St. Francis Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
Mark
Vogel
Mark Vogel, the incumbent, is running for mayor of St. Francis in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Aaron Hill.
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The race · Mayor
- 01Aaron Hill
- 02Mark VogelYou’re reading
Background
- About
- Mark Vogel is the mayor of St. Francis and a member of the Rum River Fire District board.
On the record: Mark Vogel
7 sourced01Property tax levy1 sourced position
Voted yes on the 2027 preliminary property tax levy of $7,832,366, up 9.09% (passed 5-0, September 2026).
Council voteCity of St. Francis · Sep 21, 2026LinkHow the council voted
02Fire district budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on the Rum River Fire District's 2027 budget (passed 4-1, September 2026).
Council voteCity of St. Francis · Sep 21, 2026LinkHow the council voted
03License plate cameras1 sourced position
Said he does not support license plate reader cameras from vendors such as Flock and Axon.
I do not support the use of ALPR technology from vendors such as Flock and Axon.”
Own statementABC Newspapers · Oct 6, 2026Link
04Drones1 sourced position
Said he supported the county's drone-assisted response program but opposed installing license plate cameras (August 2026).
The passive data collection of that just doesn’t work for me,”
Own statementABC Newspapers · Aug 23, 2026Link
05City spending and growth1 sourced position
Said cutting costs sometimes means saying no to or delaying purchases.
To reduce costs, sometimes you have to say “no” or delay purchases so everyone shares the burden of rising prices.”
Own statementABC Newspapers · Oct 6, 2026Link
06City debt1 sourced position
Said St. Francis took on a large amount of debt quickly for new public works, police, city hall and fire buildings.
Part of the problem is that St. Francis took on a large amount of debt quickly.”
Own statementABC Newspapers · Oct 6, 2026Link
07Past candidacies1 sourced position
Ran for Mayor of St. Francis in 2024 as a nonpartisan candidate (won).
Council voteMinnesota Secretary of State · Nov 5, 2024Link
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