Eden Prairie Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
Ron Case
Candidate for Mayor (incumbent)
Ron Case, the incumbent, is running for mayor of Eden Prairie in the Nov 3, 2026 election, unopposed.
Pre-registration deadline (you can still register at the polls) · Tue, Oct 13, 2026
Mayor since 2019 and running unopposed for a third term; previously served five and a half terms on the City Council. Taught in Eden Prairie schools from 1979 to 2012, then worked at UnitedHealth Group until retiring in 2024.
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Where Ron Case stands: positions on the record
Budget and taxes4 sourced positions
Voted yes to set the preliminary 2027 levy, a 2.9% increase, and a $70.2 million proposed budget (passed 4-0, Sept 2026; Nelson absent).
Council voteCity Council minutes, Sept 1, 2026 (unapproved; in Sept 15, 2026 council packet, p. 38) · Sep 1, 2026
Said the levy was able to be lowered from an estimated five or six percent because of intergovernmental revenue, development, stable staff and consistent leadership.
Own statementCity Council minutes, Sept 1, 2026 (unapproved; in Sept 15, 2026 council packet, p. 38) · Sep 1, 2026
As reported by Eden Prairie Local News; not a direct quote
Said residents concerned about taxes should consider the services taxes fund, and that reducing taxes could require cuts to some services.
Forum answerEden Prairie Local News · Oct 1, 2026
Voted yes to adopt the 2026 budget and property tax levy, budgeted as a 5.6% levy increase (passed 5-0, Dec 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Dec 2, 2025
Fire staffing1 sourced position
As reported by Eden Prairie Local News; not a direct quote
Said added fire staffing is integral to cutting response times; duty crew firefighters will not be eliminated under a hybrid model.
Forum answerEden Prairie Local News · Oct 1, 2026
Data centers2 sourced positions
Voted yes on the first reading of an ordinance that defines and regulates data centers (passed 5-0, June 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Jun 16, 2026
As reported by Eden Prairie Local News; not a direct quote
Said he would not support a data center ban, noting smaller data centers already exist in corporate buildings.
Forum answerEden Prairie Local News · Oct 1, 2026
License plate readers2 sourced positions
Said he trusts the police department's process on license plate readers and the city would reevaluate if data misuse surfaced.
“I trust the chief and our police department to give the city council good feedback for how it’s being used.”
Own statementEden Prairie Local News · Sep 4, 2026
As reported by Eden Prairie Local News; not a direct quote
Said there are issues with Flock cameras specifically but overall benefits to license plate readers; the city uses Motorola cameras.
Forum answerEden Prairie Local News · Oct 1, 2026
Housing3 sourced positions
Voted yes to rezone an office site at 6436 City West Parkway for a 195-unit apartment building (passed 5-0, Oct 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Oct 21, 2025
Voted yes to change 28 acres from office to residential for Prairie Bluff Commons: 166 townhome lots and 16 single-family lots (passed 5-0, June 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes · Jun 16, 2026
As an HRA commissioner, voted yes on a housing TIF district for the 195-unit Roers apartments, 39 units affordable at 50% of area median income (passed 4-0, Jan 2026).
Council voteHRA meeting minutes, Jan 6, 2026 (in Sept 1, 2026 council packet, p. 43) · Jan 6, 2026
Land use1 sourced position
As reported by Eden Prairie Local News; not a direct quote
Said the city plans to look at redeveloping underdeveloped industrial parcels, mainly in the Golden Triangle, and should be open to many possibilities for Eden Prairie Center.
Forum answerEden Prairie Local News · Oct 1, 2026
Immigration enforcement1 sourced position
As reported by Eden Prairie Local News; not a direct quote
Said the city cannot assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement under state law.
Forum answerEden Prairie Local News · Oct 1, 2026
What Ron Case said vs. how Ron Case voted
Budget and taxes
In their words
Said the levy was able to be lowered from an estimated five or six percent because of intergovernmental revenue, development, stable staff and consistent leadership.
Sep 1, 2026 ·City Council minutes, Sept 1, 2026 (unapproved; in Sept 15, 2026 council packet, p. 38) · Sep 1, 2026
Said residents concerned about taxes should consider the services taxes fund, and that reducing taxes could require cuts to some services.
Oct 1, 2026 ·As reported by Eden Prairie Local News; not a direct quote ·Eden Prairie Local News · Oct 1, 2026
On the record
Voted yes to adopt the 2026 budget and property tax levy, budgeted as a 5.6% levy increase (passed 5-0, Dec 2025).
Dec 2, 2025 ·City Council minutes · Dec 2, 2025
Voted yes to set the preliminary 2027 levy, a 2.9% increase, and a $70.2 million proposed budget (passed 4-0, Sept 2026; Nelson absent).
Sep 1, 2026 ·City Council minutes, Sept 1, 2026 (unapproved; in Sept 15, 2026 council packet, p. 38) · Sep 1, 2026
Also running for Mayor
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