FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Republican father-daughter legislators Shannon Roers Jones and Jim Roers of Fargo announce that they are not running for re-election. They issued a joint statement saying they made the decision to focus on Roers Construction and Development, a company Jim started in the 1970s, and to spend more time with family. The Roers represent District 46, which…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A Cass County election worker says the crowds came in waves throughout the day. “We’ve been really steady. We’ll get a bunch then we’ll get a little bit of lag then a few more then a little lag. We’ve been open since 7 so we get about doing 200 an hour,” Cass County Election Inspector Ron…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Recent disclosures show a massive gap in campaign contributions between Fargo’s mayoral candidates. Shannon Roers Jones is outpacing her opponents, reporting over $120,000 in total contributions. Nearly half that amount is from a $55,000 donation Roers Jones made to her own campaign. Hukun Dabar reports the next largest campaign total at over $32,000. Mayor Tim Mahoney…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo developer Jim Roers drew fire at last night’s city commission meeting for failing to build seven townhomes that were to be completed by the end of last year under agreements with the city and the Roosevelt neighborhood. The townhomes were part of a compromise, used as a buffer next to a development that includes St.Paul’s Newman…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo voters will have 15 city commission and 7 candidates for mayor to pick from in June. The filing deadline was late Monday afternoon. Michael Borgie is the latest person to get into the mayoral race and just under the wire. Mayor Tim Mahoney is running for another term. Other challengers include Shannon Roers Jones, Hukun…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Two people are now officially in the race for Fargo mayor. City Commissioner Arlette Preston has joined businesswoman, attorney and state lawmaker Shannon Roers-Jones on the June ballot. Preston says she’s looking ahead. “Building a future for our children and grandchildren, and granted others could probably say that as well, but the core of that truly and…
Shannon Roers JonesFARGO (KVRR) – A member of the legislature who represents District 46 in Fargo has announced that she’s running for mayor. Republican Shannon Roers Jones is an attorney who was first elected to the North Dakota House in 2016. “It’s time for fresh leadership to unlock Fargo’s unlimited potential” Roers Jones said in an email announcing her candidacy….
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – State Rep. Shannon Roers Jones of Fargo will introduce legislation to decriminalize user quantities of marijuana in the 2019 session. She has been getting input from both law enforcement and lawyers as the bill is being put together. Unlike Measure 3 which sought to legalize marijuana that was defeated at the polls earlier this month. The…
