Rochester is a city in and the county seat of Olmsted County,Minnesota,United States. Located on rolling bluffs on the Zumbro River's south fork in Southeast Minnesota,the city is the home and birthplace of Mayo Clinic.
Tina Liebling is a Minnesota attorney and politician who is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 26A,which consists almost entirely of the city of Rochester in Olmsted County,in southeastern Minnesota. She was a candidate for the Governor of Minnesota in 2018,but withdrew from the race in mid-March.
David Howard Senjem is an American politician currently serving on the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners. He is a former member of the Minnesota Senate,in that office from 2003 to 2023. He served as its majority leader from 2011 to 2013. A moderate Republican,Senjem has crossed party lines on many occasions,notably environmental policy and women's issues. He represented District 25,which at the time included portions of Dodge and Olmsted counties in the southeastern part of the state. Much of the northern half of Rochester was in his district.
Peggy S. Scott is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2009. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Scott represents District 31B in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Andover and East Bethel and parts of Anoka and Isanti Counties. She is a small business owner and realtor.
Michael Benson is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represented District 26B,which includes portions of Olmsted County in the southeastern part of the state. He is also an assistant college professor for business administration and the Director of Human Resources at Crossroads College in Rochester.
Kurt Louis Daudt is an American politician and former Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He is also a former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represented District 27B,which included portions of Anoka,Isanti,and Sherburne counties in east-central Minnesota,north of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He lives on his family farm in Crown,Minnesota.
Timothy J. O'Driscoll is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2011. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,O'Driscoll represents District 13B in north-central Minnesota,which includes the cities of Sartell and Sauk Rapids and parts of Benton and Stearns Counties.
Carolyn J. McElfatrick is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 3B,which included portions of Aitkin and Itasca counties in the northern part of the state. A Republican,she is also a retired registered nurse.
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 12,2013 to elect a new representative for District 14A in the Minnesota House of Representatives,caused by the resignation of Representative Steve Gottwalt on January 7,2013. A primary election was not held. The election coincided with the District 19A special election. Tama Theis,the Republican Party of Minnesota nominee,won the special election.
Anthony Albright is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represented District 55B in the southwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area. On March 17,2022,he announced that he would not seek reelection to a sixth term to follow other personal career goals.
Peggy Bennett is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2015. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Bennett represents District 23A in southern Minnesota,which includes the city of Albert Lea and parts of Faribault,Freeborn,Steele and Waseca Counties.
Dave Baker is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2015. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Baker represents District 16B in west-central Minnesota,which includes the city of Willmar and parts of Kandiyohi County.
Nels Pierson 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.
Anne E. Neu Brindley is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Neu Brindley represents District 28B in east-central Minnesota,including the cities of Wyoming,Chisago,and North Branch,and parts of Chisago County.
Dan Wolgamott is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Wolgamott represents District 14B in central Minnesota,which includes the city of St. Cloud and parts of Benton,Sherburne,and Stearns Counties.
Shane Mekeland is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Mekeland represents District 15B in central Minnesota,which includes the city of Big Lake and parts of Sherburne County.
Spencer R. Igo is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Igo represents District 7A in northern Minnesota,including the city of Hibbing and parts of Aitkin,Itasca and St. Louis Counties.
Susan Akland is an American politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A Republican,she was elected in 2020 and represents District 19A in south-central Minnesota,which encompasses the whole of Nicollet County,as well as small portions of Le Sueur and Blue Earth counties,and includes the city of St. Peter and North Mankato.
Bernie Perryman is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Perryman represents District 14A in central Minnesota,which includes the cities of St. Cloud and Waite Park and parts of Stearns County.
Dawn Gillman is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Gillman represents District 17A in central Minnesota,which includes the cities of Hutchinson and Glencoe and parts of McLeod,Meeker,Sibley,and Wright Counties.
