Mark Legband
NE
Retired Fremont Public Schools teacher and coach who served eight years on the Fremont City Council, including as council president. He has said he wants more local jobs so young people can build careers in Fremont.
Where Mark Legband stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (7 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Co-sponsored and voted for an ordinance limiting how long the council can debate agenda items. It passed 5-3.
May 12, 2020Supports Government Efficiency
Source: fremontne.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 7 oppose
Seconded and voted for a plan setting aside city reserve money for big building projects and for defending and enforcing the immigration ordinance. It passed 6-1.
September 28, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fremontne.gov
Seconded a motion to shelve a plan setting aside money to defend the immigration ordinance; it failed 3-4. He then voted for the plan, which passed 6-1.
September 7, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fremontne.gov
Voted for the city's annual payment to Kris Kobach for legal services. It passed 7-1.
January 28, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fremontne.gov
Seconded and voted for a film grant to Pathfinder Motion Picture Company of up to 30% of its local spending, capped at $440,000. It passed 5-3.
February 13, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fremontne.gov
Moved to buy land in Section 28 near Fremont for city wastewater treatment. It passed 6-1.
December 26, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fremontne.gov
Moved a plan setting aside city reserve money to defend and enforce the immigration ordinance and to update the police station. It passed 6-1.
September 26, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fremontne.gov
Seconded and voted for the city's 2017-2019 two-year budget on second reading. It passed 5-1.
September 12, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fremontne.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Moved to approve the early plan for Morningside Pointe, an 83-acre housing area at Morningside Road and Luther Road. It failed 4-3, short of the votes needed.
July 31, 2018Supports Housing Affordability
Source: fremontne.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Moved to buy land in Section 28 near Fremont for city wastewater treatment. It passed 6-1.
December 26, 2017Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: fremontne.gov
Moved a plan setting aside city reserve money to defend and enforce the immigration ordinance and to update the police station. It passed 6-1.
September 26, 2017Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: fremontne.gov
Moved, as a member of the city's Community Development Agency board, to approve using eminent domain to take land for city wastewater lagoons. It passed 5-2.
August 8, 2017Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: fremontne.gov
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Was elected president of the Fremont City Council for a two-year term.
December 8, 2020
Source: fremontne.gov
Voted against ending the city's animal control contract with the Dodge County Humane Society. The motion failed 4-4.
September 29, 2020
Source: fremontne.gov
Seconded and voted to suspend the public comment period at council meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. It passed 6-2.
March 24, 2020
Source: fremontne.gov
Voted to have the city attorney draft a policy to open council meetings with a public prayer. It passed 7-1.
November 12, 2019
Source: fremontne.gov
Seconded and voted to hire Adams & Sullivan as city attorney, which passed 5-4 with the mayor's vote. The same night he voted for the emergency declaration after the March 2019 flood, 8-0.
March 26, 2019
Source: fremontne.gov
Voted to rezone about 50 acres at 4130 Luther Road from farm land to light industrial use. The rezoning failed 3-4.
November 24, 2015
Source: fremontne.gov
Voted for the ordinance that created Fremont's food and beverage occupation tax, a tax on restaurants and bars. It passed 6-1.
August 11, 2015
Source: fremontne.gov
Won the Ward 1 seat on the Fremont City Council in the November 2014 election, beating Gregory Smith with 65.54% of the vote.
November 4, 2014
Source: fremonttribune.com
Past race Mark Legband ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 1 · November 3, 2026 · Fremont city, Nebraska