Who runs West St. Paul, and what they actually decide
Seven elected officials. One professional manager. A clear map of where public power sits, drawn entirely from the public record.
West St. Paul runs on a council-manager system. Seven elected officials, a mayor and six council members, set the city's direction and approve its budget, then hire a professional city manager to run daily operations.1 The council adopts ordinances and decides land use; it does not control the county, the school district, or state programs.1 The next time residents weigh in at the ballot is November 3, 2026.3
Every name and role below comes from the official city record. Meet Your Reps does not rank, score, or endorse anyone. The point is to make these seats knowable.
Source: West St. Paul City Council and Staff Directory (Official record, accessed )
The fastest way to know where to bring a concern is to know what this office can decide. Authority rests with the council as a body, not with any single member.
Roster and term information should be rechecked before public launch because local pages can change after elections, appointments, or resignations. Verify the current roster at wspmn.gov/494/City-Council and the Staff Directory at wspmn.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=10.
To verify: Visit wspmn.gov/494/City-Council and wspmn.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=10 for the current official roster.
What the council formally placed on the agenda, the motions made, and the recorded outcome of each vote.
Why a member voted as they did, or anything said informally outside the recorded motion.
Who holds each seat today and how to reach that office.
Term end dates or election outcomes. Those come from the elections office.
We do not tell you what to think or who to support. We make the next step easy, whatever you decide to do with what you have read.
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Every numbered claim above traces to one of these official records. Each receipt notes the source type and the date we last accessed it.