Roberts elected mayor, Larson and Valento win seats in City Council race – Twin Cities

Blake M. Roberts won the race for mayor of Bosmeer during the Tuesday, November 5, 2024 elections, Jeff Larson and incumbent Hanna Valento won seats on the City Council, with five of the five districts reporting.

Roberts received nearly 56% of the vote, while his closest challenger, Sam Husnik, received just over 25%. The other candidates, Bruce Anderson and Jason T. Mayhew, both earned 9%.

For City Council, Larson and Valento were within about 300 votes of each other, winning 30% and 28% of the vote, respectively. Susan Young finished in third place with just over 24% and Jesse Wade Wagner came in fourth with almost 17% of the vote.

Roberts is a lifelong resident of Forest Lake, has served on the City Council and served on the city’s Economic Development Authority. His priorities include funding public safety, improving infrastructure and redeveloping downtown, according to responses to a Pioneer Press candidate survey.

Valento has served on the Forest Lake City Council since 2020 and currently serves as legal and policy advisor to the chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. She told the Pioneer Press she plans to focus on the city’s 10-year budget plan, economic development and strengthening Forest Lake’s internal organization.

Larson did not provide responses to the Pioneer Press questionnaire.

For more results from the November 5, 2024 elections, visit twincities.com/news/politics/elections.

To find out what else was on your ballot and for other election information, visit the Minnesota Secretary of State’s elections page at sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting.