Northfield City Council Ward 4 · Nov 3, 2026
James
Clinton
James Clinton is running for Northfield City Council Ward 4 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Peder Jothen.
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The race · City Council Ward 4
- 01James ClintonYou’re reading
- 02Peder Jothen
Background
- About
- James Clinton is the physical security technology coordinator at Carleton College.
- Campaign website
- www.northfield.info
Dave "Superdave" Juntunen was eliminated in the Aug. 11 Ward 4 primary and Thor Keilen in the at-large primary; Peder Jothen and James Clinton advance in Ward 4 and Katy Vondrasek and Adam Wale in the at-large race. KYMN Radio · Aug 12, 2026
On the record: James Clinton
3 sourced01Community engagement1 sourced position
Says he would like to build public trust into the success criteria for significant public projects.
One thing I would like to achieve is to explicitly bake public trust building into public project success criteria.”
Own statementKYMN Radio · Sep 30, 2026Link
02Economic development1 sourced position
Says the city should strongly consider banning elected officials from signing non-disclosure agreements for economic development projects.
I think we should strongly consider banning elected officials from signing non-disclosure agreements for economic development projects.”
Own statementKYMN Radio · Sep 30, 2026Link
03Ice arena1 sourced position
as reported by Northfield News; not a direct quote
Reported as wanting clear, vetted financial projections before the city commits to major projects, citing the ice arena as an example.
Own statementNorthfield News · Aug 7, 2026Link
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