Charlie Anderson for Marine Council

Community-focused. Critical thinker. Collaborative leader. A record of public service.

Welcome to the official site of Charlie Anderson for Marine on Saint Croix City Council. Here you will find information on my background, experience. issues, events, news, and ways to get in touch with me so I can hear what is important to you about Marine.

Please browse the website and connect with me to share your ideas of how we can continue to grow and tend our beautiful community. Together, we can sustain and improve all that makes Marine on Saint Croix a great place to live, work, and recreate.

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Be Nice.

(The World is a Small Town.)

-Austin Kleon

My Campaign Team

Many of you already know Elizabeth (Betsy), my wife. She is an all-star mom. She worked at Marine Elementary as a reading intervention teacher, and continues to teach for Stillwater Public Schools. She is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter. Alas, she is Norwegian (her grandparents were from Bergen and Hallingdal), but I've chosen to overlook that.

My children are Thorin (almost 10), Ingrid (8), Kjersten (6), and Leif (born at the beginning of July!). They make life worth living. All three of the older kids will be at River Grove Elementary this year. We were very thankful to have been at Red Bridge preschool as well.

Guardian of Saint Paul

I was born and raised on the East Side of Saint Paul, and like my father before me, I became a Saint Paul Police Officer. It's a hard job, and sometimes a thankless one, but I didn't get into the profession for kudos - I got into it to serve others.

I understand that the badge has different meanings for some people. Not every community sees the police as a friend and protector. I continue to do what I can, each and every day, to provide trusted service with respect to everyone - no exceptions.

In 2009 I was named Police Officer of the Year, and in 2011 I was given a Life Saving Award. I hope those two honors are indicative of my dedication to the oath I took, and the life I have led.

Service Above Self

From 1998-2006 I served in the U.S. Army as a military police officer for the 79th Military Police Company (CS) located in Rochester, MN. I deployed in support of combat operations during OEF/OIF in Iraq from 2003-2004 at Camp Tallil/LSA Adder (an-Nasiriyah) and BIAP (Baghdad International Airport). I was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant in 2006. In 2013 I re-enlisted and entered Officer Candidate School. I was commissioned as an officer in August 2015 and was honored to receive the General Sieben Leadership Award. I completed Basic Officer Leadership Course at Fort Huachuca - Military Intelligence Center of Excellence, AZ and am currently assigned as the staff intelligence officer at 2-147 Assault Helicopter Battalion (Minnesota Army National Guard) in Saint Paul, MN.

Wildland Firefighter

Having gone to school for a short time in beautiful Bemidji, Minnesota, I found a passion for restoration of our natural areas. An important part of that restoration includes prescribed fire. Due to the urban-wildland interface, uncontrolled fires can pose a significant threat to public safety. Combining my love for the great outdoors, restoration work, and the public safety importance of firefighting, I joined a team of dedicated folks that are certified as wildland firefighters through the MN DNR - Forestry Division in Cambridge and Carlos Avery. This selfie was taken as a volunteer fire boss at William O'Brien State Park as part of their restoration efforts.

Nonprofit Work

As the founder and executive director of TCORCA, I take great pride in leading a dedicated coalition of law enforcement, prosecutors, and corporate investigators and loss prevention managers in the fight against organized crime.

TCORCA's dedicated board of directors is representative of the coalition we serve. We offer certified training and education as well as investigative and professional support through quarterly regional intelligence and networking meetings, a secure website (www.TCORCA.org) with real-time alerts and analytics, an annual conference, seminars, public policy efforts, and a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement suppression event during the holiday shopping season.