Samson Borgelin
FL · Mayor of North Lauderdale
Samson Borgelin has been mayor of North Lauderdale since 2022 and was a city commissioner from 2016; he holds master's degrees in school counseling and mental health. His goals are a new downtown center and growing the city to 50,000 people to unlock more federal aid.
Where Samson Borgelin stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (3 records), Housing Affordability (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (5 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support
Sponsored a resolution telling city staff to publish a full list of everyone the city pays and their salaries with the budget. It passed 4-0.
September 23, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Moved to have the city attorney write a whistleblower protection policy for city workers. He also moved to have a policy written for handling public records requests. Both motions passed unanimously.
December 10, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Voted no on raising the yearly trash collection fee to $465 per home. He said the hauler, Waste Management, first needed to fix poor service. The fee passed 4-1.
September 12, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 5 support · 4 oppose
Voted yes on a 7.4-mill city property tax rate for 2025, which was 8.10% above the rolled-back rate. The final vote was unanimous.
September 22, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Voted yes on a law setting a new base salary and benefits for the mayor and commissioners. It passed 4-1. He also voted yes to let members opt out of the extra pay, which passed 3-2.
July 29, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Sponsored a resolution that created a $40,000 city arts and music program for local youth and young adults (Empowerment Through Music & Art). It passed unanimously.
April 8, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Voted yes to put a city charter change on the November 2024 ballot. The change removed the 5% yearly cap on pay raises for the mayor and commissioners. The vote was unanimous.
February 27, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Voted no on a 7.4-mill city property tax rate for 2022, which was 9.82% above the rolled-back rate. He said he wanted 7.0 mills instead. The rate still passed on first reading.
September 12, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Voted no on a change that added $28,184,826 to the 2021-22 city budget. It passed. Before the vote, he asked for a study of residents' needs and was told none was done.
March 29, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Cast the only no vote on the first reading of a 7.4-mill city property tax rate for 2021. That rate was 7.82% above the rolled-back rate, which would have raised the same money as the year before. It passed.
September 13, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Proposed cutting the city property tax rate from 7.4 to 7.0 mills to give residents relief during COVID-19. His motion failed 3-2. He then voted no on keeping a 7.4-mill tentative rate, which passed 3-2.
July 14, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Voted no on a 7.4-mill city property tax rate for 2019, which was 8.48% above the rolled-back rate. He also voted no on the 2019-20 budget and on the fire, trash, and stormwater fees. Each passed 4-1 on first reading.
September 12, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms7files1.revize.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Moved to set the terms of a short-term city program that let owners clear unpaid code-violation liens by paying a small share, and to name it the Mayor's Lien Clemency Program. His motion passed 3-1.
March 21, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Moved to approve a bigger extra property tax break (homestead exemption) for low-income seniors who own their homes. The first-reading vote was unanimous.
April 12, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Sponsored a resolution that created a $40,000 city arts and music program for local youth and young adults (Empowerment Through Music & Art). It passed unanimously.
April 8, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Moved to approve a bigger extra property tax break (homestead exemption) for low-income seniors who own their homes. The first-reading vote was unanimous.
April 12, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Moved to build a new City Hall instead of fixing up the old one, but no one seconded it. He then voted no on renovating the old City Hall. The renovation plan failed 3-2.
April 13, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Endorsed Nicole Morst for the Broward County School Board District 4 seat in the 2026 election.
March 27, 2026
Source: tamaractalk.com
Voted no on a $512 yearly trash fee per home, and it failed 0-4. He then voted yes on a lower $499 fee, which passed with every member present voting yes.
July 8, 2024
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Moved to shrink a proposed local business tax increase from 5% to 3%. The commission then approved the 3% increase unanimously. He first asked if he could vote, since his wife owns a city business, and the city attorney said yes.
April 25, 2023
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Was picked by a 3-2 city commission vote to be North Lauderdale's main director on the Broward League of Cities board, a group of county city governments.
April 13, 2021
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Made the motion asking the city attorney to draft a law making Juneteenth a paid city holiday in place of Columbus Day. The commission approved his motion unanimously.
February 23, 2021
Source: nlauderdale.granicus.com
Cast the only no vote on raising local business tax fees by 5% for commercial businesses. It passed 4-1 on first reading.
June 25, 2019
Source: cms7files1.revize.com
Cast the only no vote on an increase to the city's stormwater drainage fee (Ordinance 17-01-1346). It passed 4-1.
January 31, 2017
Source: cms7files1.revize.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Agreed to pay a $450 civil penalty to the Florida Elections Commission (consent order, case FEC 16-645). The complaint said his 2016 city commission campaign ads lacked required disclaimers and stressed party ties in a nonpartisan race. He neither admitted nor denied the violations.
May 19, 2017
Source: doah.state.fl.us
Past race Samson Borgelin ran in:
- North Lauderdale Mayor · November 3, 2026 · North Lauderdale city, Florida · incumbent