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Personnel committee advances three candidates for Duluth City Council District 2 after interviews

5691287 · August 7, 2025
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Summary

The Duluth City Council personnel committee interviewed seven applicants for the District 2 vacancy and tabulated ranked-choice ballots; Deb DeLuca, Craig Bursch and Janet Nelson moved forward to a second-round interview at the full council meeting.

The Duluth City Council personnel committee on May 20 held interviews with seven applicants to fill the District 2 council vacancy and, after ranked-choice ballots, advanced three candidates for a second-round interview at the full council meeting.

The committee called seven applicants for 20-minute interviews: Craig Bursch, Deborah (Deb) DeLuca, Eric Lindell, Janet Nelson, Erin (Aaron) Rose, Sam Weston and one other. Candidates emphasized housing, infrastructure and constituent access to city government as priorities. After the interviews, the clerk tabulated ranked-choice ballots and announced the top three: Deb DeLuca (22 points), Craig Bursch (11 points) and Janet Nelson (10 points). The three will return for extended interviews at the Monday City Council meeting.

Why it matters: The appointment fills an open seat on Duluth’s nine-member…

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