David Setterberg
MN · Mayor of Tower
David Setterberg has been mayor of Tower since 2021, after joining the city council in 2020. He says preserving affordable rental homes for working people is key to the area's economy.
Where David Setterberg stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 5 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Moved to back replacing Tower's $1.1 million water main and the $3.4 million shared water treatment plant, and to seek bids. It passed unanimously.
February 8, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cityoftower.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Moved to have two council members find a consultant to review the Tower Fire Department after concerns were raised. It passed unanimously.
February 10, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: cityoftower.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 5 oppose
Moved to support the city economic development authority's $400,000 bond for repairs at the Vermilion Charter School. It passed unanimously.
June 12, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to set a 5% increase in Tower's preliminary 2023 property tax levy. It passed 4-1.
September 12, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to approve a five-year, $36,000-a-year contract with Randy Pratt to manage the city's Hoodoo Point Campground. It passed unanimously.
May 24, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to set a written on-call schedule for the city ambulance and to test extra pay of $4 an hour for EMTs and $3 for first responders on calls. Both passed unanimously.
April 26, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to back replacing Tower's $1.1 million water main and the $3.4 million shared water treatment plant, and to seek bids. It passed unanimously.
February 8, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to keep Tower's property tax levy at the 2019 amount of $394,761, with no increase. It passed unanimously.
September 28, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoftower.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 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 preserving them is critical to the area's economy.
September 17, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mesabitribune.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Moved to support the city economic development authority's $400,000 bond for repairs at the Vermilion Charter School. It passed unanimously.
June 12, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to back replacing Tower's $1.1 million water main and the $3.4 million shared water treatment plant, and to seek bids. It passed unanimously.
February 8, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityoftower.com
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Voted against pausing Superior Fuel's propane tank project on Lake Avenue; that failed 2-3. He said the city attorney found the city had followed its rules. He then voted for talks with the company, which passed 4-1.
January 12, 2026
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to fire Tower's ambulance director, Dena Suihkonen, effective immediately. It passed 3-0, with one member abstaining.
December 29, 2025
Source: cityoftower.com
Cast the only vote against accepting a cell tower company's lease offer for city land on the condition of a $40,000 signing bonus. It passed 4-1.
October 13, 2025
Source: cityoftower.com
Cast the only vote against final approval of rules for snowmobile and ATV use inside city limits. It passed 4-1.
June 9, 2025
Source: cityoftower.com
Moved to raise the capital reserve charge on city water and sewer bills by $5 a month and shift another $5 into it from the base water rate. No one seconded it, and he withdrew the motion.
December 4, 2024
Source: cityoftower.com
Won election as mayor of Tower with 168 votes. He ran unopposed.
November 8, 2022
Source: timberjay.com
Cast the only vote against a 2022-2024 contract with the law firm Colosimo Patchin and Kearney to serve as city attorney. It passed 3-1.
March 14, 2022
Source: cityoftower.com
Was appointed mayor of Tower by unanimous council vote, to finish the term of Mayor Orlyn Kringstad, who resigned.
November 8, 2021
Source: cityoftower.com
At a joint meeting with Breitung Township, moved to end Tower's police contract with the township as of March 31, 2021. He also moved to form a joint committee on future police options. Both passed unanimously.
March 17, 2021
Source: cityoftower.com
Won a four-year seat on the Tower City Council with 152 votes, the most in that race. He had been appointed to the council earlier in 2020.
November 3, 2020
Source: timberjay.com
Past race David Setterberg ran in:
- Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Tower city, Minnesota · incumbent