District 2 - Stan Karwoski

About District 2, as will be in effect for the 2022 election

District 2 includes:

About the Commissioner

Stan Karwoski was elected in a special election in November 2016 to serve District 2, and was re-elected in 2018.

Karwoski, a native of St. Paul, has lived in Oakdale since 1987. He is married, and has four adult children, and four grandchildren. He is a retired 38-year employee of Graco, Inc., where he was a principal designer. He holds nine invention patents.

Karwoski was serving his fourth term on the Oakdale City Council when elected mayor in 2014. He is past president and current member of the 622 Education Foundation, and past chairman and member of the Washington County Park and Open Space Commission. He also has served with the Yellow Ribbon Network, Oakdale’s planning-park commission, and served as a student reading and robotics mentor.

2022 Committee Appointments

• Washington County
  • Community Development Agency (Alternate)
  • Regional Railroad Authority
  • Workforce Development Board
    • Oversight Action Committee 
• Association of Minnesota Counties
  • Board of Directors as District X Representative
  • Bylaws Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • Economic Development, Workforce, and Housing Policy Subcommittee
  • Transportation Policy Committee
• East Metro Strong
  • Co-Chair 
• Gold Line Corridor Management Committee
• Gold Line Executive Change Control Board
• Gold Line Joint Powers Board
• Greater Metropolitan Workforce Council
• Metropolitan Emergency Services Board
• Metropolitan Transportation Advisory Board
  • Executive Committee
  • Regional Solicitation Policy Workgroup
  • Transportation Policy Plan Working Group
• Minnesota Inter-County Association
  • Vice President
  • Executive Committee
• National Association of Counties
  • Environment, Energy & Land Use Steering Committee
• Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy Board
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