Members of Nick's family first moved to Mankato over 150 years ago. His wife Jill and he started their own family together in North Mankato in 1989 and they feel fortunate to have raised four children here who were all enrolled in the excellent local schools. They are proud to call Minnesota “home.” For over 30 years, Nick has enjoyed working in Mankato and volunteering to help with area students, youth sports, charity boards, non-profits, special events and more. He feels blessed to have a community that works together on so many things that improve their quality of life. He is proud to be a voice for that community at the capitol in St. Paul, and bring that spirit of collaboration with him into his legislative work. During his years in the Senate Nick has fought for climate resilience, clean energy, education, health care, transportation, public safety, agriculture, and more. He is proud of his voting record and the work he has done together with Senate District 18 to help the area and its citizens.