Education Minnesota announces latest legislative endorsements
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ST. PAUL, Minnesota. Aug. 17, 2022 – Education Minnesota announced the endorsements of 69 candidates for the Minnesota Legislature on Wednesday, including four members of the union.
Education Minnesota’s endorsement process relies on the educators who work every day in schools across Minnesota. They meet with candidates, review candidates’ written answers to educators’ questions and make recommendations to the board of the Education Minnesota Political Action Committee for a final vote.
Education Minnesota, the largest labor union in the state, has also endorsed the reelections of Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Secretary of State Steve Simon and State Auditor Julie Blaha.
Additional endorsements for the state Legislature will be announced periodically before Election Day.
For questions about voting, including your legislative district, see mnvotes.org.
The newly endorsed candidates for the state Legislature are below. The symbol “**” designates Education Minnesota members.
| Candidate | District | Candidate | District |
| Rob Kupec | Senate 4 | Pat Driscoll | House 41A |
| Heather Keeler | House 4A | Tina Folch | House 41B |
| John Hest | House 4B | Ned Carroll | House 42A |
| A. John Peters | Senate 5 | Tou Xiong | Senate 44 |
| Brian Hobson** | House 5A | Peter Fischer | House 44A |
| Alicia Kozlowski | House 8B | Leon Lillie | House 44B |
| Cornel Walker | Senate 9 | Lauren Bresnahan | House 45A |
| Nancy Jost | House 9A | Larry Kraft | House 46A |
| Jason Satter | House 9B | Cheryl Youakim | House 46B |
| Michelle Boyechko | Senate 11 | Nicole Mitchell | Senate 47 |
| Aric Putnam | Senate 14 | Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger | House 47A |
| Tami Calhoun | House 14A | Ethan Cha | House 47B |
| Jennifer Carpentier | House 17A | Steve Cwodzinski** | Senate 49 |
| Aleta Borrud | Senate 24 | Laurie Pryor | House 49A |
| Tina Liebling | House 24B | Carlie Kotyza-Wittuhn | House 49B |
| Liz Boldon | Senate 25 | Alice Mann | Senate 50 |
| Kim Hicks | House 25A | Heather Edelson | House 50A |
| Andrew Smith | House 25B | Steve Elkins | House 50B |
| Emy Minzel | Senate 27 | Melissa Halvorson Wiklund | Senate 51 |
| Ronald Thiessen | House 27A | Michael Howard | House 51A |
| Katie Malchow | House 28B | Nathan Coulter | House 51B |
| Chris Brazelton | Senate 29 | Matt Klein | Senate 53 |
| Kate Luthner | Senate 32 | Clarice Grabau** | Senate 58 |
| Nancy McLean | Senate 33 | Kristi Pursell | House 58A |
| Hanna Valento | House 33A | Steve Dungy | House 58B |
| Josiah Hill** | House 33B | Bobby Joe Champion | Senate 59 |
| Susie Strom | House 36A | Fue Lee | House 59A |
| Farhio Khalif | Senate 37 | Esther Agbaje | House 59B |
| Caitlin Cahill | House 37A | Kari Dziedzic | Senate 60 |
| Kristin Bahner | House 37B | Mohamud Noor | House 60B |
| Susan Pha | Senate 38 | Scott Dibble | Senate 61 |
| Mike Nelson | House 38A | Frank Hornstein | House 61A |
| John Marty | Senate 40 | Hodan Hassan | House 62B |
| Kelly Moller | House 40A | ||
| Jamie Becker-Finn | House 40B | ||
| Judy Seeberger | Senate 41 |
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.
