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Monica: Hello. Welcome to the Politics Chicks podcast. I'm Monica Healy
Christy: And I'm Christy Branham
Monica: Today we're joined by someone who's become a familiar face in Maple Grove and beyond. Kristy Janigo currently serves on the Maple Grove City Council and is running for the Minnesota Senate
Christy: Kristy brings a unique background of public service from serving in the Army National Guard after 9/11 to working in manufacturing, higher education, veterans advocacy, and local government
Monica: We'll talk about what shaped her commitment to service, what she's learned from working with veterans, and why she's decided now is the time to run for higher office. So Kristy, welcome to the show.
Kristy: Thank you for having me. It's great to be here
Monica: And I keep referring to Kristie with a K and Christy with a C, and I'm the only one without the cool name today, so. Surrounded,
Christy: Of Christy's on this
Monica: Kristies, yeah.
Monica: So Kristie with a K, you grew up in small towns across North Dakota, and I'm a South Dakota girl. Um, what lessons from that upbringing still influence how you approach public service today?
Kristy: Yeah, so being from small town North Dakota, I think the thing that resonates with me most is, that community takes care of one another. So you're not just on your own as your family. Community looks out for one another, and that's what I feel has been preserved in District 37 where I'm running.
Kristy: Even though Maple Grove is the ninth most populous city in the state, it still kind of has that small town community feel because of all the hard work our volunteers do and the way that, faith communities and neighborhoods look out for one another
Christy: I should probably say Christy will be my senator in the state. So you've already got one guaranteed vote on this podcast. Monica, is she your senator too
Monica: No, I'm in that very southern edge that's, that's in a different district
Christy: And your parents were both teachers. So how did growing up in an education-focused household shape you, do you think?
Kristy: Well, my parents definitely had high expectations. So I was the middle child of five, so you can imagine the pressure of being that middle child. Uh, but for us, we always grew up out in the country, so we enjoyed spending a lot of time playing outside. We read a lot of books because sometimes all you have are one another, the outdoors, and books, and they really encouraged us to read.
Kristy: And that helped me focus on my future and have a great start, academically and for the rest of my life.
Monica: And you joined the Army National Guard at just 17, which kind of boggles my mind. What motivated that decision?
Kristy: So this is a really fun story. My best friend Chantelle and I, joined around the same time, so just as we were registering for our senior year of high school. She came up to me at, at registration and said, "Hey, I just joined the Guard. Do you wanna join too?" So I said, "Yeah, that sounds fun. Let's do it." So we both joined the same unit, uh, and started drilling together for a while.
Kristy: But when it came time for her to ship to basic training, she told the recruiter, "I'm not going and join the Air Force." Well, being a third-generation Army veteran, I ended up still going to basic training, and my date was later than hers, so it was actually two weeks right after So I did go through with joining the Army and served for six years in the military.
Kristy: Uh, my friend stayed in, and she's still in actually and is an E9 in the Air Force, so the highest rank you can achieve as an enlisted, non-commissioned officer.
Christy: Wow. So she kind of ditched you
Kristy: She ditched me?
Christy: You said that this, uh, you, you served during the 9/11 era, and so Monica and I are both old enough to remember watching it live happen on television. You're a little bit younger than we are, but I distinctly remember that day, waking up and seeing the beautiful blue sky in New York and the-- and I saw the second plane hit the World Trade Center.
Christy: It was very traumatic for us to watch, and it, it really inspired a lot of young people to join the military. So how did serving during that 9/11 era, post-9/11 era, change your perspective on leadership and responsibility?
Kristy: Yeah. Well, uh, given the timeline of when we joined, you know, we joined during relative peacetime, so that was December of 2000 when I raised my right hand and took the oath for, uh, enlisted service. When 9/11 happened, I had already left, uh, college and my job to prepare to go to basic training. So I was at home packing my bags.
Kristy: My mother called me at home and she said, "We can get you out of here and get you to Canada if you don't wanna fulfill your obligation." So I said, "No, we're not doing that." Um, you know, a typical mother's response. Um, so of course, I proudly went through with it, but the drill sergeants at basic training down in Fort Leonard Wood kinda made a thing out of it, and they were like, "Tomorrow you guys are going to Afghanistan."
Kristy: So that was kind of the threat the entire time. But, uh, I'd been well-prepped, and I knew better that, they don't yank you out of training and send you into a combat zone. So, I guess for me, what I really appreciated about that time was the American people were united. Not everyone agreed with the decision to go to war, but I felt like at that time the, the country was united and supportive of the troops altogether, and I hope that we can get some of that unity back someday in this country.
Christy: So veteran advocacy has been a, a major part of your career, and I've had the opportunity to meet you a couple times out in the wild, so to speak, at events, and You had your Army Barbie shirt on, at one event that I just thought was so cool.
Christy: And being a veteran is part of your identity, so at least that's what I perceive and it's something that you wear proudly. Veterans advocacy has become a major part of your career, and so is that what drew you to that work
Kristy: Yeah. I mean, I guess I kind of became an unexpected veterans advocate. So like I said, I had served six years in the North Dakota Army National Guard. I did have a deployment, in 2003 where my whole unit was sent out to Fort Lewis, Washington to mobilize for orders for Iraq. Those orders eventually never materialized, so our deployment got canceled and we got sent home after three months.
Kristy: But that Title 10 active service, I had a DD-214, so that gave me veteran status. And, I think what's interesting about that is, you know, other than that, I had a relatively routine military career, uh, where I did work hard and do well and received some accolades and awards and left as an E5.
Kristy: But after I left the military, I really didn't think about my service for 10 plus years. So around, let's say-- So I got out in 2006. Around 2015, I kinda started to think about what I wanted my next career to be. So I was in global manufacturing. I was traveling the world for large companies, visiting, uh, factories, and eventually I just decided I don't like this anymore.
Kristy: Um, and I was looking for other, careers. So I had considered going to divinity school, and becoming a pastor. I also considered a psychology PhD, but unfortunately, I just wrapped up a PhD in my current field, which was, uh, sustainable design at that time. Um, and so I kind of walked a--
Christy: I not know that you have a PhD? We should be calling you Dr. Janigo
Kristy: I don't pull that out too often.
Kristy: The only times I really do are, uh, when I have a committee testimony that I wanna add some emphasis and importance, so then I introduce myself as Dr. Janigo
Monica: As you should, yeah
Monica: That's awesome
Kristy: Um, but yeah, when I got into government, I, uh, started out at Hennepin County working for a commissioner at the time, and at that same time, I had joined an American Legion post.
Kristy: And the American Legion noticed early on that I had some skill in political advocacy, so they kinda looped me in, and before you knew it, I was their legislative chair, which means I would spend a lot of time at the Capitol in St. Paul advocating for various bills. And I have a track record of getting successful bills across the line for veterans in Minnesota.
Kristy: So it kinda just ballooned, and I had a chance to become a county veterans service officer, so I did that for three years, where I helped homeless and justice-involved veterans access their VA benefits. So it was a very rewarding time. Uh, very stressful because they're literally placing their lives in your hands, so you wanna do the best by the veterans and make sure they have the tools they need to succeed in life.
Christy: And you, you worked with veterans facing housing instability and legal challenges and barriers to benefits. So what are some misconceptions people have about veterans' needs?
Kristy: I think people have a misconception that somehow veterans can snap out of it, right? And you don't just snap out of, uh, very serious trauma that's related to combat or related to military sexual trauma or other types of trauma that you encounter in the military. Um, and that trauma is the reason why you have certain statistics like, veterans are more likely to become homeless than their civilian counterparts.
Kristy: One in three veterans become justice-involved, and one in three women in the military experience military sexual trauma. So those statistics are pretty sobering when you look at it, and veterans really do need our support to, you know, move forward and hopefully find a pathway to heal.
Monica: And you recently received an award related to your work with Veterans Treatment Court participants. And wanna tell us about that and what that means to you?
Kristy: Yeah. So that was the Stephen A. Pallagia Justice Partners Award, and I received that award from the Fourth Judicial Branch Executive Committee. So, judges and lawyers, involved in the Fourth Judicial Branch met together and decided that they were going to give me their Justice Partners Award for my work as a county veterans service officer in the Veterans Treatment Court.
Kristy: So I helped many veterans in the court, go from 0% disability compensation to high rates, 80 to 100% disability compensation. Some of them were housing cases. So some of them had housing instability where I was able to get their overdue mortgage paid off to avoid foreclosure. And so it was extremely rewarding work, and I feel very honored that the, court officials saw that and were willing to acknowledge me.
Christy: That's amazing. And so we've already touched on a couple things you've done, prior to deciding to run for office. You have worked in manufacturing, obviously the military. You have a record of public service. Looking back, what experience prepared you the most for leadership, do you think?
Kristy: Uh, I would say that all of it shaped me. It was all kind of building blocks to bring me to where I am today. So my corporate experience, even though I didn't stick with that, it gave me a business acumen so I can understand financials, and it also was my earliest management experience. So I managed teams anywhere from one to 10 people in the corporate world.
Kristy: And, uh, in higher ed, you know, I had a faculty team, and I had an entire, uh, two degree programs that I was the academic department chair over. So, you know, you deal with people's style, and you, you learn how to manage people and work toward a common goal. And yeah, I, I think overall in my-- all of my experiences collectively, I've learned that people need to be heard, and when they're heard, then other things can follow.
Kristy: So I've tried to do that as a public servant, as an elected official, uh, just hear people out and make sure they feel validated in their experiences. And then if you can solve the problem, that's great, but the building block really is to let people be heard.
Monica: We've talked to a number of candidates that have had other life experience before going into the political world, and, and we have talked about how valuable that is in leadership to be able to relate to people that aren't just in the political world. So when you made the leap and you became part of the Maple Grove City Council, what was most surprising to you?
Kristy: I think one thing that was surprising to me is when we dealt with our residential development and, uh, commercial and industrial development, how close it stuck to the original plan. So like, over time, a city has various planning phases, and you try to, you know, sketch out somewhere what the city might look like and what the neighborhoods might develop into.
Kristy: And if you look at those old plans and then you look at the plans that we see now in front of us at city council or planning commission, they're surprisingly similar. So it surprised me that, uh, cities and city staff are able to plan so far ahead and that that actually works out and becomes successful.
Kristy: So I'm proud of the new neighborhoods that have been brought online during my tenure in Maple Grove, and we're making great places for people to live and work and enjoy themselves.
Monica: I was gonna say living right on the edge of Maple Grove and Plymouth, I live on the very southern edge, and I would echo that, that I love how Maple Grove has planned its city, you know, watching it grow over the last 25 years, and then going into Plymouth, that doesn't-- Sorry to all the Plymouth residents.
Monica: Plymouth doesn't really have a city center and, and Maple Grove really does and has the, the cute little downtown area and yeah, I
Christy: And that's, that's kind of what I was gonna say too, is that having lived here, Monica and I have both lived here for-- I've lived here 26 years, and, watching how this city has evolved, It's like they created a heart at the center with the downtown area, and then they expanded outward, and I think that's what Monica is talking about.
Christy: Like it was a calculated expansion around that, that center place that makes it feel so well organized compared to cities like Plymouth and Eden Prairie. Like Eden Prairie is the worst planned city I have ever encountered . So I, I guess you guys have to be from Minnesota to understand that.
Christy: But Eden Prairie You can't go a straight line there. Like there's no straight anything. You have to like go around and the roads are just not planned very well. So you guys did a great job with keeping that on track with Maple Grove.
Christy: And many people don't realize how much local government affects daily life. Monica and I often talk about the fact that local elections are actually in many ways more important than the federal elections because local government has direct contact with your daily life, and it also serves as a bulwark against something like we're going through right now with the questionable actions of the current administration.
Christy: So what's one thing you've learned that residents might find surprising about local government?
Kristy: Um, just how much goes into it. Like I mentioned, the years and years of planning and, uh, what staff do. And, you know, sometimes our staff do get the brunt of something that hasn't gone wrong, you know, and they, uh, deal with angry residents. But I feel like our staff, handles those situations with grace.
Kristy: But there really are just, a multitude of decisions that happen every day to make your life normal, whether it be up to,making your utilities work, ensuring that the trash gets picked up on a regular basis, that you have good roads to drive on. So yeah, it's just the dedicated folks who are behind our city staff to make life normal for all of us.
Monica: And during your tenure on the city council, what's something that you're most proud of?
Kristy: Probably my work with, uh, the city forester. So, you may not know that I was an arbor committee member before I, ran for city council. Yeah. So I served on the Maple Grove Arbor Committee from 2017 to 2018, and I got a little taste of what it's like to serve on city commissions. At that time, the arbor committee, a very dedicated group of people, were very committed to revamping our city code to ensure that developers were held accountable once new trees were planted on their properties, that they didn't die off, that the trees in our parking lots across the city would be planted for survivability.
Kristy: Because you go into some of the parking lots, uh, like the Costco parking lot maybe, just to throw an example out there, and you, you see dead trees, you know, and it's not aesthetic. It's, it's just a big old parking lot. So I'm very proud that the advocacy work that I did once I was on council and I got my-- enough of my colleagues to agree with me that we should hire a city forester.
Kristy: So the city did not have an arborist before then, and in '24 and '25, we've already received two Tree City USA awards. The threshold for the Tree City USA Award Growth Award was I think maybe 11 points, and we got like 22 or something crazy like that. Like, we totally crushed the goal. So I'm very proud of that.
Kristy: Yeah
Christy: It's city ordinance here that you have to have a boulevard tree in front of your house, at least in my part of Maple Grove. And the city comes through every summer and checks your tree, and if your tree has something like oak borer, they will take it down and you're responsible for planting another tree there.
Christy: And while that can be frustrating, when I first moved here, all the trees were like basically twigs. We all had our little boulevard tree, you know, and now they're so tall and so beautiful, and I think that the trees really make Maple Grove and, and all of the, purposeful use of greenery and, and landscaping in Maple Grove just makes our city so beautiful, so
Kristy: Completely. Um, the other accomplishment that I'm really proud of, you know, I mentioned my background was in manufacturing and retail, is, we're in a place right now in the city with our initiatives to stop retail crime and to focus on making sure we're a prime location for business, that we are at a record low for retail vacancy in the city.
Kristy: Um, so this is definitely the place to have a business.
Monica: Yeah. Maple Grove is the place to be for retail restaurants
Christy: If you guys come to Minnesota, come to our city. When people talk about the perfect balance of Minnesota, I think Maple Grove is such a great example of that because less than a quarter of a mile from my house, there's a trailhead where I can go walk on 20 miles of beautifully manicured trails in the wilderness and run into animals.
Christy: I mean, it just, it is, it's beautiful and it's so well-maintained. So the city council is doing something right, I think, here because it's just a great all around great place to live.
Monica: For sure
Christy: Um, and one thing we noticed, so we're talking about the trails. Monica and I met training for the Chicago Marathon, and we spent quite a bit of time out on those trails running.
Christy: And, um, one of the things people notice about you is your commitment to fitness. So how did that become such an important part of your life?
Kristy: Yeah, I mean, I've always done fitness here and there. You know, in high school I was a total nerd, so I didn't play sports. I was a speech and debate kid and concert choir, so it wasn't then. But when I joined the military, I found out that I was actually really good at military fitness, so I always posted high physical fitness, tests, and I actually won an award for my basic training platoon on the physical endurance course.
Kristy: And yeah, I just-- I've really enjoyed fitness over the years. Used to do some running, but more recently I've gotten into lifting. So in 2021 during COVID, I was lifting with some Beachbody on Demand programs, which are like web-based programs, and then that kind of escalated to where I found out I could go to the Magnus Veterans Foundation and get some free coaching.
Kristy: So I met Sally, who's a coach there and just a really inspirational and supportive person, like who wasn't intimidating about teaching me how to lift. So I got that start, and then my demands eventually grew, and I went to other gyms and spent more time, training increasingly over the years, and have been doing CrossFit now for a little over a year.
Kristy: So CrossFit is a combination of Olympic lifting, very highly intense, uh, shorter workouts that kind of cash out all your energy, and cardio. So it's kind of a unique and diverse, environment that I've really enjoyed, and it does help me stay balanced in life. And so I try to start out each of my weekdays with a CrossFit workout.
Monica: But you and I ran into each other at, um, a community sing event, uh, because like you just mentioned, you also were in choir and, and I am a music geek. And I'm a runner and I still run and I still consider myself pretty fit, but I'm pretty sure you could kick my ass. So--
Kristy: You'll beat me on the trail running though, 'cause I, I don't do long distances
Monica: Uh, that's questionable. So you're, you're fitting in all these workouts and then you add in campaigning and council duties and just a full professional life, and all of that can be demanding.
Monica: So how do you stay grounded and avoid the burnout?
Kristy: Yeah. Well, I think the main thing is, uh, I've been training for this for years, you know? So over the years as city council member, my schedule has gotten increasingly packed, so I feel like with the demands of this campaign, I'm ready for it. And so the daily rigors of the campaign don't stress me out as much as they might have without that preparation.
Kristy: But I think generally the, the health and fitness does really help. I don't eat gluten, I don't drink alcohol or caffeine, and I make sure I get my nightly rest. I usually go to bed pretty early. Um, but that also means I'm up really early, so I can get, get out there and do that CrossFit workout before I start my day.
Kristy: So I think it's really just a matter of being disciplined and also like knowing what works and yeah, that seems to work well for me.
Christy: You and I would be the perfect lunch date because I'm also gluten-free. I have celiac, so I can't have gluten. But, you know, a lot of people don't choose to eat it because it's really inflammatory for them,
Christy: So...
Kristy: That's my situation
Christy: Yeah, and it's, it's so much easier. And Monica's husband is gluten-free also, I believe, right,
Monica: Is a, that's a relatively new thing that this is the guy that could have lived on beer and pizza, and, um, two, three years ago, he got a virus and his body just had, like, this hyper autoimmune response to it, and now he can't have gluten. And so by, by proxy, mostly I'm gluten-free too.
Kristy: Good. Yeah, and I bet you don't miss it much
Monica: Oh, no, I do. When, when I go out for, for a meal that he's not a part of, I'm like, "Give me all the gluten."
Christy: Fortunately, Well, I've been gluten-free now for probably 15 years, so, you know, it's so much easier to be able to find gluten-free options
Christy: And Do you see the connection between the discipline required for fitness, military service, and public leadership?
Kristy: Yeah, I think there's definitely a through line in it. Um, staying focused, staying focused on the mission really. You know, in the military, they really drill home that you need to focus on the mission, and I think that's true in professional life and true in public service too. So I take this campaign very seriously because I know how much people need me.
Kristy: They need me to win, and they need me to be in office so that I can help them, with the various things they're bringing to me.
Monica: I, I think your, your commitment to discipline is a good example of how you will serve your constituents. So what made this the right time to run for the Minnesota Senate?
Kristy: Well, this is kind of an interesting story. So in 2025, I was still, uh, the legislative chair for a veterans nonprofit, and I had a bill I really believed in to stop veteran benefits fraud. And that bill ended up not passing, and it failed on party lines. And I was just shocked that we can't even get on the same page to help veterans in our state legislature.
Kristy: So at that point, I'd seen enough, and I was like, "I'm gonna get elected, and I'm going to do what I need to do once in office to support my residents and to make sure that veterans are well taken care of here in Minnesota."
Christy: Yeah, and there's a lot of old guard in, in the state legislature that is finally exiting this year. Warren Limmer, who you will be replacing, in the Senate, basically retired in the Senate. I mean, he's been the senator for Maple Grove for how many years? It's gotta be over 20
Christy: So just seeing these new, you know, talking to new young candidates who are coming down the pike is just so fun for Monica and I because we see the enthusiasm and we see the broader understanding you have of all the working parts that go into government, not just the narrow party line issues, but the fact that there needs to be bipartisanship when it comes to things like veterans.
Christy: So it's, it's really fun to see you guys just, pursuing that and making that part of your platform. So I, I just wanna thank you for that and for stepping up to the plate because it's not easy to do, and it's challenging, in Minnesota right now for numerous reasons. We had a pretty rough winter.
Christy: What issue or challenge facing Minnesotans do you think deserves attention the most right now?
Kristy: I think affordability is really impacting everyone right now. Usually I hear most about it in terms of housing, healthcare, education, and, and yes, taxes too. And I think what's kinda heartening for me is that I've seen both parties talk about affordability. So I think we have a very real opportunity to tackle some of these obstacles that are holding us back and causing us to not have as much cash in our family budgets.
Kristy: So I'm really excited about that. I'm particularly passionate about housing policy, having been a city council member and, you know, dealing with residential developments over the years. So yeah, let's see how that unfolds, but I'm excited to be part of it.
Monica: So you, you mentioned working across party lines and, you know, seeing that both parties are recognizing some of the affordability issues. And you have emphasized working across party lines on veterans issues. And what have you learned about building consensus, and what is your optimism in being able to do that based on the gridlock that we've seen this year?
Kristy: I think what's different about me as a veteran advocate, I came and told stories, right? So there's kind of a temptation to really show your anger and, like, lead with that, but that's not how things get done. So I'm not someone who's likely gonna show up guns blazing in a space. I am much more interested in sharing facts, logic, and the stories, why these bills are important and how they impact people.
Kristy: So I think if we focus on the stories and focus on the people, that we can really get things done.
Christy: You know, we, we interviewed Mark Legvald earlier in the week, who you know very well. You guys have kind of been partnering up on some campaign things, and both of you are veterans. And I see you mentioned a through line earlier. I see a definite through line in military service in the way that both you and Mark are approaching public service.
Christy: The necessity of getting past the fact that you may disagree with someone fundamentally on various issues, but understanding that in order to make society a better place for everybody, you need to put that aside and work together for the greater good. And I just, I wanted to stress that.
Christy: And I also want you to know that Mark did not have enough good things to say about
Monica: Yes,
Christy: Literally-- Yeah, I can't wait for you to hear the podcast because he had some amazing things to say about you, so. And I'm sure you feel the same about him. I have yet to meet a veteran I don't like, to be honest with you.
Christy: I think that it just, it shapes your character in a way that a lot of people who have not served in the military can't understand, And so when voters leave the ballot box next November, what do you want them to remember about Kristy Janigo?
Kristy: That I'm tireless, dedicated, and I'm the one who has the experience. So I've worked with every level of government, uh, from the federal government as a member of the military, to the state as a veterans legislative advocate, to the county with my day job, and, uh, the city as a city council member. And, uh, you have to know how these different entities work together to be successful in passing state legislation.
Kristy: So I'm ready day one. I know how to craft a bill, I know how to testify and get it through committee, and I know how to find bipartisan co-authors and build a coalition behind the things that need to get done
Monica: Sounds like you're gonna hit the ground running. I love that. So where can our listeners learn more about your campaign and follow your work?
Kristy: Yeah, they can go to kristyjanigoformn.com, which is my website, and then I'm also on several social media outlets. So I'm on Blue Sky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and even LinkedIn. And I do have a page on Mobilize, which you'll find in the footer of my website that has volunteer opportunities. We love volunteers.
Kristy: Uh, we have a couple parades coming up, and it's always great to go out door knocking with a group of energized folks.
Christy: Well, I'm gonna make sure to put a link to your campaign site and to your ActBlue, in the show notes in case anyone wants to donate a little bit of money to a great candidate,do you have any upcoming events other than the parades, or opportunities where people can get involved?
Kristy: Yeah, so the door knocks right now are the main things. We are going out every Tuesday and Thursday and Sunday. Uh, we will start to organize driveway or house parties, backyard parties, if you will. So among our volunteers are folks who want to host meet and greets. Uh, those can be a lot of fun in the summertime.
Kristy: Sometimes they're potluck style, so look for that series to come out soon.
Monica: As we wrap things up, do you have any final words you wanna share?
Kristy: No, it's just always great to see you guys and catch up, and thanks for giving me the opportunity to share, some of what I'm up to.
Christy: We're so glad we could have you today, so
Monica: And we're looking forward to having you go from our our city council member to a bigger stage. So good luck to you.
Christy: We hope the next time we interview you, you're going to be our state senator so we can have a cool discussion about all of the amazing legislation that you're helping pass to make this an even better state. And we both appreciate your willingness to serve locally and on a larger stage, and best of luck on the campaign trail.
Christy: We'll be out there rooting for you. You've got my vote already, so you know you've... So
Monica: To our listeners, if you are finding meaning in the stories we're sharing, if something moves you, challenges you, makes you see the world a little differently, please like, comment, and share. It helps more than you know
Christy: And follow us everywhere at the Politics Chicks on Substack, Threads, Blue Sky, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook
Monica: Thanks for being a part of our community. Keep shining your light so we can find each other in the dark
Christy: And remember, we're stronger together. Thanks again , Kristy, for being here today
Monica: Kristy, with a K.