Winona City Council At-Large · Nov 3, 2026
Jerome Christenson
Candidate for City Council At-Large (incumbent)
Jerome Christenson, the incumbent, is running for Winona City Council At-Large in the Nov 3, 2026 election, unopposed.
Pre-registration deadline (you can still register at the polls) · Tue, Oct 13, 2026
Jerome Christenson is a former newspaper journalist and editor at the Winona Post and Winona Daily News.
Where Jerome Christenson stands: positions on the record
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for Winona City Council at-large in 2022 as a nonpartisan candidate (won).
Council voteMPR News · Nov 8, 2022
2027 property tax levy2 sourced positions
Voted yes to adopt the preliminary 2027 budget with a 13.4% levy increase (passed 5-2, September 2026).
Council voteWinona Post
Voted yes to add $620,000 to the proposed 2027 levy for library staffing, new positions and fire vehicles (passed 5-2, August 2026).
Council voteWinona Post · Sep 2, 2026
Police-fire station2 sourced positions
Voted yes to move the $68.5 million police-fire station to the next design stage (passed 5-2, July 20, 2026).
Council voteWinona Post
Said the public safety building has been delayed too long and the council should move ahead with design and then look at finances.
“It's our responsibility to provide our public safety personnel and our public with adequate and proper state-of-the-art facilities to meet their needs as they define them,”
Own statementWinona Post
Local revenue1 sourced position
Said local governments need more flexible authority to raise revenue and a move away from reliance on the residential property tax.
“There is a growing need to move local revenue away from the residential property tax.”
Own statementWinona Area Chamber of Commerce
Housing zoning2 sourced positions
Voted yes to allow housing in light industrial (I-1) zoning districts (passed 6-1).
Council voteWinona Post
Said the I-1 housing change brings zoning into line with housing patterns already there.
“This is a good thing,”
Own statementWinona Post
Council pay1 sourced position
Voted yes to raise the mayor’s and council members’ salaries (passed 5-2, October 2025).
Council voteWinona Journal · Oct 6, 2025
What Jerome Christenson said vs. how Jerome Christenson voted
Housing zoning
In their words
Said the I-1 housing change brings zoning into line with housing patterns already there.
On the record
Voted yes to allow housing in light industrial (I-1) zoning districts (passed 6-1).
Also running for City Council At-Large
No one else is running for this seat.
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