Sauk Centre Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
Warren
Stone
Warren Stone, the incumbent, is running for mayor of Sauk Centre in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Scott H. Kowski.
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The race · Mayor
- 01Scott H. Kowski
- 02Warren StoneYou’re reading
Background
- About
- Warren Stone is the mayor of Sauk Centre and drives a school bus for Sauk Centre Public Schools. He served on the city council from 1989 to 1991, on the Sauk Centre School Board for four years, and then 18 years on the council, 12 of them as mayor.
On the record: Warren Stone
13 sourced01Highway 712 sourced positions
from the candidate's written answers to the Sauk Centre Herald questionnaire
Named helping the community through the Highway 71 reconstruction over the next four years as his top priority.
My top priority would be to help the community through the next four years, with the reconstruction of Highway 71.”
Own statementSauk Centre Herald · Sep 24, 2026Link
Seconded and voted yes on receiving the feasibility study and calling a public hearing for Highway 71 Phase I improvements (passed 4-1, April 2026).
Council voteCity of Sauk Centre · Apr 1, 2026LinkHow the council voted
02Growth and development1 sourced position
from the candidate's written answers to the Sauk Centre Herald questionnaire
Said he is encouraged by the city's direction, citing the nearly full industrial park and a new residential project.
The city, in the past few years, has almost filled the new industrial park behind the truck stop; also is in the second phase of a new residential project.”
Own statementSauk Centre Herald · Sep 24, 2026Link
03State flag1 sourced position
Seconded and voted yes on Resolution No. 2026-22, declaring the city will not fly the official Minnesota State Flag adopted in 2024 (passed 3-1 with one abstention, April 2026).
Council voteCity of Sauk Centre · Apr 1, 2026LinkHow the council voted
04Short-term rentals1 sourced position
Voted no on Ordinance No. 855, allowing short-term vacation rentals by conditional use permit in the C-1 Central Business District outside the Congested District (passed 4-1, July 2026).
Council voteCity of Sauk Centre · Jul 15, 2026LinkHow the council voted
05Housing3 sourced positions
Voted yes on a conditional use permit for a 24-unit apartment building at 838 Cates Estates Drive, with added stop signs (passed 3-1, September 2026).
Council voteCity of Sauk Centre · Sep 2, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Voted no on tabling the Cates Estates apartment permit so staff could bring back a sidewalk or trail proposal (passed 4-1, August 2026).
Council voteCity of Sauk Centre · Aug 19, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Voted yes on approving plans and ordering bids for the Authors 2nd Addition project, which adds twenty residential lots (passed 3-1, April 2026).
Council voteCity of Sauk Centre · Apr 15, 2026LinkHow the council voted
06Property taxes2 sourced positions
Voted yes on the preliminary 2027 property tax levy of $3,044,762, a 5.38% increase (passed 5-0, September 2026).
Council voteCity of Sauk Centre · Sep 16, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Voted yes on the final 2026 city budget (passed 4-1, December 2025).
Council voteCity of Sauk Centre · Dec 3, 2025LinkHow the council voted
07Local sales tax1 sourced position
Voted yes on Resolution No. 2026-05, asking the Legislature to raise the cap on the city's local option sales tax collections to $20 million (passed 5-0, January 2026).
Council voteCity of Sauk Centre · Jan 21, 2026LinkHow the council voted
08Early voting1 sourced position
Voted no on an agreement with Stearns County for in-city early voting in the 2026 primary and general elections (passed 3-2, April 2026).
Council voteCity of Sauk Centre · Apr 1, 2026LinkHow the council voted
09Past candidacies1 sourced position
Ran for Mayor of Sauk Centre in 2022 as a nonpartisan candidate (won).
Council voteMinnesota Secretary of State · Nov 8, 2022Link
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Warren Stone: their words and their votes on the same issue
Highway 71
In their words
Named helping the community through the Highway 71 reconstruction over the next four years as his top priority.
Sep 24, 2026 ·from the candidate's written answers to the Sauk Centre Herald questionnaire ·Sauk Centre Herald · Sep 24, 2026
On the record
Seconded and voted yes on receiving the feasibility study and calling a public hearing for Highway 71 Phase I improvements (passed 4-1, April 2026).
Apr 1, 2026 ·City of Sauk Centre · Apr 1, 2026
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