Justin Lubben
MN · Trimont City Council Member
Trimont City Council member appointed in November 2024 to fill a vacant seat, with a term that ends December 31, 2026.
Where Justin Lubben stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Public Infrastructure (5 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Voted yes on the city's 2026 property tax levy (Resolution 2025-25) after a public budget hearing. It passed 4-1.
December 16, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: trimontmn.com
Moved to hire Rosburg Construction for $19,500 to remove dead and dying city trees, the lowest of seven bids. It passed 5-0.
July 21, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Seconded the motion to buy a Toolcat utility machine for city public works. It passed 4-1.
February 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: trimontmn.com
Seconded a 2025 property tax increase that set the city tax rate at 95.7% of tax capacity. It passed 5-0.
December 16, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: trimontmn.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted yes to contract with the Martin County Sheriff for the city's police coverage. It passed 5-0.
December 15, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: trimontmn.com
Moved Resolution 2025-15, which added a stop sign at Ash St E and 2nd Ave SE. It passed 5-0.
October 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: trimontmn.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 5 support
Seconded a motion to hire a professional contractor to repaint the city's streetlights. It failed 2-3.
October 20, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: trimontmn.com
Moved to hire Rosburg Construction for $19,500 to remove dead and dying city trees, the lowest of seven bids. It passed 5-0.
July 21, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: trimontmn.com
Moved to hire Max Longley as the city's contract wastewater plant operator for $1,500 a month, the lowest of three bids. It passed 5-0.
July 21, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: trimontmn.com
Seconded a change to the city's sewer project plan sent to USDA, fixing pipes and the treatment plant before sizing new ponds. It passed 5-0.
May 19, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: trimontmn.com
Seconded the motion to buy a Toolcat utility machine for city public works. It passed 4-1.
February 18, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: trimontmn.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Seconded Resolution 2025-19, which raised the volunteer fire relief pension to $1,400 per retired firefighter. It passed 5-0.
November 17, 2025
Source: trimontmn.com
Seconded the motion to hire the law firm Flaherty & Hood as the city's employment attorney. It passed 4-1.
April 21, 2025
Source: trimontmn.com
Moved to sell the city's old school lot for $1. The motion passed 5-0.
February 18, 2025
Source: trimontmn.com
Seconded the mayor's motion to adopt a three-year union contract for city employees. It passed 5-0.
December 16, 2024
Source: trimontmn.com
Moved to sell city-owned farmland, on the condition that the engineering report for the city's sewer ponds allowed it. The motion passed 4-1.
December 9, 2024
Source: trimontmn.com
Appointed to the Trimont City Council by a 3-1 vote after two paper ballots tied 2-2 with another applicant. He took the oath of office that night.
November 18, 2024
Source: trimontmn.com
Past race Justin Lubben ran in:
- City of Trimont City Council Member · November 3, 2026 · Trimont city, Minnesota · incumbent