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Cambridge City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Bob
Shogren

Bob Shogren, the incumbent, is running for Cambridge City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 4 candidates are running for 2 seats.

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About: Communications sergeant at the Isanti County Sheriff's Office, supervising eight 9-1-1 telecommunicators. He has lived in Cambridge for 25 years and served on the city council for more than twenty.
Party: Nonpartisan race. City of Cambridge

Mayor Jim Godfrey and council members Aaron Berg and Bob Shogren have terms ending in January 2027. City of Cambridge

7 sourced

01TIF for apartments1 sourced position

Voted nay on the motion to deny the tax increment financing plan for the Reuter Walton apartment project (passed 3-2, May 2026).
Council voteCambridge City Council minutes, May 18, 2026 · May 18, 2026 Link How the council voted

02Conduit financing1 sourced position

Voted aye on Resolution R26-044, $17 million in conduit debt financing for the Cambridge Family Apartments (passed 3-2, June 2026).
Council voteCambridge City Council minutes, June 15, 2026 · Jun 15, 2026 Link How the council voted

03Property tax levy2 sourced positions

Said he will work with city staff and the council to keep property taxes in check.
I will continue to work with city staff and the rest of the city council to keep property taxes in check.”
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Voted aye, by roll call, on the consent agenda that included Resolution R26-067 approving the proposed payable 2027 tax levy (5-0, September 2026).
Council voteCambridge City Council minutes, September 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026 Link How the council voted

04Data centers1 sourced position

Seconded the motion to approve Ordinance 820, a one-year moratorium to study data centers (passed unanimously, August 2026).
Council voteCambridge City Council minutes, August 3, 2026 · Aug 3, 2026 Link

05Downtown auto uses1 sourced position

Voted nay on the motion to deny Ordinance 819 and not allow automobile sales and rental in the B-1 Downtown Business District (passed 3-1, July 2026).
Council voteCambridge City Council minutes, July 20, 2026 · Jul 20, 2026 Link How the council voted

06Street project restoration1 sourced position

Voted nay on the motion to keep the 2026 street project contract as is, after residents petitioned for sod instead of hydroseeding (passed 3-2, August 2026).
Council voteCambridge City Council minutes, August 17, 2026 · Aug 17, 2026 Link How the council voted

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Said he will work with city staff and the council to keep property taxes in check.
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Voted aye, by roll call, on the consent agenda that included Resolution R26-067 approving the proposed payable 2027 tax levy (5-0, September 2026).
Sep 8, 2026 ·Cambridge City Council minutes, September 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026

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