Vote Your Voice

After five and a half years on the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners, Trista Martinson is resigning on Aug. 1 to take a new position as the Executive Director of Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy (R&E). R&E is a partnership between Ramsey and Washington counties to manage waste responsibly.

 

Garrison McMurtrey announces his candidacy for the District 3 seat on the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners. District 3 includes Saint Anthony Park, Union Park, Como Park, Midway, Frogtown, North End, Payne Phalen neighborhoods in Saint Paul, and all of the City of Falcon Heights. The role becomes vacant following the transition of Board Chair Trista Martinson’s transition to a new role.

McMurtrey brings more than a decade of experience in high level public service roles, including Regional Field Director for President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign, Outreach Director for U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, and currently as the District Director for U.S. Congresswoman Angie Craig. He also worked in communications and stakeholder engagement at Target. McMurtrey also served as the Chair of the Saint Paul DFL and member of the St. Paul Planning Commission. 

McMurtrey resides in the Como Park neighborhood with his wife, State Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten, and their Goldendoodle Honey. He holds a Masters in Public Policy from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and a Bachelors from Ripon College.