Candidates Cass County Commissioner District 2 – Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce

Cass County Commissioner District 2

All candidates listed above were contacted by the Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce for participation in this Voting Guide. Responses received from our questionnaire are published exactly as submitted, with no additional editing. Please note that candidates marked with * did not respond.

Bob Kangas

Political Office: Cass County commissioner district 2
Age: 79
Family: Wife Betty and four grown children
Occupation: Farmer
Contact: 218-587-4453

What are three words that define you as a candidate?

Honest, experianced,helpful

What are your priorities as they relate to our local business community?

Jobs that pay a livable wage. Housing, workers for these jobs,we have good schools in our area and jobs would bring in more students.

If elected, how would you engage the business community when weighing your decisions?

I am currently on both the Pine River and Cass County economic development committees and am very active in helping promote Cass County in the business recruiting.

In your opinion, what has been the (city’s, county’s or state’s) greatest success in encouraging business growth or eliminating barriers? What could be strengthened or improved?

Cass County has a very active economic director in Mike Paulus and his assistant Marina Lovell who have helped getting financing to get their business going, which has gained many jobs in Cass County, We need to keep our businesses on main streets open.

Why should people vote for you?

I was on the Walden Township board for 30 years and have been a Cass County commissioner for 20 years. We as a board at Cass County get the job done with the help of a great group of employees and staff.