Audrey M. Thayer
MN · Bemidji City Council Member, At-Large
Audrey M. Thayer is a Bemidji City Council member and an arts and humanities instructor at Leech Lake Tribal College. Her priorities are housing, sustainability, and economic development.
Where Audrey M. Thayer stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Seconded and voted for a contract of up to $552,000 with Wolf Track Energy for solar panels at four city sites. It passed 6-1.
November 17, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bemidjimn.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 4 oppose
Voted for a 7.1% preliminary city tax levy for 2027. It passed 6-1.
September 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Moved a 4.5% city tax levy increase for 2026, which failed 5-2. She then voted for a 4% increase, which passed 4-3.
December 15, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Voted against raising City Manager Rich Spiczka's severance from four to six months. It passed 4-2.
May 19, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Voted for a 9% preliminary city tax levy increase for 2025. It passed 4-3.
September 23, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Voted for a 7.65% city tax levy increase for 2024, though she had first backed 6.27%. It passed 4-3.
December 18, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Cast the only vote against an 8.5% preliminary increase in the city property tax levy for 2022. It passed 5-1.
September 20, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Voted against hiring the CSL firm for a $47,000 study of the city-owned Sanford Center arena. The hire failed 4-3.
August 16, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Track record — General
General · 17 records
Voted to have the city take over running the Sanford Center after the Legends Global contract ends in March 2027. It passed 6-1.
September 8, 2026
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Moved a broad, goal-based city vision statement on electric vehicles, without set targets. It passed 4-3.
May 4, 2026
Source: bemidjimn.api.civicclerk.com
Voted to keep the city policy of not extending city water and sewer to areas outside Bemidji unless they join the city. It passed 5-2.
March 16, 2026
Source: bemidjimn.api.civicclerk.com
Moved to make the Northwest Indian Community Development Center the Ward 1 polling place instead of the Bemidji State campus. It passed 4-3.
December 15, 2025
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Voted against a city charter change that added a section on charter violations. It failed 1-6.
June 16, 2025
Source: bemidjimn.api.civicclerk.com
Moved the resolution asking the state to let Bemidji annex parts of Northern Township. It passed unanimously.
May 19, 2025
Source: bemidjimn.api.civicclerk.com
Voted against waiving three-quarters of the liquor permit fees for the Mississippi Music concert series. She wanted a set fee policy for all groups. It passed 5-2.
April 21, 2025
Source: bemidjimn.api.civicclerk.com
Voted against a deal with MnDOT on planned Highway 197 changes, citing design and pedestrian safety. The deal failed, which pulled the city's consent for the project.
November 18, 2024
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Voted against hiring the Flaherty and Hood law firm to help with the city manager search. It passed 4-3.
August 21, 2023
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Voted against hiring the Baker Tilly firm to run the search for a new city manager. She wanted to interview the top two firms first. It passed 4-3.
June 5, 2023
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Voted for a resolution to suspend and remove City Manager Nate Mathews, and read it aloud at the meeting. It passed 4-2.
April 3, 2023
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Made a surprise motion to schedule a council talk on whether City Manager Nate Mathews should keep his job.
January 17, 2023
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Voted to fly the Leech Lake, Red Lake and White Earth Nation flags in Bemidji City Hall, a change she had long pushed for. It passed unanimously.
December 5, 2022
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Won the at-large seat on Bemidji City Council, beating Ron Johnson 2,346 to 2,293.
November 8, 2022
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Voted against the new city ward map at first, saying the public needed more say. She then voted for it when the council took it up again, and it passed 6-1.
April 18, 2022
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Voted for council support of MnDOT's plan for three roundabouts on State Highway 197. It passed 4-2.
December 20, 2021
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Won the Ward 1 seat on Bemidji City Council, beating Joe Gould 476 to 408. She became the first Indigenous woman on the council.
November 3, 2020
Source: bemidjipioneer.com
Past race Audrey M. Thayer ran in:
- City Council Member At-Large · November 3, 2026 · Bemidji city, Minnesota · incumbent