Meet Steve Cherney
Real Experience. Local Service. Common-Sense Leadership.
A practical record of public service, private-sector leadership, financial management, and community involvement.
Practical Leadership
Experience built close to home.
Steve Cherney is running for State Representative to bring common sense, accountability, and real-world experience back to St. Paul.
He brings decades of public service, private-sector experience, financial management, construction knowledge, and community leadership to the race for Minnesota House District 58A. Steve understands that government decisions are not just numbers on a spreadsheet. They affect family budgets, property taxes, schools, roads, public safety, farms, small businesses, and the future of local communities.
Steve has the time, focus, and dedication to be present in the district, listen to residents, dig into the details, and do the work required to represent the people who call this area home.
Experience
A record built in the real world.
Public service, budgeting, planning, construction, business operations, education, and community involvement all shape how Steve approaches the job.
City Council Service
Steve served residents on both the Burnsville and Lonsdale City Councils, reviewing budgets, listening to residents, and making decisions with direct consequences for taxpayers.
Planning Commissioner
His planning experience includes zoning, land use, redevelopment, infrastructure, housing, and the long-term choices that shape strong communities.
Financial Management
Steve has managed budgets and financial responsibilities across public, private, and nonprofit organizations, reinforcing his belief that every dollar requires accountability.
Construction and Business
His background in construction, remodeling, building management, business operations, and regulatory issues gives him a practical understanding of rising costs and red tape.
Master of Public Administration
Steve earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration, strengthening his background in government, budgeting, public policy, and leadership.
Service Beyond Office
His community involvement includes Rotary, United Way, Meals on Wheels, emergency-response efforts, civic organizations, charitable causes, and faith-based service.
Family and Community
Grounded in the people and places that make this district home.
Beyond his professional and public-service experience, Steve has built a long record of community involvement through Rotary, United Way, Meals on Wheels, emergency-response efforts, civic organizations, charitable causes, and faith-based service.
Why Steve Is Running
Common sense starts with showing up and listening.
Steve believes Minnesota needs a change in direction. Families are working hard, but life keeps getting more expensive. Schools need to prepare students for life. Communities deserve to be safe. Farmers and small businesses need leaders who understand them. Taxpayers deserve respect.
He believes strong communities require careful planning, responsible budgeting, support for public safety, respect for local decision making, and leaders who understand both the short-term decisions and the long-term consequences.
As State Representative, Steve will work to lower costs, strengthen schools, support safe communities, protect local decision making, and bring practical leadership back to the Capitol.