. Exactly one month ago, a field of four candidates vying for a two-year seat on the Saint Paul school board was narrowed to two candidates in the municipal primary election. The two pre-primary opponents who were eliminated (Lucky “Tiger Jack” Rosenbloom with about 16 percent of the vote and Quyen Nguyen with about 12 percent of the vote) have each endorsed advancing candidate Pat Igo.

In a written statement Rosenbloom commented, “We need a person on our School Board that can make immediate, competent and concise decisions that will allow our students to become economically and educationally competitive after graduation. We need a Board member that will bring new ideas, a member that will support others ideas, regardless of party affiliation, that will bring measurable outcomes while cutting waste and being fiscal conservative. We need PAT IGO on the St. Paul School Board.”

 Nguyen’s endorsement stated, “… we are in agreement that the board, students, parents and community would benefit greatly if the board did not become monopolized by one political party.” He continued by saying,“I give you my endorsement for your continued run for school board 2009.” In fact, Nguyen has taken that support one step further by becoming an active volunteer on Pat Igo’s campaign.

 The race for the two-year seat is to fill a vacancy left by school board member Tom Conlon, who resigned in the middle of his term earlier this year. Conlon also endorsed candidate Pat Igo, in a written letter to Saint Paul voters at the end of July. “It is with great enthusiasm that I endorse Pat Igo for the Saint Paul School Board,” wrote Conlon. “I ask that you support Pat, as he offers his counsel and wisdom to the Saint Paul School Board, by voting for him in this upcoming election. I would be proud to have him fill my seat on the Board.”

Pat Igo will face off in the general election against Vallay Moua Varro on the November 3 ballot. The seven-member St. Paul school board presides over the second-largest school district in the state, with a budget of more than $600 million that supports 6,000 employees and about 39,000 students.

 Conlon’s full endorsement letter can be found on the website www.Igo4Education.org.

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