County Commissioner
What does this office do?
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
James Small has owned a construction business since 2003 and has served about ten years as an appointed member of the Burleigh County Planning and Zoning Commission. Small's priorities are county roads and bridges, public safety, flood control, and easing the state's 3% cap on property tax growth.
Nonpartisan
Communications strategist and small business owner who chairs Burleigh County's Missouri Valley Complex Committee and served on its Home Rule Charter Committee. Her priorities are core services like public safety and roads, and a prompt review of the county's Comprehensive Plan.
Records: Public Infrastructure 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Nonpartisan
Burleigh County Auditor, elected in 2022, and a former Bismarck city commissioner who earlier worked in the county tax equalization office. His priorities are cutting costs by dropping pet projects and duplicated services, and a single county-run public health department.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 3 for, Environment and Public Health 1 against, Social Programs and Welfare 1 against
Nonpartisan
Program manager at the North Dakota Women's Business Center with more than 40 years of management experience in the public and private sectors. His priorities are public safety, roads and infrastructure, keeping the joint public health partnership with Bismarck, and a review of county spending.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Steve Schwab has been a Burleigh County commissioner since 2022, is a small business owner, and is a former Bismarck city commissioner. Schwab says data centers should be kept away from housing subdivisions and residents should not bear the burden of power shortages they cause.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 7 for, 1 against, Environment and Public Health 1 for, 1 against, Government Efficiency 2 for,
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Wayne Munson has been a Burleigh County commissioner since 2022, is a former Bismarck Park Board commissioner, and owns Bismarck Sign Co. Munson's priorities are planning roads and other infrastructure ahead of growth and adopting a formal county strategic plan.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 2 for, 5 against, Public Infrastructure 5 for, Environment and Public Health 2 for,
Source: burleigh.gov