Champlin City Council Ward 4 · Nov 3, 2026

Lorraine
Coan

Lorraine Coan, the incumbent, is running for Champlin City Council Ward 4 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Charles A. Boakai, Samuel Mwangi and Ryan Reider.

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Nov 3Election Day

The race · City Council Ward 4

01Charles A. Boakai
02Lorraine CoanYou’re reading
03Samuel Mwangi
04Ryan Reider

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Background

About: Retired Hennepin County probation officer and former Champlin Environmental Resource Commission member.
Occupation (from candidate statement): Nonpartisan
Campaign website: lorrainecoanchamplincitycouncil.com

In the Ward 4 forum, Charles A. Boakai and Samuel Mwangi took part; Lorraine Coan declined the invitation and Ryan Reider did not respond. League of Women Voters Anoka-Blaine-Coon Rapids: 2026 candidate forums

On the record: Lorraine Coan

4 sourced

01State flag1 sourced position

Voted yes to adopt the City Flag and Banner Display and Government Neutrality Policy (passed 4-1, July 2026).
Council voteChamplin City Council regular session minutes, Jul 13 2026 · Jul 13, 2026 Link How the council voted

02City staff pay1 sourced position

Voted yes to adopt a new pay grid for non-union staff from a compensation study (passed 5-0, August 2026).
Council voteChamplin City Council regular session minutes, Aug 10 2026 · Aug 10, 2026 Link How the council voted

03Flock cameras1 sourced position

Said in the Sun Post voter's guide that she believes the benefits of license plate readers outweigh the negatives, with rules on data sharing.
I do believe the positive benefits to these license plate readers outweigh the negative.”
Own statementSun Post Link

04Property taxes and budget1 sourced position

Said in the Sun Post voter's guide that keeping city taxes reasonable is important to her.
It is important to me to keep Champlin city taxes reasonable.”
Own statementSun Post Link

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