Burkart Wins Re-election
RE-ELECT KEVIN BURKART
TO PRIOR LAKE CITY COUNCIL
Burkart, a former CPA, successful entrepreneur, and philanthropic leader is known as a budget hawk and an idea person.
He is concerned about growth in government outpacing growth in family budgets.
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He believes in proposing innovative, measureable ideas of how to more efficiently allocate public resources.
His tenants for government operations are straightforward:
Good public policy is simple, equitable & easy to administer.


I have earned our community's vote for a second term.
I will continue to move Prior Lake forward leveraging my decades of leadership, business, governmental and philanthropic know-how.

A PRIOR LAKE ORIGINAL
Kevin's family has called Prior Lake home since 1975.
He and his wife Laura are both proud graduates of Prior Lake's K-12 public education system. They graduated from State Universities, he from St. Cloud (Accounting) and she from Winona (Marketing).
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FOUR YEARS OF EARNING YOUR CONFIDENCE
PUTTING MY EXPERIENCE TO WORK FOR YOU
Burkart has served one four-year term on the
Prior Lake City Council from 2016 to 2020.
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He is seeking your support for another four-year term.
During his tenure Burkart has represented our community in the transit and transportation segments.
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Vice Chair of the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, previously Treasurer.
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Chair of the Highway 169 Corridor Coalition receiving wide praise for reinvigorating and adding to the Coalition's membership.
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Vice Chair of the Scott County Unified Transit Management Task Force.
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He's served two years on the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee and the Special Assessment Committee.
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He has served three years on the Scott County Mobility Management Board.
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He has filled Prior Lake's voting seat on the Suburban Transit Association in St. Paul.
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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Diligent representation of our community with the legislature in St. Paul. Testified numerous times in support of making the Unelected Met Council an elected body; his message being "no taxation without representation"
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Taken on the Builders Association of the Twin Cities (now Housing First Minnesota) lobbying against their push to socialize infrastructure development costs over our entire community
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Highway 13/County Highway 21 Roundabout Reconstruction Project
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Saved taxpayers $300k+ guiding staff towards technology driven phone system for City Hall
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Leads legislative efforts against special interests that are trying to shift costs of growth to existing residents.
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Actively involved Board Officer of the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority representing needs of Prior Lake residents.