Redwood Falls City Council At Large · Nov 3, 2026

Jim
Sandgren

Jim Sandgren, the incumbent, is running for Redwood Falls City Council At Large in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Denise Castle.

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About: Jim Sandgren has been an at-large Redwood Falls City Council member since his election in 2006. He works for Redwood County as its Emergency Management Director.

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01Property taxes1 sourced position

Voted yes on the preliminary 2027 property tax levy, which includes a 7.9% levy increase (passed unanimously, September 2026).
Council voteCity of Redwood Falls · Sep 15, 2026 Link How the council voted

02Housing1 sourced position

Voted yes on Ordinance 105, which allows single-family homes, duplexes and attached homes of two to eight units in more residential zoning districts (passed 5-0, July 2026).
Council voteCity of Redwood Falls · Jul 7, 2026 Link How the council voted

03Shipping containers2 sourced positions

Voted yes on Ordinance 104, which regulates portable storage and shipping containers so they are not used as accessory buildings in residential and central business district zones (passed 5-0, May 2026).
Council voteCity of Redwood Falls · May 19, 2026 Link How the council voted
Moved to table Ordinance 104 on shipping containers until city staff could investigate the current inventory of storage containers in the city (passed unanimously, May 2026).
Council voteCity of Redwood Falls · May 5, 2026 Link

04Library expansion1 sourced position

Voted yes on awarding the $4,394,000 library addition and renovation contract to Breitbach Construction (passed unanimously, October 2025).
Council voteCity of Redwood Falls · Oct 21, 2025 Link How the council voted

05Lead service lines1 sourced position

Voted yes on applying for state Public Facilities Authority funding to replace about 40 lead service lines (passed 3-0, March 2026).
Council voteCity of Redwood Falls · Mar 17, 2026 Link How the council voted

06Garbage collection1 sourced position

Voted yes on accepting Sweetman Sanitation's bid for residential garbage collection; the Solid Waste Committee had recommended West Central Sanitation (passed 4-1, July 2024).
Council voteCity of Redwood Falls · Jul 2, 2024 Link How the council voted

07Past candidacies1 sourced position

Ran for City Council at large in Redwood Falls in 2022 as a nonpartisan candidate (won).
Own statementMinnesota Secretary of State · Nov 8, 2022 Link

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