Shout it from the mountain tops! "Lisa Toomey is running for Eden Prairie City Council this fall." Finally, we have some good news in these confusing times. She comes with a proven record that she is an independent thinker who will speak out on contentious and unfair assumptions. She will take the lead by modeling the behavior of a committed citizen who has always stood by the side of the less fortunate.
Lisa will be the reasoned voice in the room while others struggle for answers. She is a leader who has a rich base of support honed in community involvements such as Meals on Wheels, the Eden Prairie Crime Prevention Fund, The PROP Shop and much more. Simply put, Lisa will bring her positive, upbeat energy to the public discussion. She is the voice of reason Eden Prairie so richly deserves.
- Jerry McCoy
Retired Superintendent, Eden Prairie Schools
I have had the pleasure of working with Lisa Toomey for over 15 years, and I am convinced she would make a terrific City Council Member. Lisa has all the right characteristics to be a fair, nonpartisan, hardworking, and honest member of the City Council.
Lisa is very generous with her time and talents, working in leadership roles in many Eden Prairie nonprofits and civic organizations. She is very passionate about helping people and making sure that Eden Prairie is the best place for all residents. We need Lisa working for us; vote for Lisa Toomey for City Council!
- Cindy Eddy
Eden Prairie Resident
Lisa Toomey is the living example of the best that Eden Prairie has to offer in an involved, passionate, and impactful citizen. She has joined or led various civic groups from the Eden Prairie Crime Fund, to Meals on Wheels, to the PROP Shop. For 19 years living in Eden Prairie, she has been someone who gives and gives and then gives more. To have her perspective, her experience, and her compassion for others represented on the City Council day in and day out would be so incredibly valuable to our five-person team as we work to listen, represent, and then take action for the common good.
- Ron Case
Mayor, City of Eden Prairie
It is with great delight that I offer this endorsement of Lisa Toomey for Eden Prairie City Council.
I have worked and served with Lisa on the board of Prop Shop in Eden Prairie for many years. She is bright, and full of energy and enthusiasm for this work. She is extremely well-acquainted with the Eden Prairie community, the police department, city programs and the non-profit sector.
Her many, many hours of volunteer work, in a multitude of community organizations, have been driven by a deep compassion for those on the margins, a commitment to hard work and a determination to keep Eden Prairie safe, healthy, and financially sound.
When Lisa told me that she was considering a run for city council, I was thrilled. “Yes,” I said. “Do it! You’re exactly what we need!”
Join me in casting your vote for Lisa Toomey.
- Rev. Susan Weaver
Eden Prairie Resident
The landscape and skyline of Eden Prairie are changing rapidly with all the current construction seemingly going on everywhere. New apartment complexes, new streets, new businesses ready to open, and probably the largest change of all is with the construction of the Southwest Light Rail line due to open in 2023. In driving around the same old streets, some of the familiar landmarks are gone.
We need someone to help us understand some of these changes. We need someone who can recognize and help solve some of the problems that may come with these changes.
That someone is Lisa Toomey, a candidate for the Eden Prairie City Council. I am voting for Lisa and I urge you to do the same.
Her background for community volunteer work is tops. Lisa has put in countless hours working for the residents of our city. She understands the issues and can help find solutions to problems. She works well with people from all segments of our community.
Besides all this, it will be nice to have another woman on our city council who is willing to work and listen to us.
Vote for Lisa Toomey.
- George Schell
Eden Prairie Resident and retired teacher
Years ago, I was serving the community as a member of the Eden Prairie Crime Fund. Lisa Toomey was our volunteer leader.
I only served one year because, frankly, the team worked too hard for me. At the time, I was finishing my doctorate (philology) at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom and simultaneously ministering to a growing congregation here in Eden Prairie. With all the commitments, I simply could not keep up.
During my year of service, I admired every crime fund team member for their creativity, energy and commitment to our community. I was so pleased at the abundance of such wonderful volunteers who were willing to work so hard behind the scenes to make our community great. I was also amazed at the abilities of our leader (Lisa Toomey) to multi-task, to motivate, to delegate and to organize. She did all these things successfully in a very low-key and friendly manner.
Temperamentally, Lisa is self-effacing and other-oriented. She approaches leadership by means of friendly interaction and well-organized communication. She is amazingly nice and yet also an adept manager of conflict in those few occasions when it is unavoidable. Great listeners use their eyes, ears and heart to communicate. Lisa is naturally gifted at mastering all these skills. I thought she was a great communicator on many levels.
As a team member, I also found her to be intellectually brilliant at solving intractable problems and figuring out new ways to approach and to resolve perennial problems.
I hope you will consider voting for this leader to serve with the other fine members of our City Council.
Our community deserves the best, and Lisa Toomey will represent us all in a superlative manner.
- Rev, Jac Perrin
Eden Prairie Resident and Lead Pastor, Eden Prairie Assembly of God
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTERS
Ann & Matt Hansen
Betty Knutson
Carol Bomben
Chrissy & Jay Dooley
Colleen Weber
Eric & Kathy Educate
Floyd Berntsen
Fran Viland
Gary & Jeanille Watkins
Geraldine Beckman
Gordon & June Gilbert
Jean Myers
Jeanne Wilson
Jeff Lukens
John & Jennifer Urbanski
John Goergen
Judy & Tommy Johnson
Karla Wennerstrom
Kathy Bollinger
Lainee Price
Lauren Weaver
Linda Enger
Mark & Mary Mackmiller
Mikkal & Karen Gust
Mohamed Qaadi
Patti Minton
Richard Jensen
Ron & Darla Nemec
Stan & Evelyn Mustanski
Wayne Johnson
Zina Nourkadi