After filing Tuesday to run for an at-large position on the Brainerd City Council, Monty Pintok decided Thursday night to drop out of the election.
Pintok, 21, is currently a student at Central Lakes College and president of the CLC Student Senate. He said he made the decision to drop out of the race in order to focus on his education.
"I've got enough irons in the fire as it is," Pintok said.
Pintok said he planned to formally complete the paperwork required to withdraw from the race today. There are six other candidates running for two at-large seats, all of which are capable of taking on the challenges facing Brainerd, he said.
"I was just kind of thinking about it and I'm like 'wow, that's a lot,'" Pintok said. "I'm serious about running, I just don't have the time."
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Pintok is a 2012 graduate of Brainerd High School and working on earning his associate's degree from CLC. He has served as president of CLC Student Senate since May of 2015.
Pintok is CLC's representative to the Minnesota State College Student Association. He is also a board member of the Rosenmeier Center on State and Local Government at CLC and a member of the Brainerd Lions Club.
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