Marcus Polz
MN · Mayor of Jackson
Mayor of Jackson since 2022, who served two years on the Jackson City Council before that.
Where Marcus Polz stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Issued a mayoral statement saying Jackson's ambulance costs about $1.2 million a year and urging stronger oversight after the advisory board was dissolved.
October 14, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: jacksonmn.govoffice3.com
Seconded and voted to start online utility bill pay, with customers paying a small convenience fee; it passed 5-1.
May 17, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
As mayor, broke a 3-3 tie by voting against delaying a city loan to demolish the old Alamo building; the council then approved a $29,800 loan.
June 6, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Changed his vote to back paying half of a resident's landscaping bill after a city street project; the mayor broke the 3-3 tie against it.
August 2, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Moved to accept about $2.78 million in low bids from Duininck Inc. for the 2022 street and utility rebuilding project; it passed 4-1.
June 21, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Moved to approve a 3.75% increase in the city property tax levy for 2022; it passed unanimously.
December 21, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Called an emergency council meeting during June 2024 flooding and read the resolution declaring a city state of emergency; the council adopted it.
June 22, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Moved to accept about $2.78 million in low bids from Duininck Inc. for the 2022 street and utility rebuilding project; it passed 4-1.
June 21, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Made his first-year mayoral appointments to city boards and named Nathan Peterson mayor pro tem; the council approved them unanimously.
January 3, 2023
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Was elected mayor of Jackson with 985 votes (75.4%), defeating Steven Yarns.
November 8, 2022
Source: electionresultsfiles.sos.mn.gov
Seconded and voted to declare the vacant former Prairie Winds Motel a nuisance and seek a court order to fix it; it passed 3-1.
October 4, 2022
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Moved for the city to find outside money to help business owner Larry Clymer pay $2,100 for a sewage pump repair; it passed 4-1.
May 3, 2022
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Abstained from the council vote awarding city snow removal work to Polz's Lawncare and Snow Removal; the rest of the council approved the bid.
October 5, 2021
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Moved to approve shifting tax increment financing from the Jackson Economic Development Corp. to AGCO for its purchase of a spec building in the industrial park; it passed.
September 7, 2021
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Won the Ward 2 seat on the Jackson City Council with 447 votes (53.1%), beating Nathan Peterson.
November 3, 2020
Source: electionresultsfiles.sos.mn.gov
Past race Marcus Polz ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 2 · November 3, 2026 · Jackson city, Minnesota