Roger B. Hess Jr.
MN
He distributes hairstyling supplies and holds a B.S. in accounting from Saint John’s University. He prioritizes spending restraint and greater resident participation in city government.
Where Roger B. Hess Jr. stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (17 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (11 records), Public Infrastructure (16 records)
Opposes
Housing Affordability (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 2 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (4 support · 2 oppose), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 2 oppose
Supported phased installation of electric-vehicle charging stations at a proposed Snelling Avenue development, with a mechanism to add capacity as demand increased.
May 4, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Criticized flavored-tobacco restrictions as burdensome to retailers and doubted they reduced underage access.
January 8, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: cityofroseville.com
Proposed raising donations for solar or wind systems on park buildings.
August 13, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Opposed raising the tobacco-purchase age to 21, calling it age discrimination.
May 12, 2018Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 17 support
Urged Roseville to reassess fence-rental and other contract costs before cutting services and programs, and questioned staff time spent on fence training.
October 12, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged Roseville to consolidate maintenance operations and improve vehicle-bay safety, vehicle-wash access and construction sequencing in its Civic Campus design.
September 14, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged Roseville to review construction road-closure rules so intersections remained open when nearby work was inactive, citing detours after the canceled Hamline Avenue project.
July 6, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged the city to keep the leaf center free, repair existing equipment and address dumping and access problems instead of closing it.
July 2, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Requested continuing access to police records during internet outages when reviewing a proposed cloud-based system.
January 8, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked the city to eliminate the separate Organizational Development Manager position, assign its work to existing managers and add a human-resources employee.
December 4, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Proposed limited opening hours, small fees for large leaf loads, a part-time attendant and refurbishment of existing equipment as alternatives in the leaf-center closure debate.
October 13, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked the council to consider closing the leaf facility for new public-works outdoor storage, relocating the license center and consolidating the maintenance operation in one location.
September 15, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged the city to try leasing space for the license center before constructing a new building and expand its operating days and hours.
July 3, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked parks commissioners to discuss prioritizing large destination playgrounds as an option for constrained parks budgets.
April 17, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked Roseville to train employees outside Public Works as backup snowplow drivers to keep streets plowed around the clock during major storms.
July 13, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged Roseville to reduce outside consulting costs, including replacing outside police diversity training with its in-house specialist.
July 13, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Requested an option to spread utility bills over three monthly automatic payments.
January 26, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: cityofroseville.com
Urged keeping multiple local backups of city financial records when moving software to the cloud.
October 19, 2018Supports Government Efficiency
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Opposed the limited senior circulator proposal and urged commission review and a broader fare-charging route open to all ages.
April 9, 2018Supports Government Efficiency
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Requested alternatives to purchasing the license-center property and an operational review to shorten customer waits.
November 27, 2017Supports Government Efficiency
Source: cityofroseville.com
Urged moving the license center to city property, adding a drive-up lane and extending evening hours.
August 6, 2005Supports Government Efficiency
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 support · 2 oppose
Asked the city to use charitable-gambling funds to preserve public-safety staff and programs, including Police Explorers, instead of making proposed cuts.
August 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Opposed drawing down the License Center Fund’s reserves and urged Roseville to examine long-term investments as an alternative to additional borrowing.
May 4, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged Roseville to begin grant-funded firefighter staffing in April to improve emergency services sooner and suggested eight-hour shifts.
October 13, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged Roseville to phase in management pay increases so department heads and city managers received percentage raises no larger than those of their employees.
November 27, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged Roseville to reduce outside consulting costs, including replacing outside police diversity training with its in-house specialist.
July 13, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged postponing nonessential capital projects and new positions in the next city budget to accelerate debt repayment.
August 10, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 11 support
Asked the city to use charitable-gambling funds to preserve public-safety staff and programs, including Police Explorers, instead of making proposed cuts.
August 20, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged federal immigration agencies to share crime information with Roseville police for court prosecution of suspected offenders rather than deportation alone.
January 8, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged Roseville to begin grant-funded firefighter staffing in April to improve emergency services sooner and suggested eight-hour shifts.
October 13, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked the City Council to consider creating a safe-exchange zone.
February 27, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofroseville.com
Opposed the fencing consortium’s approach, citing incomplete protection for other city facilities.
February 27, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofroseville.com
Proposed police-screened volunteers monitoring city camera feeds from home.
February 7, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofroseville.com
Asked parks commissioners to discuss emergency call boxes, especially at the city’s wading pool.
February 7, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofroseville.com
Requested lodging taxes and guest registers for short-term rentals, with adult guest details reported electronically within one hour of the rental’s start.
January 26, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofroseville.com
Proposed reusing retired marked patrol cars as visible deterrents outside businesses and on streets with speeding problems.
August 10, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Urged adding a fifth overnight police patrol sector to improve coverage in the Rice Street–Larpenteur area.
July 17, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofroseville.com
Asked the council to help set police priorities, put more emphasis on neighborhood patrols and consider banning high-speed pursuits.
June 3, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support · 1 oppose
Opposed the massage-business cap and revocation on charges alone on April 10; proposed $1,000 fines each for therapists and businesses and one-day closures for missing photo IDs on April 20.
April 20, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: cityofroseville.com
Requested lodging taxes and guest registers for short-term rentals, with adult guest details reported electronically within one hour of the rental’s start.
January 26, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: cityofroseville.com
Asked the council to help set police priorities, put more emphasis on neighborhood patrols and consider banning high-speed pursuits.
June 3, 2015Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 oppose
Opposed a three-duplex housing development, citing density and drainage concerns.
August 7, 1985Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 16 support
Urged Roseville to consolidate maintenance operations and improve vehicle-bay safety, vehicle-wash access and construction sequencing in its Civic Campus design.
September 14, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked Roseville to design its planned dance studio as a black-box theater with high-quality dance space for broader community use.
September 14, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged Roseville to review construction road-closure rules so intersections remained open when nearby work was inactive, citing detours after the canceled Hamline Avenue project.
July 6, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged the city to keep the leaf center free, repair existing equipment and address dumping and access problems instead of closing it.
July 2, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Supported phased installation of electric-vehicle charging stations at a proposed Snelling Avenue development, with a mechanism to add capacity as demand increased.
May 4, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Proposed limited opening hours, small fees for large leaf loads, a part-time attendant and refurbishment of existing equipment as alternatives in the leaf-center closure debate.
October 13, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked the council to consider closing the leaf facility for new public-works outdoor storage, relocating the license center and consolidating the maintenance operation in one location.
September 15, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked the city to include youth-sports equipment storage in its public-works and parks plans and consult leagues about their needs.
June 30, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked Roseville to improve playground designs with shade, cooler slide orientations, drainage holes, seated ziplines and toddler-height basketball hoops.
January 29, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked Roseville to train employees outside Public Works as backup snowplow drivers to keep streets plowed around the clock during major storms.
July 13, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked Parks commissioners to add a path or steps between Upper Villa Park’s playground and swings to ease access.
January 29, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Supported converting the former McCarrons armory into a school and urged city staff to help it find grants.
October 19, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Urged a pedestrian bridge, improved public lighting and building-improvement grants for the Rice Street–Larpenteur area.
July 17, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofroseville.com
Opposed the limited senior circulator proposal and urged commission review and a broader fare-charging route open to all ages.
April 9, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Proposed a City Hall addition for the license center and offices and community-center reuse of the public-works building.
December 4, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Argued Cedarholm should remain open and retain more course revenue for clubhouse improvements rather than subsidizing other city operations.
May 19, 2015Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Track record — General
General · 37 records
Minnesota’s inactive business registration for Hess Hair Milk Laboratories listed him as chief executive officer.
November 1, 2026
Source: mblsportal.sos.mn.gov
Worked as a self-employed distributor of professional hairstylist tools and supplies.
September 8, 2026
Source: rosevillereporter.org
Asked for broader public outreach about the Civic Campus project and questioned whether Veterans Park dedication restricted the land’s use.
September 2, 2026
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Opposed direct city donations to Tubman and other nonprofits, preferring grants through the Roseville Community Fund while allowing payments for specific city services.
August 21, 2026
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Proposed lower receptionist pay or two part-time positions while maintaining 40 hours of weekly reception coverage.
August 21, 2026
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Proposed temporarily suspending Roseville’s 10 percent contribution requirement on lawful gambling proceeds so the organizations generating the money retained more of it.
August 10, 2026
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Reported earning a B.S. in accounting with a mathematics minor from Saint John’s University.
July 9, 2026
Source: rosevillereporter.org
Proposed advertising field times for children to organize their own sports games without city staff running the activity.
May 21, 2026
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged equal water and sewer usage rates across customer types, questioning why apartments, single-family homes and businesses paid different rates.
December 4, 2025
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Criticized proposed gas and electric franchise fees on equity and transparency grounds and urged Roseville to keep disclosing those fees in its budget materials.
November 10, 2025
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked Roseville to invite all city residents to comment on replacing its wading pool with a pool or splash pad, rather than limiting input to nearby neighbors.
January 2, 2025
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked the city to apply front-yard fence rules to the roadside of lakeshore properties and proposed replacing a disputed fence with a city split-rail fence instead of litigating.
June 13, 2024
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Asked the city to refund water-meter deposits from cash reserves and explain the costs behind its proposed new meter fee.
March 18, 2024
Source: rosevillemn.api.civicclerk.com
Urged reinstating city open houses to encourage community engagement in a relaxed setting.
May 8, 2023
Source: cityofroseville.com
Proposed expanding the City Council from four to six councilmembers to create more opportunities for diverse representation.
February 27, 2023
Source: cityofroseville.com
Urged adding gender identity, home language and physical appearance to the city’s inclusion and respect statement.
February 27, 2023
Source: cityofroseville.com
Questioned changing the street-replacement fund’s purpose and urged retaining the uses described to voters.
September 15, 2022
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Asked Parks commissioners to reconsider the name Pioneer Park, citing the displacement of Native Americans by settlers.
August 5, 2021
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Urged examining police forfeiture funds as an alternative source for equipment costs.
August 10, 2020
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Criticized residential permit fees as excessive compared with fees charged to developers.
December 4, 2017
Source: cityofroseville.com
Asked the Parks and Recreation Commission to invite local artists to create temporary painted or chalk labyrinths on concrete areas at city parks.
March 10, 2017
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Proposed a Friends of Cedarholm fundraising group to support golf-course amenities.
July 10, 2016
Source: cityofroseville.com
Served on Roseville’s Cedarholm Clubhouse Replacement Advisory Team, which studied facility needs, funding options and community uses.
March 17, 2016
Source: cityofroseville.com
Opposed paying $1,000 each for existing transit shelters and urged the city to offer $1 each instead.
November 25, 2015
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Proposed capturing, fencing and feeding deer as an alternative to hunting during the city wildlife-management debate.
November 9, 2015
Source: cityofroseville.com
Asked the city to publish the cost calculations behind its fees and proposed charges reflecting city expenses generated by big-box stores.
November 9, 2015
Source: cityofroseville.com
The Community Engagement Commission reviewed his request for more public information about a police-lawsuit settlement and agreed to attach his letter to its minutes.
September 10, 2015
Source: cityofroseville.com
Asked the council to publish more detailed departmental budgets, including salaries, subscriptions, dues, training and consultant costs, with explanations of why those expenses were needed.
July 3, 2015
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Objected to calling an expired bond levy repurposed funds, arguing that voter permission ended when the bond was paid. He said the wording was not candid with taxpayers.
June 9, 2015
Source: cityofroseville.com
Asked the city to compare its water-system operations with a St. Paul takeover.
June 3, 2015
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Requested comparing city police operations with a county-run alternative.
June 3, 2015
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
The Community Engagement Commission discussed his request for city surveys to reach renters and residents without landlines or local phone numbers.
March 12, 2015
Source: cityofroseville.com
Urged the city to use Comcast for park-building internet and security connections until it installed municipal fiber.
July 14, 2014
Source: cityofroseville.com
Urged the city to consider other municipal space needs before designing a new fire station and favored the Dale Street site over Lexington Avenue.
March 19, 2011
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Asked city staff to compare proposed radio-based water meters with an internet-based alternative.
April 24, 2010
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Opposed proposed rental-housing licensing and criticized levying housing-authority funds before the program was approved.
September 29, 2006
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Recommended replacing part of the road at the Target redevelopment site with open space to avoid costs.
April 11, 2005
Source: miweblink2.metro-inet.us
Past race Roger B. Hess Jr. ran in:
- Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Roseville city, Minnesota