Nels Pierson | |
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| Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 26B district | |
| In office January 6, 2015 –January 6, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Benson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 29,1972 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Nicole |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Gustavus Adolphus College (BA) Hamline University (JD) |
Nels Pierson (born December 29,1972) is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represented the 26B district in southeastern Minnesota. The district includes a large part of the southern half of Rochester and greater Olmsted County to the south and east of the city. He was a candidate in the 2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election.
Pierson was raised in Butterfield,Minnesota. [1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gustavus Adolphus College and a Juris Doctor from the Hamline University School of Law. [2]
Pierson was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2014. He was a candidate in the 2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election,losing to Brad Finstad in the May 24 primary.
In December 2021,Pierson signed a letter along with 37 other Minnesota House Republicans in opposition of the Mayo Clinic for its vaccine mandate policy for employees,calling for a halt in state funding for health care facilities that fire employees "due to unrealistic vaccine mandate policies". [3] [4] [5] [6]
Pierson and his wife,Nicole,have five children. [2]
Category:Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections