Anthony Smith – West St. Paul Reader

2024 Campaign Spending in West St. Paul

Candidates spent just over a combined $5,600 in 2024, up from 2022 but still way down from 2020. The lower spending is primarily due to uncontested races.

2024 Local Election Results in West St. Paul

No big surprises in the local election contests with Doug Fromm winning in Ward 1, Lisa Eng-Sarne in Ward 3, and Laura Zanmiller for Soil & Water Supervisor District 2.

Optimist Club Candidates and Cookies Forum

West St. Paul Candidates & Cookies Forum 2024

The Optimist Club of West St. Paul hosted the Candidates and Cookies Forum on October 9, 2024, featuring municipal candidates in West St. Paul.

2024 West St. Paul Election: Better

Question for West St. Paul municipal candidates: How will you make West St. Paul better? What are your biggest, grandest, greatest ideas? What specific strategies or policies can you put in place to create positive change?

2024 West St. Paul Election: Unique

Question for West St. Paul municipal candidates: What sets you apart from the other candidates? What do you bring to the table that no one else can?

2024 West St. Paul Election: Community Center

Question for West St. Paul municipal candidates: A potential community center has been an ongoing discussion, with a recent survey showing some support for a sizable tax increase to pay for it. Do you support a community center? How do we pay for it?

2024 West St. Paul Election: Housing

Question for West St. Paul municipal candidates: Amid a nationwide housing shortage, how will you manage housing growth in West St. Paul? What types of housing do you support? How should the city use subsidies to incentivize growth?

2024 West St. Paul Election: Budget

Question for West St. Paul municipal candidates: Do you support the proposed property tax levy increase?

2024 West St. Paul Election: Top Issues

Question for West St. Paul municipal candidates: What are your two to three top priorities for West St. Paul over the next few years? How will you address those issues?

2024 Election: West St. Paul Voter’s Guide

Who’s running in West St. Paul’s election this year? We’re tracking candidates for local races and starting our 2024 voter’s guide.