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June 29, 2022 by Minnesota NOW

MN NOW PAC Latest Endorsements

MN NOW PAC Latest Endorsements as of June 29, 2022

  • Nathan Coulter (51B – Bloomington)
  • Leslie Lienemann (SD44 – Maplewood)
  • Arik Forsman (8B – Duluth)
  • Melissa Wiklund (SD51 – Bloomington)
  • Alicia Kozlowski (8B – Duluth)
  • Tina Folch (41B – Hastings), and
  • Scott Dibble (SD61 – Minneapolis)

All with A Ratings

The Minnesota NOW PAC is pleased to announce its endorsement of Nathan Coulter for State House in House District 51B! He earned an A rating.

The Minnesota NOW PAC is also pleased to announce its endorsement of Leslie Lienemann for State Senate in Senate District 44! She also earned an A rating.

The Minnesota NOW PAC is additionally pleased to announce its endorsement of Arik Foreman for State House in House District 8B! He also earned an A rating.

The Minnesota NOW PAC is also additionally pleased to announce its endorsement of Melissa Wiklund for State Senate in Senate District 51! She also earned an A rating.

The Minnesota NOW PAC is also very pleased to announce its endorsement of Alicia Kozlowski for State House in House District 8B! They also earned an A rating.

The Minnesota NOW PAC is also extremely pleased to announce its endorsement of Tina Folch for State House in House District 41B! She also earned an A rating.

The Minnesota NOW PAC is also very extremely pleased to announce its endorsement of Scott Dibble for State Senate in Senate District 61! He also earned an A rating.

The Minnesota NOW PAC is also pleased to announce its support of Robert Bierman for State House in House District 56A! He earned a C rating.

The Minnesota NOW PAC announces that Hugh McTavish, who’s running for Governor of Minnesota, is not supported. He earned a D rating

Please support our endorsed and supported candidates by donating, volunteering and, if applicable, voting for them!

Donations Needed
At the time of this writing, your PAC has received 72 questionnaires for this election cycle so far. We would love to contribute funds to every endorsed and supported candidate.

Will you help us meet our $2,000 Match? We have until July 15 to meet it. To donate to the MN NOW PAC, please visit this form.

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Minnesota NOW Political Action Committee (PAC)

ENDORSED and SUPPORTED CANDIDATES
Minnesota NOW PAC
Registration #: 70021
2022 Election Cycle
Endorsed Candidates
Candidate Reg # Office Dist City Rating Party
Kristin Bahner 18081 State House 37B Maple Grove A DFL
Wendy Berry City Council Ward 3 West Saint Paul A DFL
Sally Boos
18923
State House 6B Baxter A DFL
Nathan Coulter
18817
State House 51B Bloomington A DFL
Jackie Craig State Senate 57 Lakeville A DFL
Scott Dibble 15667 State Senate 61 Minneapolis A DFL
Kari Dorry 18696 State Senate 12 Ortonville A DFL
Tina Folch 18198 State House 41B Hastings A DFL
Arik Forsman 18854 State House 8B Duluth A DFL
Mike Freiberg
17532
State House 43B Golden Valley A DFL
Jess Hanson 18463 State House 55A Burnsville A DFL
Dr Daniel Kessler 18841 State Senate 48 Chaska A DFL
Ginny Klevorn 17950 State House 42B Plymouth A DFL
Alicia Kozlowski State House 8B Duluth A DFL
Leslie Lienemann
18708
State Senate 44 Maplewood A DFL
Dr Alice Mann State Senate 50 Edina A DFL
Erin Maye Quade 18724 State Senate 56 Apple Valley A DFL
Jen McEwen 18581 State Senate 8 Duluth A DFL
Nancy McLean 18418 State Senate 33 Stillwater A DFL
Nicole Mitchell 18737 State Senate 47 Woodbury A DFL
Rena Moran Ramsey County Commissioner District 4 Saint Paul A DFL
Liz Olson 17946 State House 8A Duluth A DFL
Sandy Pappas 12339 State Senate 65 Saint Paul A DFL
María Isa Pérez-Hedges 18746 State House 65B Saint Paul A DFL
Lindsey Port State Senate 56 Burnsville A DFL
Kari Rehrauer 18698 State Senate 35 Coon Rapids A DFL
Laurel Stinson 18877 State House 20A Lake City A DFL
Jenn Strater Robbinsdale City Council Ward 3 Robbinsdale A DFL
Cornel Walker
18848
State Senate 9 Fergus Falls A DFL
Bonnie Westlin
18021
State Senate 42 Plymouth A DFL
Melissa Wiklund
17393
State Senate 51 Bloomington A DFL
 
Supported Candidates
Robert Bierman
18385
State House 56A Apple Valley C DFL
Liz Boldon
18901
State Senate 25 Rochester B DFL
Greg Henningsen
18893
State House 57A Lakeville C DFL
Mary Hinnenkamp
State House 23A Albert Lea C DFL
Rob Kupec
18917
State Senate 4 Moorhead B DFL
A. John Peters
18615
State Senate 5 Browerville C DFL
Zack Stephenson
18129
State House 35A Champlin C DFL
Hanna Valento
18798
State House 33A Hugo C DFL
Jeremy Vinar
18699
State House 12B Alexandria B DFL
Not Supported Candidates
Hugh McTavish
18883
Governor Minnesota Pine Springs D Independence-Alliance
Pete Radosevich
18904
State House 11A Cloquet D DFL
Chad Tschimperle
18551
State Senate 17 Cokato D DFL
NOW National PAC Endorsements
Candidate Office Congressional
District Party
Representative Angie Craig US House 2 DFL
Representative Betty McCollum US House 4 DFL
Representative Ilhan Omar US House 5 DFL
Representative Dean Phillips US House 3 DFL

Note: We are accepting completed questionnaires for the 2022 elections.

For the most up-to-date list, please visit https://mnnow.org/pac/mn-now-pac-candidates/

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To donate to the MN NOW PAC, please visit this form. Thank you!

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