Carver City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Laurie
Sayre

Laurie Sayre, the incumbent, is running for Carver City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 3 candidates are running for 2 seats.

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About: Laurie Sayre works as a business analyst at Optum, a UnitedHealth Group company. She served on the Carver Planning Commission from 2016 to 2018 and was elected to the City Council in 2018.
Occupation (from candidate statement): Nonpartisan

Erik Perschmann, Dan Prechel and Laurie Sayre are the three candidates for two at-large council seats. Minnesota Secretary of State · Jul 28, 2026

Dan Prechel and Laurie Sayre did not respond to the Sun Patriot questionnaire. Sun Patriot · Sep 24, 2026

Laurie Sayre did not respond to the Carver County Local News questionnaire. Carver County Local News · Oct 2, 2026

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01City budget and levy2 sourced positions

Seconded and Voted yes on Resolution 145-26 certifying the 2027 preliminary levy of $6,211,400 (passed 4-1, Sept. 2026).
Council voteCity of Carver · Sep 21, 2026 Link How the council voted
Voted yes on Resolution 148-25 certifying the 2026 property tax levy, using the option that cut the levy and budget by $56,658 (passed 5-0, Dec. 2025).
Council voteCity of Carver · Dec 15, 2025 Link How the council voted

02Levee project1 sourced position

Voted yes to reject the levee project bids and re-advertise it with the base bid and lighting (passed 5-0, Oct. 2026).
Council voteCity of Carver · Oct 19, 2026 Link How the council voted

03Data centers1 sourced position

Voted yes on Ordinance 01-2026, a study and moratorium on the development and construction of data centers in Carver (passed 5-0, April 2026).
Council voteCity of Carver · Apr 6, 2026 Link How the council voted

04Public Services facility1 sourced position

Seconded and Voted yes on a $677,750 supplemental agreement with Oertel Architects for construction drawings for the Public Services facility (passed 5-0, Aug. 2026).
Council voteCity of Carver · Aug 17, 2026 Link How the council voted

05Commission appointments1 sourced position

Voted no on appointing Scott Firman to the Planning Commission (passed 3-2, March 2026).
Council voteCity of Carver · Mar 2, 2026 Link How the council voted

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