Education Minnesota endorses 54 more candidates for Legislature
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SCOTT BEAUCHAMP
612-757-1624 (cell)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota. July 31, 2026 – Education Minnesota announced it has endorsed 54 more candidates for the Minnesota Legislature and a candidate for state auditor, in the union’s latest round of endorsements this election cycle.Â
Nelly Korman, DFL, Senate District 50, and Simon Glaser, DFL, Senate District 24, are Education Minnesota members among the newly endorsed legislative candidates.
Education Minnesota also endorsed Zack Filipovich, DFL, for state auditor.
The full list of newly endorsed legislative candidates is below. A complete and updated list of endorsed candidates, including candidates for federal office, is available on the union’s campaign website.
House
6A: Samuel Grigsby, DFL
9B: Owen Werner, DFL
13A: Arlis Sayler, DFL
13B: Justin Doyle, DFL
19A: Martha Brown, DFL
19B: Zack Meyman, DFL
20A: Heather Arndt, DFL
24A: Heather Holmes, DFL
24B: Tina Liebling, DFL
25A: Kim Hicks, DFL
25B: Andy Smith, DFL
26A: Dan Wilson, DFL
26B: Greg Davids, Republican
27A: Vanessa Davenport, DFL
28A: Tim Dummer, DFL
28B: Daniel Colten Schmidt, DFL
30A: Joey Smyth, DFL
30B: Keenan Gentry, DFL
32A: Amanda Matchett, DFL
37A: Darci Smith, DFL
37B: Kristin Bahner, DFL
38B: Samantha Vang, DFL
42A: Ned Carroll, DFL
42B: Ginny Klevorn, DFL
47A: Shelley Buck, DFL
58A: Kristi Pursell, DFL
58B: Ed Fellows, DFL
59A: Fue Lee, DFL
61B: Jamie Long, DFL
63B: Emma Greenman, DFL
64A: Meg Luger-Nikolai, DFL
64B: Dave Pinto, DFL
66A: Leigh Finke, DFL
66B: Athena Hollins, DFL
67A: Liz Lee, DFL
Senate
6: Denise Slipy, DFL
9: Krystyne M. Knutson, DFL
13: Trent C Dilks, DFL
17: Julie Kelzer, DFL
20: Jason Lohmann, DFL
24: Simon Glaser, DFL
25: Liz Boldon, DFL
26: Jack Hedin, DFL
30: Leah Temple, DFL
32: Chris Ford, DFL
33: Nat Smith, DFL
42: Bonnie Westlin, DFL
47: Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger, DFL
50: Nelly Korman, DFL
58: Mark Legvold, DFL
63: Zaynab Mohamed, DFL
64: Erin Murphy, DFL
66: Clare Oumou Verbeten, DFL
67: Foung Hawj, DFL
About Education Minnesota
Education Minnesota is the voice for professional educators and students. Education Minnesota’s members include teachers and education support professionals in Minnesota’s public school districts, faculty members at Minnesota’s community and technical colleges and University of Minnesota campuses in Duluth and Crookston, retired educators and student teachers. Education Minnesota is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association and AFL-CIO.
