{"id":11019,"date":"2015-03-29T17:42:53","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T17:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elissaforduluth.com\/?page_id=11019"},"modified":"2018-04-02T20:44:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T01:44:34","slug":"elissa-main-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elissa.affectmn.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Elissa for Duluth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-parallax-fixed nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-image: url(&quot;http:\/\/elissa.affectmn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/03\/HeaderBackground.jpg&quot;);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:20px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-attachment:fixed;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1px;\"><span style=\"color: #ed1c24; font-weight: 600;\">I BELIEVE\u00a0<\/span>the foundation for moving the city forward starts with building toward prosperity for all Duluth communities. This requires focused discussion followed by actions that develop and sustain social resources, continue strategic job growth, and seek out long-term infrastructure solutions that affect all Duluthians.<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:65.3333%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-vimeo\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\" data-autoplay=\"1\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Vimeo video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/142812866?autoplay=0&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&autopause=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:30.6666%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h1 style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1px;\"><span style=\"color: #0066b9; font-weight: bold;\">VIDEO SERIES:<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Coffee with a Candidate.<\/h3>\n<\/div><ul class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-1\" style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:30.6px;\"><li style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-li-item\"><span style=\"background-color:#00aeef;font-size:15.84px;height:30.6px;width:30.6px;margin-right:12.6px;\" class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-youtube-play\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\" style=\"margin-left:43.2px;color:#555555;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/141492141\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\"> Why I&#8217;m Running<\/a><\/div><\/li><li style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-li-item\"><span style=\"background-color:#00aeef;font-size:15.84px;height:30.6px;width:30.6px;margin-right:12.6px;\" class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-youtube-play\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\" style=\"margin-left:43.2px;color:#555555;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/141492140\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\"> Family<\/a><\/div><\/li><li style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-li-item\"><span style=\"background-color:#00aeef;font-size:15.84px;height:30.6px;width:30.6px;margin-right:12.6px;\" class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-youtube-play\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\" style=\"margin-left:43.2px;color:#555555;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/141492139\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\"> Economic Development<\/a><\/div><\/li><li style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-li-item\"><span style=\"background-color:#00aeef;font-size:15.84px;height:30.6px;width:30.6px;margin-right:12.6px;\" class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-youtube-play\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\" style=\"margin-left:43.2px;color:#555555;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/141492138\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\"> Campaigning<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-flip-boxes flip-boxes row fusion-columns-3 flip-effect-classic\"><div class=\"fusion-flip-box-wrapper fusion-column col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flip-box flip-right\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"flip-box-inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"flip-box-front\" style=\"background-color:#00aeef;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-radius:0px;border-style:solid;border-width:0px;color:#747474;transition-duration:0.8s;\"><div class=\"flip-box-front-inner\"><h2 class=\"flip-box-heading without-text\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\">Economic Growth<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flip-box-back\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-radius:0px;border-style:solid;border-width:0px;color:#666666;transition-duration:0.8s;\"><div class=\"flip-box-back-inner\">\n<div style=\"height: 200px;\"><strong>Duluth is<\/strong> in a local business renaissance. Continuing this growth hinges on our ability to sustain responsible business and economic development. My business experience and ability to bring diverse stakeholders together, will move our city forward. I will be a strong business advocate.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-flip-box-wrapper fusion-column col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flip-box flip-right\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"flip-box-inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"flip-box-front\" style=\"background-color:#00aeef;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-radius:0px;border-style:solid;border-width:0px;color:#747474;transition-duration:0.8s;\"><div class=\"flip-box-front-inner\"><h2 class=\"flip-box-heading without-text\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\">Neighborhood Infrastructure<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flip-box-back\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-radius:0px;border-style:solid;border-width:0px;color:#666666;transition-duration:0.8s;\"><div class=\"flip-box-back-inner\">\n<div style=\"height: 200px;\"><strong>Moving Duluth<\/strong> forward starts in our homes and under our feet. Smart, sustainable choices, regarding our aging infrastructure and housing needs, affect all Duluthians. I will push to balance the development of new projects and everyday needs of our neighborhoods, streets, schools and parks.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-flip-box-wrapper fusion-column col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flip-box flip-right\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"flip-box-inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"flip-box-front\" style=\"background-color:#00aeef;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-radius:0px;border-style:solid;border-width:0px;color:#747474;transition-duration:0.8s;\"><div class=\"flip-box-front-inner\"><h2 class=\"flip-box-heading without-text\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\">Social Resources<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flip-box-back\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-radius:0px;border-style:solid;border-width:0px;color:#666666;transition-duration:0.8s;\"><div class=\"flip-box-back-inner\">\n<div style=\"height: 200px;\"><strong>Our community<\/strong> has many social resources dedicated to helping Duluth prosper. Building and sustaining these resources, and their organizations, is essential. I will seek knowledge from underrepresented communities to build stronger stakeholder relationships and will work hard to cultivate coalitions.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:20px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 1px 0px 1px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:48%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"margin-right:25px;float:left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/elissa.affectmn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/03\/elissa-hansen-city-council-headshot-2.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:48%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><span style=\"color: #666666; line-height: 175%;\"><span style=\"color: #0066b9; font-weight: bold;\">ELISSA IS A<\/span> passionate, progressive, entrepreneurial Duluthian. She and her husband, Jon Loss, own Steam Creative Consulting. Jon is also partners in one of Duluth\u2019s local craft breweries, Blacklist Artisan Ales. She is an outdoor enthusiast who also invests her time advancing other businesses and communities capabilities. She believes in building a city where the community, its businesses, and policies grow together with progressive roots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; line-height: 175%;\"><span style=\"color: #0066b9; font-weight: bold;\">ELISSA GREW UP <\/span> in central Minnesota. She has an undergraduate degree and a Master\u2019s degree from Northern Arizona University. She is a certified Economic Development Finance Professional with the National Development Council and a graduate of both the Leadership Duluth and Blandin Community Leadership programs. Elissa has also been honored as one of the Duluth News Tribune\u2019s \u201c20 under 40\u201d top professionals who are making a positive impact and working for change in Duluth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; line-height: 175%;\"><span style=\"color: #0066b9; font-weight: bold;\">ELISSA EMBODIES <\/span> the patience, bravery, commitment, and grit required of leaders who serve their communities. She believes the foundation for moving the city forward, starts with building toward prosperity for all Duluth communities. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-parallax-fixed .whitetype nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-image: url(&quot;http:\/\/elissa.affectmn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/03\/Sectionbackground2.jpg&quot;);background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:20px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-attachment:fixed;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h1 style=\"color: #fff;\">Working together &#8211; we can make a difference in Duluth!<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:48%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><ul class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-2\" style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:30.6px;\"><li style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-li-item\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff;font-size:15.84px;height:30.6px;width:30.6px;margin-right:12.6px;\" class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-facebook-square\" style=\"color:#00aeef;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\" style=\"margin-left:43.2px;color:#555555;\"><a class=\"elissacheckbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ElissaforDuluth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Follow Elissa on Facebook<\/a><\/div><\/li><li style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-li-item\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff;font-size:15.84px;height:30.6px;width:30.6px;margin-right:12.6px;\" class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-twitter-square\" style=\"color:#00aeef;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\" style=\"margin-left:43.2px;color:#555555;\"><a class=\"elissacheckbox\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elissaforduluth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Follow Elissa on Twitter <\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11019","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elissa.affectmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elissa.affectmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elissa.affectmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elissa.affectmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elissa.affectmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11019"}],"version-history":[{"count":96,"href":"https:\/\/elissa.affectmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11593,"href":"https:\/\/elissa.affectmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11019\/revisions\/11593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elissa.affectmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}