Zack Filipovich
Democratic-Farmer-Labor · MN
Zack Filipovich is a certified management accountant and nonprofit finance manager in Duluth who served two terms on the Duluth City Council, including as president. He focuses on preventing fraud in local governments and giving them better financial data, tools, and training.
Where Zack Filipovich stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Sponsored and won adoption of a resolution requiring city staff to evaluate Duluth's temporary shared-streets program.
December 20, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Track record — General
General · 37 records
Was listed among the SEIU Minnesota State Council’s endorsed 2026 candidates for state auditor.
September 27, 2026
Source: seiumn.org
Was listed among NASW-MN PACE’s endorsed 2026 state auditor candidates.
September 27, 2026
Source: naswmn.socialworkers.org
Was listed among the DFL Rural Caucus’s endorsed 2026 state auditor candidates.
September 27, 2026
Source: dflruralcaucus.org
Was listed among Education Minnesota’s endorsed 2026 state auditor candidates.
September 27, 2026
Source: edmnvotes.org
Received the Minnesota DFL endorsement for state auditor.
May 30, 2026
Source: dfl.org
Received the Minnesota AFL-CIO endorsement for state auditor.
May 26, 2026
Source: mnaflcio.org
Received AFSCME Council 65's endorsement for Minnesota state auditor.
May 11, 2026
Source: afscme65.org
Seconded the DECC Authority’s updated travel and expense reimbursement policy, which required receipts for per-diem reimbursements; it passed.
December 12, 2024
Source: decc.org
Seconded the DECC Authority’s five-year Bayfront Festival Park management agreement with a 3% annual base-fee escalator; it passed.
December 12, 2024
Source: decc.org
Seconded the DECC Authority’s adoption of its 2025 operating budget; it passed.
November 14, 2024
Source: decc.org
Seconded a DECC Authority resolution supporting a state special-appropriation application for facility repairs; it passed.
April 25, 2024
Source: decc.org
Was confirmed by the Duluth City Council for a term on the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Authority.
December 11, 2023
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Was promoted to Northspan consultant and finance manager, adding responsibility for the nonprofit’s finances.
January 1, 2023
Source: northspan.org
Joined Northspan Group as a consultant working on community and business development, business valuation, and loan packaging.
June 14, 2022
Source: northspan.org
Co-sponsored and won enactment of a tourism-tax adjustment that indexed the general-fund allocation for inflation.
November 8, 2021
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored a resolution allocating $100,000 for a city tourism-marketing position and $450,000 for a cruise-ship customs facility from estimated 2022 tourism taxes; it passed.
October 25, 2021
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored a resolution supporting formal reevaluation of Duluth’s downtown I-35 corridor; it passed.
August 16, 2021
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Co-sponsored and won adoption of a resolution directing a planning review of Duluth's vacation-dwelling-unit regulations and their neighborhood effects.
July 19, 2021
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored a resolution supporting expansion of broadband access in Duluth; it passed.
April 26, 2021
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored a resolution supporting nurse staffing levels and protective-equipment access during Nurses Week; it passed.
May 11, 2020
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored a resolution supporting the Duluth Police Policy Working Group’s crowd-management policy; it passed.
February 24, 2020
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Co-sponsored and won enactment of an amendment allowing construction employers to satisfy Duluth earned-sick-and-safe-time rules through a qualifying multi-employer plan.
January 27, 2020
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored a Duluth resolution opposing federal increases to semi-truck size and weight limits; it passed.
December 9, 2019
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Co-sponsored and won enactment of Duluth's ordinance raising the minimum age for tobacco sales to 21.
January 28, 2019
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored and won adoption of a resolution directing a planning review of vacation-dwelling-unit permitting rules.
May 29, 2018
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Offered an amendment, adopted 6-2, to Duluth's earned sick and safe time ordinance. The council passed the ordinance on May 29, 2018, requiring employers to give workers paid leave for illness or for needs tied to domestic abuse (Ordinance 18-009-O).
May 29, 2018
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Co-sponsored and won enactment of Duluth's restriction limiting flavored-tobacco sales to adult-only smoke shops.
February 12, 2018
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored a resolution accepting $225,773 in federal funding for Duluth’s Senior Community Service Employment Program; it passed.
August 28, 2017
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored a resolution asking Duluth planners to consider high-density zoning to preserve green space and views; the measure was withdrawn.
April 24, 2017
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored a resolution asking Duluth to add recycling containers on city property to reduce landfill and watershed waste; it passed.
February 27, 2017
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored a resolution deferring part of Duluth’s planned 2017 reduction in the street-lighting fee; it passed.
December 12, 2016
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored a resolution approving appointments to Duluth’s earned sick and safe time task force; it passed.
September 26, 2016
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored a resolution establishing Duluth’s earned sick and safe time task force; it passed.
July 18, 2016
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
The Duluth City Council unanimously elected Filipovich council president for 2016.
January 7, 2016
Source: duluthnewstribune.com
Sponsored a Duluth resolution appropriating $200,000 toward a Great Lakes Aquarium exhibit; it passed.
December 14, 2015
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored and won enactment of a Duluth ordinance prohibiting excessive engine-braking and exhaust noise.
September 14, 2015
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Sponsored a Duluth ordinance removing a bar on alcoholic-beverage licenses for city officials outside the police and fire departments; it passed.
July 27, 2015
Source: duluth-mn.legistar.com
Past races Zack Filipovich ran in:
- State Auditor · November 3, 2026 · Minnesota
- State Auditor · August 11, 2026 · Minnesota