Joe Morin
MN · Tower City Council Member
Joe Morin is a Tower city council member who also serves as acting mayor and sits on the Tower Economic Development Authority. He supports preserving the area's affordable rental homes.
Where Joe Morin stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Housing Affordability (2 records),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 8 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Moved to accept the construction bid from Lakehead Constructors to build the shared Tower-Breitung water treatment plant. It passed unanimously.
April 8, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cityoftower.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 8 oppose
Moved to accept the low bids from Hoover Construction and Veit & Company for lot grading and utility lines at the Tower Harbor housing site. Both passed unanimously.
February 9, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to approve a funding agreement with St. Louis County and a resolution for rebuilding Marina Drive. Both passed 4-1.
December 8, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to adopt rules for short-term rentals in Tower (Ordinance 82O) and to raise the 2025 property tax levy by 4%. Both passed unanimously.
December 9, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to accept the construction bid from Lakehead Constructors to build the shared Tower-Breitung water treatment plant. It passed unanimously.
April 8, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to buy the former St. Louis County public works building in Tower for its appraised value of $260,000. It passed unanimously.
February 12, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to approve a 2022-2024 union contract (AFSCME Local 1490) for the city's ambulance director job. It passed 3-1.
November 14, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to raise on-call pay for city ambulance crews: EMTs from $25 to $26 an hour and first responders from $15 to $16. It passed 3-0, with one member abstaining.
April 11, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to adopt Tower's 2022 city budget with no property tax levy increase. It passed unanimously.
December 27, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to accept a shared police plan with Breitung Township costing Tower $75,346.53 for 2022, and was named to help write the contract. It passed 4-1. He also voted against selling the city's police car, which passed 3-2.
September 13, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Moved to accept a shared police plan with Breitung Township costing Tower $75,346.53 for 2022, and was named to help write the contract. It passed 4-1. He also voted against selling the city's police car, which passed 3-2.
September 13, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityoftower.com
Cast the only vote against backing Breitung Township's plan to drop on-call police coverage from February to April 2021. The plan passed 4-1.
February 8, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityoftower.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Joined local leaders and Rep. Pete Stauber's staff at Lakeview Manor to back saving 52 affordable rental homes in Tower and Soudan. He said, "we should preserve it, because you'll never get it back."
September 17, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mesabitribune.com
Moved to accept the low bids from Hoover Construction and Veit & Company for lot grading and utility lines at the Tower Harbor housing site. Both passed unanimously.
February 9, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cityoftower.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 4 support
Moved to accept the low bids from Hoover Construction and Veit & Company for lot grading and utility lines at the Tower Harbor housing site. Both passed unanimously.
February 9, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to approve a funding agreement with St. Louis County and a resolution for rebuilding Marina Drive. Both passed 4-1.
December 8, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to accept the construction bid from Lakehead Constructors to build the shared Tower-Breitung water treatment plant. It passed unanimously.
April 8, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to buy the former St. Louis County public works building in Tower for its appraised value of $260,000. It passed unanimously.
February 12, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityoftower.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Voted against pausing a propane tank project by Superior Fuel on Lake Avenue; that motion failed 2-3. He then moved for talks with the fuel company about halting work, which passed 4-1.
January 12, 2026
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to accept a cell tower company's lease offer for city land if it raised the signing bonus from $25,000 to $40,000. It passed 4-1.
October 13, 2025
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved final approval of rules for snowmobile and ATV use inside city limits, which passed 4-1. He also moved final approval of a city law regulating cannabis businesses, which passed unanimously.
June 9, 2025
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved the first reading of a new city law (Ordinance 90) allowing residents to keep chickens in Tower. It passed unanimously.
July 10, 2023
Source: cityoftower.com
Won re-election to a four-year seat on the Tower City Council with 168 votes.
November 8, 2022
Source: timberjay.com
Moved to raise Hoodoo Point city campground fees by $5 a night for 2023. The council, including Morin, voted it down 5-0.
September 12, 2022
Source: cityoftower.com
Was named Tower's acting mayor by a unanimous council vote, after Mayor David Setterberg took office.
November 8, 2021
Source: cityoftower.com
Won a two-year seat on the Tower City Council as a newcomer. He was the top vote-getter with 171 votes.
November 3, 2020
Source: timberjay.com
Past race Joe Morin ran in:
- City Council Member · November 3, 2026 · Tower city, Minnesota · incumbent