Both candidates have tenures in Edina’s government - Anderson served on the Edina city council for one term (he lost his bid for reelection), whereas Hovland has been mayor for almost 20 years (and was on the city council for seven years before then). I think both candidates present a cogent view of Edina and the role the mayor plays in it, and both have real experience in Edina politics. Hovland is comfortable with the amount of development in Edina and uses TIF to achieve his goals; Anderson would like to slow down development and reduce the use of TIF.