Marcus Hill
MN · ISD 197 School Board Member
Marcus Hill serves on the school board and works as a senior product manager. He focuses on stable budgets, staff resources, and careful use of new technology.
Where Marcus Hill stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (2 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 4 oppose
Seconded and voted for a motion to put a capital project levy question on the November 3, 2026 ballot. It asks voters for about $4.6 million a year for 10 years for safety, technology, buses, and building upkeep. It passed 6-0.
August 10, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted to approve the budget plan for the 2026-27 school year. The plan set a goal to cut $2.5 million in costs. It passed 6-0.
March 2, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Made the motion to approve a two-year contract for about 60 district office assistants. It gave raises of 1.25% and then 1.75%. It passed 5-0.
December 8, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Seconded and voted for a two-year contract for about 450 district teachers. It gave a 1.25% raise the first year and $1,250 more per pay step the second year. It passed 6-0.
October 6, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted no on keeping school board pay the same, after arguing for a raise. He said better pay makes board service open to more people. The motion passed 4-2.
August 19, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: weststpaulreader.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Seconded and voted for a motion to put a capital project levy question on the November 3, 2026 ballot. It asks voters for about $4.6 million a year for 10 years for safety, technology, buses, and building upkeep. It passed 6-0.
August 10, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Seconded and voted for a two-year contract for about 450 district teachers. It gave a 1.25% raise the first year and $1,250 more per pay step the second year. It passed 6-0.
October 6, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Seconded and voted for a plan to give families trained interpreters and translated information in the languages they understand. It passed 6-0.
May 4, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Voted to move $4.5 million in leftover building bond money into the general fund for future repairs, equipment, and technology, without raising taxes. It passed 7-0.
June 15, 2026
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted to approve a three-year contract for Superintendent Peter Olson-Skog. It gave raises of 1.25% to 1.5% a year and lowered the district's share of his health insurance. It passed 5-0.
December 8, 2025
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted to set the district's final property tax levy for 2026 at about $39.5 million. That was 0.8% lower than the year before. It passed 5-0.
December 8, 2025
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Seconded and voted for a motion to close grades 7-12 to new students from outside the district for the 2025-26 school year, because classes were near capacity. It passed 6-0.
October 6, 2025
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Was appointed to a vacant seat on the District 197 school board. The board picked him from 23 applicants after several rounds of voting.
January 11, 2021
Source: weststpaulreader.com
Past race Marcus Hill ran in:
- West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School Board Member (ISD 197) · November 3, 2026 · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, Minnesota · incumbent