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@teamellefson.bsky.social
Legal aid attorney, tenant rights advocate, Saint Paul West Sider, and proud Girl Scout troop leader. Currently running for MN State Representative 65B. #IceOut
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West Side’s Sebastian Ellefson Running for State House
West Side attorney Sebastian Ellefson launched a campaign for state house in district 65B, representing the northern half of West St. Paul.
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I’m honored to announce that I’m running for the Minnesota State House in District 65B. I’m a legal aid attorney committed to housing stability, fairness, and dignity for working families. I’m ready to bridge community and government as your representative.
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Wow. Just wow. 💙 A huge thank you to everyone who has supported this campaign so far. In under three weeks, we have raised over $5,000 and I am truly blown away by the generosity, encouragement, and belief behind each contribution.
If you feel called, donate here: secure.actblue.com/donate/sebas...
If you feel called, donate here: secure.actblue.com/donate/sebas...
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January 28, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Wow. Just wow. 💙 A huge thank you to everyone who has supported this campaign so far. In under three weeks, we have raised over $5,000 and I am truly blown away by the generosity, encouragement, and belief behind each contribution.
If you feel called, donate here: secure.actblue.com/donate/sebas...
If you feel called, donate here: secure.actblue.com/donate/sebas...
Hey people not in MN asking where to send $ to help people directly: WSCO has been around since the 70s, organizing people on St. Paul's West Side. They are legit, and they are helping people NOT get evicted. Please donate if you are able. #MutualAid
www.wsco.org/rentalassist...
www.wsco.org/rentalassist...
Fund Emergency Rental Assistance
West Side Community Organization calls on Governor Walz to fund emergency rental assistance and stop the evictions!
www.wsco.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Hey people not in MN asking where to send $ to help people directly: WSCO has been around since the 70s, organizing people on St. Paul's West Side. They are legit, and they are helping people NOT get evicted. Please donate if you are able. #MutualAid
www.wsco.org/rentalassist...
www.wsco.org/rentalassist...
"Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve. The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter. It did not." -Adam Serwer www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:47 PM
"Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve. The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter. It did not." -Adam Serwer www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
My colleagues in housing court tell me the increase in evictions has already begun. We need an eviction moratorium. It can be limited only for nonpayment of rent, and even limited to protecting rent from December 1 onward, but we need to pause these evictions now. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Hotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge
211 calls from Spanish-speakers have increased more than 1,600 percent and requests for rental assistance have more than tripled, according to Greater Twin Cities United Way. Local officials are pushi...
www.mprnews.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:26 AM
My colleagues in housing court tell me the increase in evictions has already begun. We need an eviction moratorium. It can be limited only for nonpayment of rent, and even limited to protecting rent from December 1 onward, but we need to pause these evictions now. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Open, participatory democratic processes like caucuses make me so proud to be a Minnesotan. Tuesday, Feb. 3 is Caucus Night! Registration 6:30 PM, begins at 7 PM.
More info: dfl.org/commit
More info: dfl.org/commit
January 27, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Open, participatory democratic processes like caucuses make me so proud to be a Minnesotan. Tuesday, Feb. 3 is Caucus Night! Registration 6:30 PM, begins at 7 PM.
More info: dfl.org/commit
More info: dfl.org/commit
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I’ll be candid. Sharing an endorsement nows feels dystopian, but lifting each other up matters.
I’m proud to share that Soleil Ramirez of Crasqui has endorsed my campaign. A true pillar of our community, Soleil *SHOWS UP* and it’s an honor to stand alongside her and our community.
I’m proud to share that Soleil Ramirez of Crasqui has endorsed my campaign. A true pillar of our community, Soleil *SHOWS UP* and it’s an honor to stand alongside her and our community.
January 25, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I’ll be candid. Sharing an endorsement nows feels dystopian, but lifting each other up matters.
I’m proud to share that Soleil Ramirez of Crasqui has endorsed my campaign. A true pillar of our community, Soleil *SHOWS UP* and it’s an honor to stand alongside her and our community.
I’m proud to share that Soleil Ramirez of Crasqui has endorsed my campaign. A true pillar of our community, Soleil *SHOWS UP* and it’s an honor to stand alongside her and our community.
Things are exhausting and demoralizing. Keep the faith that we can succeed.
January 24, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Things are exhausting and demoralizing. Keep the faith that we can succeed.
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I am fucking incandescent with rage.
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I am fucking incandescent with rage.
True
January 24, 2026 at 3:08 AM
True
Negative 12 degree weather does NOT stop Minnesota protestors from standing up against illegal and immoral actions by federal agents. #IceOutNow
January 23, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Negative 12 degree weather does NOT stop Minnesota protestors from standing up against illegal and immoral actions by federal agents. #IceOutNow
I’m grateful to be endorsed by Riverview Elementary’s principal and for the work she does for our community, in both blue skies and trying times. My campaign and my life are rooted in showing up for one another, so it’s an honor to be in league with advocates like Stivaliss.
January 23, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I’m grateful to be endorsed by Riverview Elementary’s principal and for the work she does for our community, in both blue skies and trying times. My campaign and my life are rooted in showing up for one another, so it’s an honor to be in league with advocates like Stivaliss.
Join me at WSP's beloved Amore Coffee on Sunday, February 1st from 2-4pm. Let's have a chat about what matters to you and to our community. Open, welcoming, and neighborly – entirely WSP.
RSVP: teamellefson.com/events/kqd8l...
RSVP: teamellefson.com/events/kqd8l...
January 23, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Join me at WSP's beloved Amore Coffee on Sunday, February 1st from 2-4pm. Let's have a chat about what matters to you and to our community. Open, welcoming, and neighborly – entirely WSP.
RSVP: teamellefson.com/events/kqd8l...
RSVP: teamellefson.com/events/kqd8l...
Volunteer Lawyers Network is now giving phone advice sessions for "Deportation Preparation", including
-power of attorney
-delegation of parental authority
-obtaining passports for kids
-selling your car
-tenant rights in ending your lease
-joint ownership for checking accounts, etc.
SPREAD THE WORD
-power of attorney
-delegation of parental authority
-obtaining passports for kids
-selling your car
-tenant rights in ending your lease
-joint ownership for checking accounts, etc.
SPREAD THE WORD
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Volunteer Lawyers Network is now giving phone advice sessions for "Deportation Preparation", including
-power of attorney
-delegation of parental authority
-obtaining passports for kids
-selling your car
-tenant rights in ending your lease
-joint ownership for checking accounts, etc.
SPREAD THE WORD
-power of attorney
-delegation of parental authority
-obtaining passports for kids
-selling your car
-tenant rights in ending your lease
-joint ownership for checking accounts, etc.
SPREAD THE WORD
Many people have been unable to work for over a month due to fear of ICE abducting them. Hey @governorwalz.mn.gov, I think it's time for another eviction moratorium during this current crisis.
January 19, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Many people have been unable to work for over a month due to fear of ICE abducting them. Hey @governorwalz.mn.gov, I think it's time for another eviction moratorium during this current crisis.
Some good ideas on what policies the state government can do in response to the federal invasion
1) reinstate the eviction moratorium that was in place during COVID.
2) change the law so that absences from school due to fear or deportation do NOT count towards truancy totals for students
1) reinstate the eviction moratorium that was in place during COVID.
2) change the law so that absences from school due to fear or deportation do NOT count towards truancy totals for students
January 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Some good ideas on what policies the state government can do in response to the federal invasion
1) reinstate the eviction moratorium that was in place during COVID.
2) change the law so that absences from school due to fear or deportation do NOT count towards truancy totals for students
1) reinstate the eviction moratorium that was in place during COVID.
2) change the law so that absences from school due to fear or deportation do NOT count towards truancy totals for students
Former St. Paul police officer critiquing ICE: "How much of this ICE behavior is incompetence and how much is a result of the impunity granted to the agency by the current administration? It is likely a mix."
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
Ex-officer: Renee Good shooting was a failure of ICE tactics, law
It's likely that the behavior of ICE agents in Minnesota stems from a mix of incompetence and impunity granted by the current administration.
www.minnpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Former St. Paul police officer critiquing ICE: "How much of this ICE behavior is incompetence and how much is a result of the impunity granted to the agency by the current administration? It is likely a mix."
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
It sounds weird when you put it that way. But 100% true.
So to keep people in the loop, one of the biggest school districts in the state is closed Tuesday and Wednesday because they need to give teachers time to build hybrid options for families worried about their children getting kidnapped on the way to school by lawless masked armed federal goons.
January 18, 2026 at 7:49 PM
It sounds weird when you put it that way. But 100% true.
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BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
All this week, my kids elementary school is not allowing the kids out for recess. They tell the kids its because it's "too icy" outside. How true! Gallows humor, people. SPPS Teachers are the best people I know.
January 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
All this week, my kids elementary school is not allowing the kids out for recess. They tell the kids its because it's "too icy" outside. How true! Gallows humor, people. SPPS Teachers are the best people I know.
I do NOT support the St. Paul city council's refusal to fast-track strengthening our city separation ordinance, which delineates how the city can or can not cooperate with the federal government. The 3 council members who voted against this need to see the urgency!
www.twincities.com/2026/01/15/s...
www.twincities.com/2026/01/15/s...
St. Paul City Council deadlocks on last-minute separation ordinance measure
Calling the last-minute submission legally dubious, half the city council objected, noting there was nothing printed before them or available online for public review.
www.twincities.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
I do NOT support the St. Paul city council's refusal to fast-track strengthening our city separation ordinance, which delineates how the city can or can not cooperate with the federal government. The 3 council members who voted against this need to see the urgency!
www.twincities.com/2026/01/15/s...
www.twincities.com/2026/01/15/s...
It's disgraceful. Minnesotans will remember who stepped up and who kowtowed.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minnesota’s corporate silence on ICE surge
Major companies in Minnesota have been largely mum on the immigration enforcement operation in the state.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:38 PM
It's disgraceful. Minnesotans will remember who stepped up and who kowtowed.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE detaining American Indians as illegal immigrants is the height of irony. I would be laughing if I wasn't crying.
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
Tribal leaders say ICE is detaining American Indians during immigration sweeps
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is trying to locate four members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
www.startribune.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
ICE detaining American Indians as illegal immigrants is the height of irony. I would be laughing if I wasn't crying.
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
Note for families that can't leave the house and use their SNAP benefits due to ICE presence: Amazon does allow you to register and use your snap card online with them. Pass on this info! www.amazon.com/snap
January 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Note for families that can't leave the house and use their SNAP benefits due to ICE presence: Amazon does allow you to register and use your snap card online with them. Pass on this info! www.amazon.com/snap