Local business owner and lifelong Hastings resident Jen Fox recently announced her candidacy for the Hastings City Council, representing Ward 2. Fox currently serves Hastings as a commissioner on the Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority (HEDRA), where she was appointed Treasurer. HEDRA guides the development and implementation of the city’s economic and redevelopment strategies. The seven-member board is appointed by the City Council and consists of five citizen members. Professionally, Fox has worked for the State of Minnesota as the Director of Consumer Outreach and Community Relations for the Minnesota Department of Commerce and in several communications roles at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. Fox holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Leadership from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, and a Bachelor’s Degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Fox is also part owner of Spiral Brewery, a popular business on Second Street in downtown Hastings where she currently runs the Sales and Distribution Division.
