Ivan Klein intends to become the mayor of Tomsk again

Ivan Klein said that he intends to run again to the mayors of Tomsk with the support of United Russia. He has already declared his candidacy for the primaries, which will be held on June 3.

Having declared his intentions, Klein noted that he hopes for the support of Tomsk and "will not leave a place for competitors."

“I love our city. To be mayor is not taught anywhere in Russia. I will say a phrase that has become my motto: “Together we can do a lot.” <...> With such a team, with such caring people, we will make any program, master. I only want to recall: the task is set for the next five -year plan to make Tomsk the best city for living in Siberia. You can take this skeptical, but already in the five cities we were in 2016. So, this is a very real task that we can do, ”Kleina Tw2 quotes .

The elections will take place on September 9th. Tomsk is one of the seven cities of Russia in which direct elections of the mayor are still preserved. Ivan Klein was chosen by the mayor of Tomsk on October 13, 2013, gaining 62, 23% of the vote. 48,438 voters voted for him with a turnout of only 20.80%

Ivan Klein was born on June 8, 1959. A graduate of TPI and TSU, candidate of economic sciences. Since 1985, he worked at the Tomsk Breeding Plant as the main mechanic, since 1987-the chief engineer, in 1991 he became its director. Four times he was elected as a deputy of the Parliament of the Tomsk Region. Married, raising three daughters.