Rollie Nissen
MN · Kandiyohi County Planning Commission Member
Former Kandiyohi County commissioner who still sits on the county Planning Commission, and a retired shoe store manager, insurance agent and school bus driver. He wants to rework how the city charges for road repairs and improve city, county and school coordination.
Where Rollie Nissen stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Opposes
Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Seconded a deal with Apex Efficiency Solutions to repair the county landfill's leachate treatment system after a lightning strike. It passed 4-1.
January 21, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Voted for a permit for a 1-megawatt community solar garden on farmland in East Lake Lillian Township. It passed 3-1.
December 17, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 3 oppose
Moved to commit $1,314,386 in federal American Rescue Plan money to bring broadband internet to parts of the county. It passed unanimously.
June 15, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Moved to give county commissioners no pay raise for 2021. It passed unanimously.
December 15, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Moved to give another $500,000 in federal CARES Act COVID-19 relief money to small businesses and nonprofits. It passed unanimously.
October 6, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Moved to set the 2021 preliminary county levy at $34,813,214, leaving out a $44,000 drug court addition. It passed 4-1.
September 1, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Seconded a deal with Apex Efficiency Solutions to repair the county landfill's leachate treatment system after a lightning strike. It passed 4-1.
January 21, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Voted no on letting refugee resettlement continue in Kandiyohi County under a federal executive order. It passed 3-2. He also voted no on setting 2020 commissioner pay at $31,138 a year, which passed 3-2.
December 3, 2019Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Moved to commit $1,314,386 in federal American Rescue Plan money to bring broadband internet to parts of the county. It passed unanimously.
June 15, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Moved to let the county public works director sign work orders for the Highway 23 ramps in the Willmar Wye rail bypass project. It passed unanimously.
October 20, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Seconded a deal with Apex Efficiency Solutions to repair the county landfill's leachate treatment system after a lightning strike. It passed 4-1.
January 21, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Managed the Tradehome Shoes store in Willmar for 30 years, then worked in insurance. He also chaired the Kandiyohi County Republican Party.
December 21, 2022
Source: wctrib.com
Seconded a county property tax break for an expansion at MinnWest Technology Campus, phasing down from 100% to 40% over 2024-2033. It passed unanimously.
January 18, 2022
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Moved to appoint Kelsey Olson as the county's manager on the Middle Fork Crow River Watershed board. It passed 3-2.
March 17, 2020
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Was sworn in for a second term on the Kandiyohi County Board and elected board chairman for 2019.
January 8, 2019
Source: kcmn.civicweb.net
Past race Rollie Nissen ran in:
- Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Willmar city, Minnesota