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Who Represents the Economic Interests of ALANA

Communities in Minnesota?

AN ALANA (African, Latino, Asian and Native American)

Voter Guide

Bruce P. Corrie, PhD, Economist,

www.alanaassets.org, @BruceCorrie, brucecorrie@gmail.com

Key Questions for Voters and Candidates

1. Who Represents the over $20 billion ALANA Economic Interests in Minnesota?

2. What are plans of candidates (for the Minnesota Legislature, Congress and Governor) to grow

the over $20 billion ALANA Economic Assets? What is their track record of implementing long

term strategies with an “asset” perspective of ALANA communities?

3. If elected would you implement a long term plan, in 2015, to grow the over $20 billion ALANA

asset portfolio in Minnesota?

Data for Governor, House, Senate and Congressional district can be found in this document. Sample

letters to candidates requesting their plan to grow ALANA assets are also enclosed.

Introduction

Brett Buckner and the author as part of OneMN – a multiethnic nonpartisan coalition, colorthevote.org,

and MN Base Network presented to the Minnesota Judicial Redistricting Panel the challenge – Who

represents the economic interests of ALANA communities in Minnesota? The judicial panel was

presented a map showing these economic interests as well as a plan that would maximize the political

representation of ALANA communities in Minnesota (see Pioneer Press report attached). The Court

responded with a map that had a better representation of ALANA interests than what we had proposed

and is behind many of the successes of ALANA candidates for public office.

Because the Courts have integrated the representation of the economic interests of the ALANA

communities in the legislative and congressional district boundaries – it becomes a legal and public

concern that candidates for elected office in Minnesota represent these economic interests too.

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The questions that can be posed today to candidates for public office at the legislative district, Congress

and office of Governor are presented below.

To represent the economic interests of the ALANA communities their proposed policies would be

relevant if they have the following characteristics:

1. They view the ALANA communities as assets and understand the power of the more than $20

billion economic assets of the ALANA communities they represent. They do not view the ALANA

communities as “problems” “challenges” etc.

2. The strategies they propose are derived from a long term vision for the ALANA communities, not

a 2 year, 4 year or 6 year perspective that parallels the election cycle.

3. They commit to implementing a long term plan based on the “asset” model in the 2015 that

includes strategies at the local, state and national level.

Questions for Candidates for Governor

1. Who in the Governor’s Office (will) represents the estimated $20 billion economic interests of

ALANA communities in Minnesota ? What power does (will) such a person has (have)?

2. Who in the various Minnesota agencies and departments represents the $20 billion economic

interests of ALANA communities? How much power do they have? What is their track record of

success?

3. With implementation of recent legislation focusing on female economic rights – what is the

track record in the Governor’s Office and in various agencies and departments of the

appointment of ALANA women in positions of power? In the workforce?

Questions for Congressional Candidates

1. How will/have you represented ALANA economic interests in your district? What is your track

record for growing these assets? (See attached data of ALANA economic assets by district)

2. What is your plan to bring federal resources to help grow ALANA economic assets in Minnesota?

Example: Dear Candidate – what is your plan to grow the $1.2 billion ALANA asset portfolio in the

first Congressional district?

Questions for Legislative Candidates

1. How will/have you represented ALANA economic interests in your district? What is your track

record for growing these assets? (See attached data of ALANA economic assets by district)

2. Will you commit to implement a long term plan, in 2015, to grow ALANA economic assets in

Minnesota?

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Example: Dear Candidate – what is your plan to grow the $93 million ALANA asset portfolio in

the Senate District 1?

How were estimates of ALANA economic interests derived?

This voter guide provides a very conservative estimate of ALANA economic interests

using primarily aggregate income of the ALANA communities. It does not include human

capital estimates, real estate, business and cultural assets. As such the numbers

presented below are the low end of the estimate of ALANA economic assets.

For Minnesota the $20 billion estimate is a combination of aggregate income and

estimate of business revenue and does not include other assets. Sources for income and

business data are the latest American Community Survey 2012 and the Survey of

Business Owners 2007. Population totals for legislative districts were taken from the

legislative GIS estimates.

Top House Districts

Representative ALANA Economic Interests (MILLIONS $)

65A Moran, Rena (DFL) $429

67A Mahoney, Tim (DFL) $423

59A Mullery, Joe (DFL) $410

40A Nelson, Michael V.(DFL) $394

59B Dehn, Raymond (DFL) $389

62A Clark, Karen (DFL) $382

67B Johnson, Sheldon (DFL) $372

40B Hilstrom, Debra (DFL) $354

62B Allen, Susan (DFL) $303

65B Mariani, Carlos (DFL) $290

66B Lesch, John (DFL) $290

60B Kahn, Phyllis (DFL) $246

50A Slocum, Linda (DFL) $232

36B Hortman, Melissa (DFL) $203

60A Loeffler, Diane (DFL) $195

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TOP SENATE DISTRICTS

SENATOR ALANA Economic Interests (MILLIONS $)

59 Champion, Bobby Joe $799

67 Hawj, Foung $795

40 Eaton, Chris - DFL $748

65 Pappas, Sandy -DFL $719

62 Hayden, Jeff - DFL $685

66 Mary, John - -DFL $445

60 Dziedzic, Kari -DFL $441

50 Wicklund, Melissa - DFL $381

46 Latz, Ron - DFL $381

63 Torres Ray, Patricia - DFL $345

41 Goodwin, Barb -DFL $334

51 Carlson, Jim - DFL $301

45 Rest, Ann - DFL $300

53 Kent, Susan - DFL $299

36 Hoffman, John - D $294

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House District

Representative ALANA Economic Interests

Senate District ALANA Economic Interests

01A Fabian, Dan (R)

$39 million Stumpf, Leroy - DFL $ 93 million

01B Kiel, Debra (R)

$54 million

02A Erickson, Roger (DFL)

$129 million Skoe, Rod - DFL $ 233 million

02B Green, Steve (R)

$104 million

03A Dill, David (DFL)

$ 44 million Bakk, Thomas - DFL $77 million

03B Murphy, Mary (DFL)

$33 million

04A Lien, Ben (DFL)

$73 million Eken, Kent - DFL $114 million

04B Marquart, Paul (DFL)

$41 million

05A Persell, John (DFL)

$143 million Saxhaug, Tom - DFL $173 million

05B Anzelc, Tom (DFL)

$30 million

06A Melin, Carly (DFL)

$27 million Tomassoni, David - DFL $56 million

06B Metsa, Jason (DFL)

$29 million

07A Huntley, Thomas (DFL)

$ 64 million Reinert, Roger - DFL $134 million

07B Simonson, Erik (DFL)

$70 million

08A Nornes, Bud (R)

$40 million Ingebrigtsen, Bill - R $58 million

08B Franson, Mary (R)

$18 million

09A Anderson, Mark (R)

$22 million Gazelka, Paul - R $55 million

09B Kresha, Ron (R)

$ 33 million

10A Ward, John (DFL)

$28 million Ruud, Carrie - R $51 million

10B Radinovich, Joe (DFL)

$23 million

11A Sundin, Mike (DFL)

$70 million Lourey, Tony -DFL $119 million

11B Faust, Tim (DFL)

$49 million

12A McNamar, Jay (DFL)

$ 28 million Westrom, Torrey - R $ 57 million

12B Anderson, Paul (R)

$29 million

13A Howe, Jeff (R)

$36 million Fishbach, Michelle - R $ 68 million

13B O'Driscoll, Tim (R)

$32 million

14A Theis, Tama (R)

$102 million Pederson, John -R $204 million

14B Dorholt, Zachary (DFL)

$102 million

15A Erickson, Sondra (R)

$46 million Brown, David - R $64 million

15B Newberger, Jim (R)

$18 million

16A Swedzinski, Chris (R)

$61 million Dahms, Gary - R $105 million

16B Torkelson, Paul (R)

$44 million

17A Falk, Andrew (DFL)

$42 million Koenen, Lyle - DFL $132 million

17B Sawatzky, Mary (DFL)

$92 million

18A Urdahl, Dean (R)

$ 32 million Newman, Scott -R $81 million

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House District

Representative ALANA Economic Interests

Senate District ALANA Economic Interests

18B Gruenhagen, Glenn (R)

$49 million

19A Johnson, Clark (DFL)

$52 million Sheran, Kathy - DFL $126 million

19B Brynaert, Kathy (DFL)

$74 million

20A Woodard, Kelby (R)

$45 million Dahle, Kevin -DFL $108 million

20B Bly, David (DFL)

$63 million

21A Kelly, Tim (R)

$44 million Schmitt, Matt- DFL $78 million

21B Drazkowski, Steve (R)

$34 million

22A Schomacker, Joe (R)

$35 million Weber, Bill -R $179 million

22B Hamilton, Rod (R)

$144 million

23A Gunther, Bob (R)

$38 million Rosen, Julie $87 million

23B Cornish, Tony (R)

$49 million

24A Petersburg, John (R)

$79 million Jensen, Vicki -DFL $179 million

24B Fritz, Patti (DFL)

$100 million

25A Quam, Duane (R)

$66 million Senjem, David - R $200 million

25B Norton, Kim (DFL)

$134 million

26A Liebling, Tina (DFL)

$170 million Nelson, Carla - R $220 million

26B Benson, Mike (R)

$50 million

27A Savick, Shannon (DFL)

$63 million Sparks, Dan - DFL $157 million

27B Poppe, Jeanne (DFL)

$94 million

28A Pelowski Jr., Gene(DFL)

$46 million Miller, Jeremy - R $62 million

28B Davids, Greg (R)

$16 million

29A McDonald, Joe (R)

$26 million Anderson, Bruce -R $68 million

29B O'Neill, Marion (R)

$42 million

30A Zerwas, Nick (R)

$52 million Kiffmeyer, mary - R $105 million

30B FitzSimmons, David (R)

$53 million

31A Daudt, Kurt (R)

$ 31 million Benson, Michelle - R $71 million

31B Hackbarth, Tom (R)

$40 million

32A Johnson, Brian (R)

$39 million Nienow, Sean - R $68 million

32B Barrett, Bob (R)

$29 million

33A Hertaus, Jerry (R)

$ 41 million Osmek, David - R $83 million

33B Pugh, Cindy (R)

$42 million

34A Peppin, Joyce (R)

$89 million Limmer, Warren - R $196 million

34B Zellers, Kurt (R)

$107 million

35A Abeler, Jim (R)

$73 million Petersen, Branden - R $136 million

35B Scott, Peggy (R)

$ 63 million

36A Uglem, Mark (R)

$91 million Hoffman, John - D $294 million

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House District

Representative ALANA Economic Interests

Senate District ALANA Economic Interests

36B Hortman, Melissa (DFL)

$203 million

37A Newton, Jerry (DFL)

$110 million Johnson, Alice - D $243 million

37B Sanders, Tim (R)

$133 million

38A Runbeck, Linda (R)

$71 million Chamerberlin, Roger - R $130 million

38B Dean, Matt (R)

$59 million

39A Dettmer, Bob (R)

$35 million Housely, Karin - R $98 million

39B Lohmer, Kathy (R)

$63 million

40A Nelson, Michael V.(DFL)

$394 million Eaton, Chris - DFL $748 million

40B Hilstrom, Debra (DFL)

$354 million

41A Bernardy, Connie (DFL)

$160 million Goodwin, Barb -DFL $334 million

41B Laine, Carolyn (DFL)

$174 million

42A Yarusso, Barb (DFL)

$106 million Scalze, Bev - DFL $244 million

42B Isaacson, Jason (DFL)

$138 million

43A Fischer, Peter (DFL)

$143 million Wiger, Charles - DFL $293 million

43B Lillie, Leon (DFL)

$150 million

44A Anderson, Sarah (R)

$126 million Bonoff, Teri -DFL $214 million

44B Benson, John (DFL)

$88 million

45A Carlson Sr., Lyndon(DFL)

$165 million Rest, Ann - DFL $300 million

45B Freiberg, Mike (DFL)

$135 million

46A Winkler, Ryan (DFL)

$122 million Latz, Ron - DFL $381 million

46B Simon, Steve (DFL)

$159 million

47A Leidiger, Ernie (R)

$38 million Ortman, Julianne -R $126 million

47B Hoppe, Joe (R)

$88 million

48A Selcer, Yvonne (DFL)

$79 million Hann, David - R $241 million

48B Loon, Jenifer (R)

$162 million

49A Erhardt, Ron (DFL)

$69 million Franzen, Melissa $193 million

49B Rosenthal, Paul (DFL)

$124 million

50A Slocum, Linda (DFL)

$232 million Wicklund, Melissa - DFL $381 million

50B Lenczewski, Ann (DFL)

$149 million

51A Masin, Sandra (DFL)

$179 million Carlson, Jim - DFL $301 million

51B Halverson, Laurie (DFL)

$122 million

52A Hansen, Rick (DFL)

$131 million Metzen, James - D $243 million

52B Atkins, Joe (DFL)

$112 million

53A Ward, JoAnn (DFL)

$156 million Kent, Susan - DFL $299 million

53B Kieffer, Andrea (R)

$143 million

54A Schoen, Dan (DFL)

$122 million Sieben, Katie - DFL $181 million

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House District

Representative ALANA Economic Interests

Senate District ALANA Economic Interests

54B McNamara, Denny (R)

$59 million

55A Beard, Michael (R)

$175 million Pratt, Eric -R $232 million

55B Albright, Tony (R)

$57 million

56A Myhra, Pam (R)

$154 million Hall, Dan - R $289 million

56B Morgan, Will (DFL)

$135 million

57A Mack, Tara (R)

$125 million Clausen, Greg - DFL $229 million

57B Wills, Anna (R)

$ 104 million

58A Holberg, Mary Liz (R)

$80 million Thompson, Dave -R $135 million

58B Garofalo, Pat (R)

$55 million

59A Mullery, Joe (DFL)

$ 410 million Champion, Bobby Joe $799 million

59B Dehn, Raymond (DFL)

$ 389 million

60A Loeffler, Diane (DFL)

$195 million Dziedzic, Kari -DFL $441 million

60B Kahn, Phyllis (DFL)

$246 million

61A Hornstein, Frank (DFL)

$98 million Dibble, Scott - DFL $207 million

61B Thissen, Paul (DFL)

$109 million

62A Clark, Karen (DFL)

$382 million Hayden, Jeff - DFL $685 million

62B Allen, Susan (DFL)

$303 million

63A Davnie, Jim (DFL)

$181 million Torres Ray, Patricia - DFL $345 million

63B Wagenius, Jean (DFL)

$164 million

64A Murphy, Erin (DFL)

$ 120 million Cohen, Dick - DFL $228 million

64B Paymar, Michael (DFL)

$108 million

65A Moran, Rena (DFL)

$429 million Pappas, Sandy -DFL $719 million

65B Mariani, Carlos (DFL)

$290 million

66A Hausman, Alice (DFL)

$155 million Mary, John - -DFL $445 million

66B Lesch, John (DFL)

$ 290 million

67A Mahoney, Tim (DFL)

$423 million Hawj, Foung $795 million

67B Johnson, Sheldon (DFL)

$372 million

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Congressional District

ALANA Economic Assets

Incumbent

1 $1.2 billion Tim Walz - D

2 $1.7 billion John Kline - R

3 $2.1 billion Erik Paulsen - R

4 $3.3 billion Betty McCollum -D

5 $3.7 billion Keith Ellison - D

6 $1 billion Micelle Bachman - R

7 $1 billion Colin Peterson - D

8 $736 million Tim Nolan - D

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Economic Assets of ALANA Communities in

Minnesota, 2014

Bruce P. Corrie, PhD

corrie@csp.edu Permanent Link – www.ethniccapital.com

Buying Power 2012 (ACS 2012)

$ 12 billion (Calculated using total income minus 25 percent taxes)

Annual Estimated Minnesota Taxes Paid (@ 11.5 % of Income) (ACS 2012)

$1.8 billion

ALANA Firms – Survey of Business Owners 2007

31,074 firms with $5.2 billion in sales employing $37,805 with annual payroll of $1

billion. Ranked as a group will be the 15th largest firm in Minnesota and the 9th largest

employer.

Lifetime Earnings of Workers (25+) Discounted at 4 %

ALANA Lifetime worker earnings - $373 billion ( return on investment is the tax rate of

11.5 % in Minnesota)

(Lifetime earnings using ACS 2012 and ACS Lifetime synthetic earnings data and Pew Research

estimates)

Annual Rental Payments 2012 (ACS 2012)

ALANA annual rental payments $1.3 billion to Minnesota property owners

Value of Real Estate (Residential) 2012 (ACS 2012)

ALANA residential real estate $15 billion

Worker Supply (High and Low Skilled) to the Minnesotan Economy, 2012

ALANA communities supply almost 400 thousand workers to the Minnesotan economy

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