Sherburne County Commissioner District 3
CountyThree filers for one seat put District 3 on the Aug. 11 ballot; the county attorney and auditor races each drew only two filers and stay off it.
Gregg Felber
Sherburne County commissioner for District 3 and a former Orrock Township supervisor with a law enforcement background, age 65 of Orrock, per the Elk River Star News. His campaign site voteforfelber.com is referenced by that paper but could not be fetched here because the site blocks automated access, so it is left blank. Incumbency could not be confirmed against an official county roster within this review, so it isPriorities: Protecting the tax base through the forced transition away from coal power at Sherco, per the Elk River Star News · Modernizing the county solid waste system, per the Elk River Star News · Maintaining public safety funding, per the Elk River Star NewsMark Swanson
Business owner who lost this seat by about 50 votes in 2022, according to the Elk River Star News. He frames his pitch around household budgets in that paper's questionnaire.Priorities: Lowering government spending to protect family budgets, per the Elk River Star News · Reducing regulatory burden on businesses, per the Elk River Star News · Action on election integrity, per the Elk River Star NewsMatt Bischoff
Construction company owner who ran unsuccessfully for county office about 12 years ago, per the Elk River Star News. He leads with the proposed 9.6 percent tax levy increase in that paper's questionnaire.Priorities: Holding down the proposed 9.6 percent levy increase, per the Elk River Star News · Right sizing the Health and Human Services budget, per the Elk River Star News · Expanding housing supply to improve affordability, per the Elk River Star News