The Watchdog: Paul Busch
"As long as I can remember, I have been passionate about helping to empower people. My yoga teaching and political work are both avenues for this. I feel called to help make the world better, and there is no better place to start than right here in my own back yard. I also love doing research and I love solving mysteries, so working as a watchdog is a perfect fit for me.
"While I have supported numerous causes all of my adult life, my political activism increased dramatically in 2004, when I worked on the Dennis Kucinich Presidential Campaign. The next year, I dove into the Elizabeth Dickinson for Mayor Campaign. This campaign brought me to the Green Party and to local politics, and I was strongly drawn to both. In 2006 I had the opportunity to manage Jesse Mortenson’s campaign for the MN House, giving me much more campaigning experience and valuable organizing experience. These were all excellent campaigns, and I am very happy to have participated in them. In January of 2007 I became a co-chair of Neighborhoods First!, a grassroots organization that promotes sustainable policies for St. Paul neighborhoods. I am currently the chair. In February of 2007 I was invited to join the executive committee for the St. Paul Better Ballot Campaign, which successfully worked to bring Instant Runoff Voting to St. Paul. I am excited to work with citizens to improve the quality of life here in the Twin Cities."
Paul Busch was hired to act as the Watchdog in December 2009.
As long as I can remember, I have been passionate about helping to empower people. My yoga teaching and political work are both avenues for this. I feel called to help make the world better, and there is no better place to start than right here in my own back yard. I also love doing research and I love solving mysteries, so working as a watchdog is a perfect fit for me.
While I have supported numerous causes all of my adult life, my political activism increased dramatically in 2004, when I worked on the Dennis Kucinich Presidential Campaign. The next year, I dove into the Elizabeth Dickinson for Mayor Campaign. This campaign brought me to the Green Party and to local politics, and I was strongly drawn to both. In 2006 I had the opportunity to manage Jesse Mortenson’s campaign for the MN House, giving me much more campaigning experience and valuable organizing experience. These were all excellent campaigns, and I am very happy to have participated in them. In January of 2007 I became a co-chair of Neighborhoods First!, a grassroots organization that promotes sustainable policies for St. Paul neighborhoods. I am currently the chair. In February of 2007 I was invited to join the executive committee for the St. Paul Better Ballot Campaign, which successfully worked to bring Instant Runoff Voting to St. Paul. I am excited to work with citizens to improve the quality of life here in the Twin Cities.
