Kaela Berg

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Kaela Berg
Kaela Burg Burnsville Public Safety Roundtable (cropped).jpg
Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 55B district
Assumed office
January 5, 2021
Website Government website Campaign website

Kaela Berg (born September 15, 1973) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), Berg represents District 55B in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the city of Burnsville and parts of Dakota County. [1] [2]

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Early life, education and career

Berg earned an associate degree from Ricks College (now Brigham Young University–Idaho). [3]

Since 2003, Berg has been a flight attendant for Endeavor Air. She has also worked as a union organizer and representative. She worked as a union steward for United Steelworkers and the Association of Flight Attendants, and as director of the Minnesota Fair Trade coalition. [4] [5]

Berg was a delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention for Bernie Sanders, and was critical of Hillary Clinton, saying, "she has blood on her hands." [6] Berg voted for Clinton after Sanders urged delegates to support Clinton to ensure Donald Trump would be defeated. [7] [8]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Berg was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2020 and was reelected in 2022. She first ran after one-term DFL incumbent Alice Mann announced she would not seek reelection. In the general election, Berg defeated former Republican state representative Roz Peterson, who represented the district before Mann. [9] In 2020, Berg had her election results challenged, but a judge dismissed the case for failing to state a claim and a lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. [1]

Berg is the vice chair of the Labor and Industry Finance and Policy Committee, and sits on the Education Policy and State and Local Government Finance and Policy Committees. She also serves as an assistant majority leader for the DFL House Caucus. [1]

Berg is a member of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, and is pro-choice. [10] In February 2022, in response to high gas prices, she joined other DFL legislators advocating for a temporary repeal of the state gas tax. [11]

Electoral history

2020 Minnesota State House - District 56B [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL) Kaela Berg 12,179 52.31
Republican Roz Peterson 11,07347.56
Write-in 300.13
Total votes23,282 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold
2022 Minnesota State House - District 55B [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL) Kaela Berg (incumbent) 9,288 58.42
Republican Van Holston6,60141.52
Write-in 110.07
Total votes15,900 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold
2024 Minnesota State House - District 55B [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL) Kaela Berg (incumbent) 11,616 59.24
Republican Van Holston7,96840.64
Write-in 240.12
Total votes19,608 100.00
Democratic (DFL) hold

Personal life

Berg lives in Burnsville, Minnesota, and has two children. [1]

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