Ron Case
MN · Mayor of Eden Prairie
Ron Case is in his second term as Eden Prairie's mayor after five and a half terms on the City Council, and taught in Eden Prairie schools for 33 years before working at UnitedHealth Group. His priorities are spending tax dollars efficiently and strengthening the city's tax base.
Where Ron Case stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (5 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Housing Affordability (2 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted on May 4, 2021, to give preliminary approval to Pulte Homes' 50-house Noble Hill plan near Fredrick-Miller Spring. The council also voted to deny residents' petition for an extra environmental study. The approval passed 5-0.
May 4, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: eplocalnews.org
Declared a local state of emergency in Eden Prairie on March 16, 2020, in response to COVID-19. The declaration let the city request outside aid and buy supplies quickly.
March 16, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: content.govdelivery.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Lobbied the Legislature with the city manager for money for a police and fire vehicle garage. The 2026 state bonding bill included $2 million for it, as he reported on May 19, 2026.
May 19, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: eplocalnews.org
Voted with a unanimous council on Aug. 12, 2025, to advance pay raises for the mayor and council starting in 2027. The mayor's salary rises by $2,000 and each council member's by $1,000.
August 12, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: eplocalnews.org
Backed selling $26.5 million in bonds to remodel city hall for the police department, which the council approved on Dec. 3, 2024. He said the project was essential and did not need a public vote.
December 3, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: eplocalnews.org
Voted with a unanimous council on Dec. 3, 2024, for a 5.8% city property tax levy increase for 2025. The increase paid for more firefighters to improve response times.
December 3, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: eplocalnews.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 5 support
Lobbied the Legislature with the city manager for money for a police and fire vehicle garage. The 2026 state bonding bill included $2 million for it, as he reported on May 19, 2026.
May 19, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: eplocalnews.org
Backed a cannabis ordinance the council approved on April 1, 2025. It limits the city to five retail cannabis stores, the state minimum, and keeps them 1,000 feet from schools.
April 1, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: eplocalnews.org
Backed selling $26.5 million in bonds to remodel city hall for the police department, which the council approved on Dec. 3, 2024. He said the project was essential and did not need a public vote.
December 3, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: eplocalnews.org
Voted with a unanimous council on Dec. 3, 2024, for a 5.8% city property tax levy increase for 2025. The increase paid for more firefighters to improve response times.
December 3, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: eplocalnews.org
Asked three Eden Prairie gun sellers in May 2018 to stop selling assault-style weapons voluntarily. All three said no, and the City Council dropped a proposed resolution on the idea.
May 15, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: fox9.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Hosted mayors, city managers and police chiefs from 15 Twin Cities suburbs on Jan. 14, 2026, to share how federal immigration enforcement was affecting their residents.
January 14, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: eplocalnews.org
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Voted with a unanimous council on Oct. 21, 2025, to give initial approval to a 195-unit apartment building near the City West light-rail stop.
October 21, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: eplocalnews.org
Voted on June 17, 2025, for a land-use plan change for the 60-acre Danfoss site that allows mixed uses, including housing and retail. The change passed 5-0.
June 17, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: eplocalnews.org
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Asked state officials at the Minnesota Capitol on Feb. 19, 2026, to give suburbs aid to recover from the federal immigration enforcement surge. He said many local businesses had closed.
February 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: eplocalnews.org
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Joined 11 other suburban mayors in forming a coalition on Feb. 2, 2026. It asked state and federal officials to scale back the immigration enforcement surge and recognize its harm to cities.
February 2, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: eplocalnews.org
Voted for a $50,000 consultant contract for the city's race and equity project on Dec. 1, 2020. The contract passed 5-0 after two council members first objected to its cost.
December 1, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: eplocalnews.org
Voted for a city domestic partner registry as a council member in January 2012. It passed 4-1 and lets unmarried couples register their relationship with the city. He called it a matter of personal freedom and civil rights.
January 24, 2012Supports Civil Rights
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Lobbied the Legislature with the city manager for money for a police and fire vehicle garage. The 2026 state bonding bill included $2 million for it, as he reported on May 19, 2026.
May 19, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: eplocalnews.org
Backed selling $26.5 million in bonds to remodel city hall for the police department, which the council approved on Dec. 3, 2024. He said the project was essential and did not need a public vote.
December 3, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: eplocalnews.org
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Told the council on Feb. 10, 2026, that a city ordinance barring federal immigration agents from city property could not be enforced. He pointed to a judge blocking a California law on immigration agents.
February 10, 2026
Source: eplocalnews.org
Endorsed Krishnan Subrahmanian for the open Minnesota Senate District 49 seat in January 2026.
January 29, 2026
Source: eplocalnews.org
Voted with a unanimous council on March 7, 2023, to deny Ryan Companies' plan for 211 apartments near Valley View and Topview roads. The council cited traffic, parking, stormwater and office zoning concerns.
March 7, 2023
Source: eplocalnews.org
Won re-election as mayor on Nov. 8, 2022, with about 69% of the vote in unofficial results, defeating Tracey Schowalter.
November 8, 2022
Source: eplocalnews.org
Received the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce's endorsement for mayor in the 2022 election.
November 2, 2022
Source: eplocalnews.org
Chaired the Suburban Rate Authority and the Southwest Suburban Cable Commission, two regional commissions, during his years on the City Council. He also served on the city's Heritage Preservation Commission.
August 21, 2022
Source: eplocalnews.org
Won election as Eden Prairie mayor on Nov. 6, 2018, with 52.67% of the vote, defeating fellow council member Brad Aho.
November 6, 2018
Source: swnewsmedia.com
Past race Ron Case ran in:
- Mayor, City of Eden Prairie · November 3, 2026 · Eden Prairie city, Minnesota · incumbent