Joe Pell
MN · Jackson City Council Member, Ward 2
Jackson City Council member for Ward 2, first elected in 2022.
Where Joe Pell stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record), Public Infrastructure (4 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 6 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Moved a resolution asking the state for money to buy flood-damaged homes in Jackson; it passed 6-0.
December 2, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 6 oppose
Voted for a 9.23% increase in the city property tax levy for 2026, a year after voting for no increase for 2025. Both passed unanimously.
December 16, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Seconded and voted for the city's 2025 general fund budget; it passed unanimously.
February 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted against buying a new 3-by-10-foot LED sign for the city-owned liquor store; it passed 4-2.
June 18, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted for a $500,000 low-interest, 10-year city loan to the developer of the Belmont Heights housing project; it passed with one abstention.
December 21, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted to raise the city loan to the struggling Little Huskies Daycare by $60,000, with a business plan due by January 2024; it passed.
October 26, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Seconded and voted for a resolution backing a local sales tax law to raise $5.7 million for an outdoor sports complex. It failed 4-2.
June 6, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted for a second study of the city pool by Burbach Aquatics, hoping the school district would share the cost; it passed 4-1.
May 16, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted for a $500,000 low-interest, 10-year city loan to the developer of the Belmont Heights housing project; it passed with one abstention.
December 21, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 4 support
Moved to submit the city swimming pool project for state capital funding; it passed unanimously.
January 13, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted to plow more city trails in winter, including Des Moines River Trail segments and Memorial Park trails; it passed 5-1.
January 16, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Seconded and voted for a resolution backing a local sales tax law to raise $5.7 million for an outdoor sports complex. It failed 4-2.
June 6, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted for a second study of the city pool by Burbach Aquatics, hoping the school district would share the cost; it passed 4-1.
May 16, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Seconded and voted for a resolution to fly the 1983 version of the Minnesota state flag on city property; it passed 5-1.
April 7, 2026
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Was appointed by the council to represent it on the city's newly formed Ambulance Advisory Board.
January 5, 2026
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Moved to invite the county sheriff to a council meeting to answer concerns about the federal 287(g) immigration enforcement program; it passed unanimously.
November 18, 2025
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted to dissolve the city's Ambulance Advisory Board instead of restarting it; it passed 4-1.
September 16, 2025
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Moved to shelve changes to the city animal ordinance on backyard chickens indefinitely; it passed 5-1.
August 19, 2025
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Seconded and voted to forgive an $8,768.84 water bill for Dvorak Trucking caused by a hidden leak, and to have a forgiveness policy drafted.
June 3, 2025
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted to undo a hiring deal for an economic development assistant because the job was never posted, then against approving it. Both motions failed 4-2.
April 1, 2025
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted against bringing only two city administrator finalists in for interviews, saying three should be interviewed; it passed 3-2.
December 3, 2024
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted against a 5% city electric rate increase for 2025; the council rejected it unanimously.
November 19, 2024
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Abstained from the council vote on hiring Gloria Pell as city office accountant, while voting for the rest of the consent agenda.
December 5, 2023
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Won one of two Ward 2 seats on the Jackson City Council with 289 votes (25.5%), finishing second of five candidates.
November 8, 2022
Source: electionresultsfiles.sos.mn.gov
Past race Joe Pell ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 2 · November 3, 2026 · Jackson city, Minnesota · incumbent