is the DFL Rural Caucus endorsed candidate running for in Back Rusty Nelson State House District 21A Hendricks, MN My grandparents and great-grandparents farmed in northwest MN (Kittson, Roseau, and Polk Counties). My parents were in the Air Force and Civil Service, so we lived in Hawaii (where I was born), Nebraska, Puerto Rico, and North Dakota. Attended Concordia College, Moorhead, and studied more at the University of North Dakota (PhD Biochemistry and Molecular Biology). I conducted biochemical/biophysical research for 13 years including Scotland (UK), University of Minnesota, and South Dakota State University. After that, I taught science (7-12) and Spanish for 28 years. I am a trustee at my church in Hendricks, am president of the Hendricks Senior Center, volunteer at the local nursing home, and have been an EMT here for over 20 years. My wife and I have lived in Grand Forks, Scotland, Mpls and here in Lincoln County, where we are very happy to have called home for 32 years. nelsonfor21A@itctel.com Donate Website

is the DFL Rural Caucus endorsed candidate running for in Back Nicky Hardy State House District 6B Pequot Lakes, MN Hi! I'm Nicky Hardy! I am a scientist, mom, substitute teacher, and community volunteer in Pequot Lakes and across Crow Wing County. We moved from Detroit, MI to Pequot Lakes in 2018, but I was born and raised as a rural Minnesotan. Science has always been my calling, and knew from a very early age that I was going to land in the sciences. I was a double major at Minnesota State University Moorhead in Biology and Chemistry and I went on to earned my Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska Medical Center for my work in using technology to understand the immune system and continued that work in the Department of Chemistry at Northwester University in Evanston, IL. Upon returning to Minnesota, I I shifted gears to focus on my family, substitute teach, and do community work. My goals as a legislator is to build bridges to bring people together. Unity is a major theme of my campaign! I want to bring people together from across political, rural, suburban, and urban divides. hardy4house@outlook.com Donate Website

is the DFL Rural Caucus endorsed candidate running for in Back Zack Filipovich State Auditor Duluth, MN As the only accountant in the race, Zack Filipovich brings over a decade of accounting and financial expertise, eight years as Duluth City Councilor, and a proven track record of fiscal responsibility to serve as Minnesota's next State Auditor. info@zackformn.com Donate Website

Lorrie Janatopoulos is the DFL Rural Caucus endorsed candidate running for MN House of Representatives in House District 7B Back Lorrie Janatopoulos MN House of Representatives House District 7B Heikkala Lake UO, Minnesota Lorrie Janatopoulos is a lifelong resident of Northeastern Minnesota, active in public work her entire career with over three decades of experience in workforce and community development. Lorrie has served as a Director at the Department of Employment and Economic Development, as well as the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency. Throughout her career she has championed economic development, affordable housing, and protecting the civil and human rights of all Minnesotans. Lorrie holds a Master of Public Affairs from the Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota, was a 2016 Bush Fellow, and named by the AARP as a “50 over 50 Disruptor” for her fearless work fighting for the Range. info@lorrieforhouse.com Donate Website

Anthony Studemann is the DFL Rural Caucus endorsed candidate running for MN House of Representatives in House District 15A Back Anthony Studemann MN House of Representatives House District 15A Marshall, Minnesota I was born and raised in Marshall, MN, and I graduated from Marshall High School in 2007. I love this area and the people who help make it a great place to live. My first job was rock picking when I was 12, and I've continued to work in the area since. I've had the opportunity and privilege to work many different jobs with many different people. Those jobs include, but are not limited to, working at County Fair, Schwan's Distribution Center, Habilitative Services Incorporated and the Mentor Network, custodial work for Marshall Public Schools, plumbing, drain-cleaning, and pumping septic tanks. The people are always the best part of any job I've worked. anthonyforstatehouse@gmail.com Donate Website

is the DFL Rural Caucus endorsed candidate running for in Back Mali Anderson State House District 17A Hutchinson, MN I was born in Colorado and grew up on a small hobby farm on a mesa, in the high desert of New Mexico. I attended Baptist academies in primary and secondary school, and then graduated from Piedra Vista High School in Farmington, NM in 2004. I grew up near the Diné people of the Navajo nation, and I witnessed the ongoing injustices being done to them. During this time I also traveled on mission trips to South Africa, and Mexico where I helped deliver humanitarian aid. I watched the damaging impact of climate change in my own area. After high school I studied at the University of NM Roswell. I completed the EMT-Basic certification, followed by the EMT-Intermediate certification at Texas A&M-ESTI. I moved to MN in 2011, because of climate change, the economy, and the desire for my children to benefit from quality education, job opportunities, top tier healthcare, and affordable, safe housing. Those basic necessities are vital to sustain this beautiful State I have come to love as my own. In 2015 I graduated from Ridgewater College with an Associate's degree and began taking additional classes at both SCSU and BSU. I was certain I would complete my education, launch a career, pay off my debt, own my own home, and take them on vacations to see the world! It would then be time to finally give back to all the people and non profit agencies who helped me get there. This was my American Dream. However, in 2019, before I could finish school, I became very ill. That illness coincided with a severe bicycle accident. The injuries I sustained in the accident caused temporal lobe epilepsy. My health deteriorated, taking a few years to stabilize. I am here because the Affordable Healthcare Act saved my life, helped me become a better parent, and continues to sustain me and my children to this day. If I win, I will work within my sphere of influence to demand Universal Healthcare, protect the right to bodily autonomy, protect the environment and the BWCA watershed, and support other programs that help vulnerable populations. Above all, we must protect the Constitutional and Human Rights of all constituents of MN district 17a. mali4mnhouse17a@gmail.com Donate Website

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is the DFL Rural Caucus endorsed candidate running for in Back Marisa Ulmen State Senate District 22 Madelia, MN I’m a fifth-generation farmer from Watonwan County Minnesota. I come from a long line of farmers and small business owners. My husband Jim and I own a feed mill and we raise dairy goats, Berkshire hogs, chickens and crops. I first became involved in politics when I was about 10 years old when I attended my first caucus meeting and boy was I hooked! Since then, I’ve served as the Watonwan County DFL chair, been elected to three state conventions and served on numerous senate and district committees. Every year since 2016 Minnesota has lost 500 family farms. We haven’t lost acreage, but we have lost those farmers. 500 farmers very year move out of farming. We all know that small towns revolve around farming. When they move away we lose our schools, hardware stores, grocery stores and our community. Minnesota prides itself on producing quality food for the nation and the world. We need a mix of large and small farmers. In 2023 Minnesota House passed an agriculture budget of 60 million dollars. The Republican Senate cut it down to 7.5 Million and our current House Representative, Jeremy Munson still didn’t vote for it. There is a good safety net for crop farmers but not for livestock farmers. When farmers lost everything to Avian Flu there was no safely net for them. It was mostly, “gee that’s too bad, hope it goes well with your bankruptcy”. Hog farmers are constantly dealing with PRRS getting into their herds. There’s no safety net for that either. So when you roast your turkey this fall, realize that those farmers who raised the turkeys worked 7 days a week to provide you with that turkey without a safety net. The Democratic Rural Voice hasn’t been heard in a long time. We need a government for ALL of us. We need a strong voice for other rural interests too. Education, including trade schools, entrepreneurship, economic development, health care, climate, food deserts… the list goes on. Rural Minnesota’s communities need a voice. I want to be that voice. I want to be the conduit for greater Minnesota to the Metro area. We can’t expect government to know what we need if we don’t tell them. mnsenate22@gmail.com Donate Website

Abdi Daisane is the DFL Rural Caucus endorsed candidate running for MN House of Representatives in House District 14A Back Abdi Daisane MN House of Representatives House District 14A St. Cloud, Minnesota I am a small business owner, a father of a five-year-old, and an advocate for a more just, better, and brighter future for our children and our community. What does that look like? I want thriving small businesses, high-quality educational systems and opportunities, an improved quality of life, and a society that values individual well-being, liberty, and freedom. Join me in my bid for the Minnesota House of Representatives to ensure our community has a strong, effective, and hopeful leader representing us in our state’s capital, and to ensure our community has access to opportunities and resources in building a more vibrant community. daisaneformn@gmail.com Donate Website

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Pete Johnson is the DFL Rural Caucus endorsed candidate running for MN House of Representatives in House District 8A Back Pete Johnson MN House of Representatives House District 8A Duluth, Minnesota Pete is a firefighter, father of two girls, and married to his wife, Dehlia. Raised without indoor plumbing or electricity on 260 acres in rural Lake County. Pete’s upbringing instilled in him strength, compassion, and grit, shaping his commitment to fighting for the causes he believes in. After high school, he pursued a degree at St. Cloud State. While studying, he worked nights and weekends in the Emergency Room, where he discovered a passion for serving. In 2002, Pete joined a fire department in Colorado. In 2005, he returned to join the Duluth Fire Dept., working alongside his brother. Pete promises to bring the same dedication, compassion, and drive he has as a firefighter to St. Paul. peter.l.johnsonmn@gmail.com Donate Website

is the DFL Rural Caucus endorsed candidate running for in Back Rep. Luke Frederick State House District 18B Mankato, MN Representative Luke Frederick serves in the Minnesota House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2020. His policy area focus has been on mental health and substance use disorder(SUD) treatment services. Working at the St. Peter state hospital for the past 20 years, Luke has seen first hand the most extreme cases of mental illness in the state of MN. This is why he has worked his entire time in the legislature trying to expand access to mental healthcare which includes in 2023 where he secured funding for the Center for Rural Behavioral Health. In 2024 he was able to expand the mental health safety net in MN by leading the effort to expand the Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center. campaign@frederickforhouse.com Donate Website