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At the time, one Twin Cities DFL legislator described the amendment as, “Taking money from Minneapolis and St. Paul.” Madore's amendment cost Ramsey and Hennepin County $7 to $10 million annually in road maintenance. [8]
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After successfully defunding Minneapolis roads in 2008, Shelley Madore was campaigning on the “Madore Amendment” in 2010:
“I have a proven track record. The so-called Madore Amendment ensured that we in the south metro got a lot more money for roads." [10]
What she didn’t say is that they money she got for her South Metro county came at the expense of Minneapolis road maintenance.
29% of Shelley Madore’s Donors are Republican Donors [2]
Shelley Madore has raised $12,000 from Republican donors. [2,3]
Shelley Madore'’s ties to Republican donors and the money she has taken from them raises serious concerns about who she will represent if she were elected. It’s not a risk Ward 2 residents can afford to take.
Just look at some of the Republican donors who have maxed out donations to her campaign:
Kevin Cook: North Dakota McDonald’s owner and Trump donor [2]
M D Darula: Wayzata-based McDonald’s owner and Scott Jensen donor [2]
Joseph Knapp: Scott Jensen donor [2]
Michael Dresser: Trump donor [2]
Jeff Werbalowsky: investment banker and Republican donor [2]
John Wall: Wayzata-based Minneapolis landlord and Republican donor [2]
Are these the people we want influencing our Ward 2 City Council Member?
Why is a secret network of McDonald’s owners backing Shelley Madore?
When Shelley Madore starting accepting donations for her campaign, the former State Rep from Apple Valley may not have known many people in Ward 2, but she did have connections to a secret network of McDonald’s owners that stretched all the way to Montana.
In fact, Shelley Madore reported donations from 10 McDonald’s owners before she reported a single donation from a Ward 2 resident.
All told, Madore has reported a maximum $600 donation from 11 different McDonald’s owners for a total of $6,600. [4]
Shelley Madore’s donors are responsible for hundreds of property violations across the city in the last three years alone. [5]
Ward 2 deserves a leader who will work to ensure all of us have a place to call home — not take money from corporate landlords who are breaking the rules.
None is worse than Mint Properties owner Jim Rubin, whose companies are responsible for hundreds of property violations across the city in the last three years. [5]
“We Love Mpls,” a PAC chaired by 2024 Republican donor Andrea Corbin and run by former Jacob Frey campaign manager Joe Radinovich spent $7,000 for Shelley Madore ahead of the Ward 2 DFL convention. [6]
But that’s not all…
“We Love Mpls” was fined $4,000 by the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board for failing to disclose necessary information regarding contributions of $35,000 from the Minneapolis Downtown Council and $72,585 from the Minnesota Multi Housing Association. [7]