Keith Vogt
MN · Moorhead Area Public Schools Board Member
Keith Vogt has served on the Moorhead School Board since 2019 and is its treasurer. He has worked at Microsoft as a customer account manager and has lived in the Fargo-Moorhead area since 1999.
Where Keith Vogt stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (3 records),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 5 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Moved to approve a $2,970,000 energy savings deal with Ameresco for school buildings. It was paid for through a lease-purchase loan. It passed 4-0.
May 22, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
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Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 5 oppose
Moved to use a property tax break deal to pay for school parking lot work. The cost is about $4,178,000 over 12 years. It passed unanimously.
July 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted yes to put two school tax questions on the November 2025 ballot. One raised school funding by $575 per student. The other was a $1.5 million a year building levy for ten years. It passed 6-0.
July 21, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Moved to cut a half-time high school Chinese teaching job to lower costs as enrollment changed. It passed 7-0.
March 24, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Moved to approve a $2,970,000 energy savings deal with Ameresco for school buildings. It was paid for through a lease-purchase loan. It passed 4-0.
May 22, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Moved to set the district's final property tax levy for taxes paid in 2023 at $22,761,362. It passed 5-0.
December 12, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted yes on the 2021-2023 teachers' contract. It cost $3,973,983 more over two years, a 7.57% raise. It passed 6-0.
October 11, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted yes to renew the deal that puts city police officers in Moorhead schools. It passed 5-1.
January 26, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Voted yes to put two school tax questions on the November 2025 ballot. One raised school funding by $575 per student. The other was a $1.5 million a year building levy for ten years. It passed 6-0.
July 21, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Moved to adopt a new district rule limiting student cell phone use, as a new state law required. It passed 7-0.
March 24, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted yes on the 2021-2023 teachers' contract. It cost $3,973,983 more over two years, a 7.57% raise. It passed 6-0.
October 11, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Moved to use a property tax break deal to pay for school parking lot work. The cost is about $4,178,000 over 12 years. It passed unanimously.
July 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Moved to approve a $2,970,000 energy savings deal with Ameresco for school buildings. It was paid for through a lease-purchase loan. It passed 4-0.
May 22, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 8 records
Was elected treasurer of the Moorhead School Board for 2026 with no other nominees.
January 12, 2026
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Moved to keep school board pay at $980 a month for the 2025-26 school year. The motion passed.
June 23, 2025
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Voted yes on a new three-year contract for Superintendent Brandon Lunak. It raised his pay 8.31% over three years. It passed 6-1.
January 8, 2024
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Took the oath of office for a second term on the Moorhead School Board.
January 9, 2023
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Voted yes on a bus plan for a driver shortage. It made some grade 5-12 students walk up to two miles. It passed 4-1.
August 8, 2022
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Voted yes to change the COVID plan so masks became optional by grade level on set dates. It passed 5-2.
December 13, 2021
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Voted yes to require masks indoors for everyone in Moorhead schools while COVID spread was high. It passed 5-1.
August 23, 2021
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Voted no on the district's 2021-22 COVID back-to-school plan. The plan made masks recommended but not required. It passed 4-3.
August 4, 2021
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Past race Keith Vogt ran in:
- Moorhead Area Public Schools School Board Member At Large · November 3, 2026 · Moorhead Public School District, Minnesota · incumbent