Kim Wilson
Independent · MN · Woodbury City Council Member
Kim Wilson is a Woodbury City Council member, a former court reporter and a homeschooling mother of five. Her priorities include cutting wasteful spending, a fully staffed public safety department and responsible growth.
Where Kim Wilson stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record)
Opposes
Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (5 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Cast the only no vote on 2024-08-14 against a new car wash near Walmart projected to use 2.27 million gallons of water a year. She said approving it made little sense while the city was urging residents to conserve water.
August 14, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: woodburynewsnet.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 5 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes on 2026-08-26, as a member of Woodbury's Economic Development Authority, to spend up to $775,000 buying the other half of a wooded nine-acre site near City Hall. She said she hoped it becomes park and open space rather than dense housing. The vote was unanimous.
August 26, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: woodburynewsnet.org
Voted no on 2026-02-25 on about $59.3 million in construction contracts for Woodbury's new combined police, fire and ambulance campus. She questioned whether the site was the best location. The contracts passed 4-1.
February 25, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: woodburynewsnet.org
Proposed a change on 2025-11-05 that cut a city grant to the Open Cupboard food shelf, meant for families who lost federal food aid (SNAP) in the shutdown, from $10,000 plus a $10,000 reserve to $10,000 only. The council passed her change unanimously. She said feeding people should not be the government's job.
November 5, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: woodburynewsnet.org
Voted no on 2024-12-11 on Woodbury's $139 million 2025 budget, which raised the city property tax rate 8.3%. It passed 4-1.
December 11, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: woodburynewsnet.org
Voted no on 2024-01-10 on a revised pay policy for the Woodbury mayor and city council that widened the range for future raises starting in 2025. She objected to the size of the increase in the mayor's pay and benefits. It passed 4-1.
January 10, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: woodburymn.gov
Voted no on 2022-04-13 on the Woodbury City Council's plan for land around the Gold Line bus rapid transit stations. She called the Gold Line wasteful government spending. The plan passed 4-1.
April 13, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: woodburymn.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Proposed a change on 2025-11-05 that cut a city grant to the Open Cupboard food shelf, meant for families who lost federal food aid (SNAP) in the shutdown, from $10,000 plus a $10,000 reserve to $10,000 only. The council passed her change unanimously. She said feeding people should not be the government's job.
November 5, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: woodburynewsnet.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 oppose
Voted no on 2022-04-13 on the Woodbury City Council's plan for land around the Gold Line bus rapid transit stations. She called the Gold Line wasteful government spending. The plan passed 4-1.
April 13, 2022Opposes Public Infrastructure
Source: woodburymn.gov
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Won reelection on 2024-11-05 to an at-large Woodbury City Council seat with 14,592 votes, the most of eight candidates.
November 5, 2024
Source: woodburynewsnet.org
Voted no on 2024-08-14 on an Amazon delivery warehouse in Woodbury expected to bring 180 jobs. She said it added traffic next to an affordable housing project. It passed 4-1.
August 14, 2024
Source: woodburynewsnet.org
Voted no on 2024-05-21 when the Woodbury City Council passed, 3-2, a resolution asking her to disclose any recordings she had made of council meetings, workshops and calls since January 2020. She said recording public meetings was legal.
May 21, 2024
Source: woodburymn.gov
Voted no on 2024-04-10 on changing Woodbury's land-use plan to allow a 252-unit affordable apartment project on Karen Drive. She raised concerns about standing water on the site. It passed 4-1.
April 10, 2024
Source: woodburymn.gov
Moved on 2023-04-26 to put off Woodbury's revised lawn-watering rules until the city had a plan to cut water use or paused new development. Her motion died without a second. She then cast the only no vote against the watering rules.
April 26, 2023
Source: woodburymn.gov
Voted no on 2021-11-10 on approving the Hartung Farm single-family housing development in Woodbury. It passed 4-1.
November 10, 2021
Source: woodburymn.gov
Past race Kim Wilson ran in:
- Minnesota State Representative District 47B · November 3, 2026 · State House District 47B; Minnesota