Sault Ste. Marie City Commissioner · Nov 3, 2026
Ray
Bauer
Ray Bauer, the incumbent, is running for Sault Ste. Marie City Commissioner in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 4 candidates are running for 3 seats.
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The race · City Commissioner
- 01Ray BauerYou’re reading
- 02Scott D. MarbleIncumbent
- 03Nathan Moran
- 04Brian R. Smith
Background
- About
- Sault Ste. Marie mayor pro tem, appointed to the city commission in April 2021.
Ray Bauer and Scott D. Marble are sitting commissioners whose seats are up for election. SooLeader · Sep 5, 2026
On the record: Ray Bauer
8 sourced01Business and taxes1 sourced position
Said he is against large tax break incentives for businesses.
I am against things like large tax break incentives for businesses.”
Own statementVOTE411 (League of Women Voters)Link
02Cloverland training facility2 sourced positions
Said he has cast votes friendly to development, naming the Cloverland training facility.
I cast votes that are friendly to development such as the Cloverland training facility we're dealing with right now”
Own statementVOTE411 (League of Women Voters)Link
Voted yes on ratifying the developer agreement with Cloverland Electric Cooperative for the Cloverland Regional Training Facility (passed 5-1, January 2026).
Council voteCity of Sault Ste. Marie · Jan 5, 2026LinkHow the council voted
03Snow removal2 sourced positions
Said another plow would speed snow removal but asked where the money for it would come from.
Would another plow make the job go faster and make snow removal quicker? Certainly, it would, but where are we going to find the money to buy that plow?”
Own statementVOTE411 (League of Women Voters)Link
Abstained on the motion to proceed with collecting funds from downtown business owners to finance sidewalk snow removal (passed 4-0, two abstentions, November 2025).
Council voteCity of Sault Ste. Marie · Nov 17, 2025LinkHow the council voted
04City manager1 sourced position
Voted yes to approve the employment agreement for City Manager Candidate Patrick Reagan (passed 7-0, July 2026).
Council voteCity of Sault Ste. Marie · Jul 6, 2026LinkHow the council voted
05July 4 fireworks1 sourced position
Voted yes to accept a $20,000 proposal for the 2026 July 4 fireworks show (passed 4-3, January 2026).
Council voteCity of Sault Ste. Marie · Jan 19, 2026LinkHow the council voted
06St. Mary's park lease1 sourced position
Abstained on a motion for a 10-year, zero-dollar lease for the St. Mary's playground as a public park (failed 2-4, one abstention, January 2026).
Council voteCity of Sault Ste. Marie · Jan 19, 2026LinkHow the council voted
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Ray Bauer: their words and their votes on the same issue
Cloverland training facility
In their words
Said he has cast votes friendly to development, naming the Cloverland training facility.
On the record
Voted yes on ratifying the developer agreement with Cloverland Electric Cooperative for the Cloverland Regional Training Facility (passed 5-1, January 2026).
Jan 5, 2026 ·City of Sault Ste. Marie · Jan 5, 2026
Snow removal
In their words
Said another plow would speed snow removal but asked where the money for it would come from.
On the record
Abstained on the motion to proceed with collecting funds from downtown business owners to finance sidewalk snow removal (passed 4-0, two abstentions, November 2025).
Nov 17, 2025 ·City of Sault Ste. Marie · Nov 17, 2025
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