Leif Erickson
MN · Forest Lake City Council Member, At-Large
Forest Lake City Council member, financial advisor and local business owner who leads the city's Economic Development Authority and once chaired the area chamber of commerce. His priorities are growing the tax base and investing in infrastructure.
Where Leif Erickson stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Moved to oppose state bills that capped city tax levies and changed local zoning and housing rules. The council passed it 4-0.
April 13, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Moved to set Forest Lake's preliminary 2026 property tax levy at $18,404,301. The council passed it 5-0.
September 22, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Moved to sell $4,145,000 in city bonds to pay for street rebuilding. The council passed it 5-0.
May 12, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Moved to buy $533,753 in new playground equipment and surfacing for Beltz Park. The council passed it 5-0.
October 28, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Moved to fine Norman Quack's Chophouse $500 after it failed a 2023 liquor license compliance check. The council passed it 4-0.
March 11, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Seconded and voted for city snow clearing of downtown Lake Street sidewalks. The motion failed 2-2-1.
December 8, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Moved to sell $4,145,000 in city bonds to pay for street rebuilding. The council passed it 5-0.
May 12, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Moved to buy $533,753 in new playground equipment and surfacing for Beltz Park. The council passed it 5-0.
October 28, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Moved to grant a permit for a cannabis store at 955 West Broadway Avenue with 19 conditions. The council passed it 4-0.
August 24, 2026
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Moved to formally object to the Metropolitan Council's 2050 growth plan for Forest Lake and ask for a hearing. It passed 5-0.
November 24, 2025
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Moved to approve a deal letting Pizza Pub build parallel parking on North Shore Trail at its own cost. It failed on a 2-2 tie.
July 14, 2025
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Moved to adopt Forest Lake's cannabis business registration law, which limits how close stores can be to each other and to schools. It passed 5-0.
December 9, 2024
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Moved to adopt a resolution backing local city control over housing rules as state lawmakers weighed housing bills. It passed 4-0.
April 8, 2024
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Voted yes to formally censure fellow council member Blake Roberts. The resolution passed 4-0, with Roberts abstaining.
November 13, 2023
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Moved to adopt the city's written reasons for denying a request to change Forest Lake's billboard rules. The council passed it 5-0.
March 27, 2023
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Moved to adopt a Forest Lake zoning change on accessory dwelling units, which are small second homes on a lot. It passed 5-0.
January 23, 2023
Source: ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Past race Leif Erickson ran in:
- City Council Member At-Large · November 3, 2026 · Forest Lake city, Minnesota · incumbent