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2022 NFIB MN PAC Endorsements for the Minnesota Legislature

2022 NFIB MN PAC Endorsements for the Minnesota Legislature

August 17, 2022

2022 NFIB MN PAC Endorsements for the Minnesota Legislature

The following list of 126 candidates for the Minnesota Legislature are endorsed by NFIB MN PAC, the political action committee of NFIB Minnesota.

 

Minnesota House of Representatives
District #Endorsed CandidateDistrict #Endorsed Candidate
01ARep. John Burkel*24BKatrina Pulham 
01BRep. Debra Kiel*26BRep. Greg Davids
02ARep. Matt Grossell 27ARep. Shane Mekeland 
02BRep. Matt Bliss 27BRep. Kurt Daudt
03ARoger Skraba28ARep. Brian Johnson 
03BNatalie Zeleznikar 28BRep. Anne Neu Brindley
04BJim Joy 29ARep. Joe McDonald 
05AKrista Knudsen 29BRep. Marion O’Neill 
06ABen Davis 30AWalter Hudson 
06BRep. Josh Heintzeman30BRep. Paul Novotny 
07ARep. Spencer Igo 31AHarry Niska
07BMatt Norri 31BRep. Peggy Scott 
09ARep. Jeff Backer*32ARep. Nolan West 
09BTom Murphy*32BRep. Donald Raleigh 
10ARep. Ron Kresha33APatti Anderson 
10BIsaac Schultz34ADanny Nadeau 
11AJeff Dotseth*35ARep. John Heinrich 
11BRep. Nathan Nelson*35BPolly Matteson 
12ARep. Paul Anderson 36AElliott Engen 
12BRep. Mary Franson 36BHeidi Gunderson*
13ARep. Lisa Demuth*37ARep. Kristin Robbins 
13BRep. Tim O’Driscoll 37BJohn Bristol 
14ABernie Perryman 41AMark Wiens 
14BAaron Henning 41BShane Hudella 
15ARep. Chris Swedzinski 42BJackie Schroeder
15BRep. Paul Torkelson*45AAndrew Myers 
16ARep. Dean Urdahl 45BLorie Cousineau 
16BRep. Dave Baker*47ABob Lawrence 
17ADawn Gillman*47BKelly Fenton 
17BBobbie Harder48ARep. Jim Nash 
18ARep. Susan Akland 48BRep. Greg Boe 
19ARep. Brian Daniels 49BThomas Knecht 
19BRep. John Petersburg 54ARep. Erik Mortensen
21ARep. Joe Schomacker 54BBen Bakeberg 
21BMarj Fogelman*55AGabriela Kroetch 
22ARep. Bjorn Olson 55BVan Holston 
22BRep. Brian Pfarr 56BJoe Scanlon 
23ARep. Peggy Bennett 57ARep. Jon Koznick 
23BRep. Patricia Mueller 57BJeff Witte 
24ARep. Duane Quam 58BRep. Patrick Garofalo 

 

 

Minnesota Senate
DistrictEndorsed CandidateDistrict Endorsed Candidate
1Sen. Mark Johnson*27Sen. Andrew Mathews 
2Steve Green28Sen. Mark Koran 
3Andrea Zupancich29Sen. Bruce Anderson 
4Dan Bohmer30Eric Lucero 
5Sen. Paul Utke31Cal Bahr
6Sen. Justin Eichorn 32Michael Kreun 
7Robert Farnsworth 33Sen. Karin Housley 
9Jordan Rasmusson34Sen. John Hoffman 
11Sen. Jason Rarick*35Sen. Jim Abeler 
12Sen. Torrey Westrom 36Sen. Roger Chamberlain 
13Sen. Jeff Howe37Sen. Warren Limmer 
14Tama Theis 41Tom Dippel
15Sen. Gary Dahms42Paul Hillen 
16Sen. Andrew Lang 45Kathleen Fowke 
17Glenn Gruenhagen*47Dwight Dorau
19Sen. John Jasinski 48Sen. Julia Coleman 
20Steve Drazkowski 49Marla Helseth
21Sen. Bill Weber50Doug Fulton
22Sen. Rich Draheim*54Sen. Eric Pratt
23Sen. Gene Dornink55Pam Myhra 
24Sen. Carla Nelson*56Jim Bean III 
25Ken Navitsky57Sen. Zach Duckworth 
26Sen. Jeremy Miller 58Dr. Bill Lieske


 

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