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    Pierson, Nels

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 2015-2022 (District 26B)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Olmsted

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/29/1972
    Birth Place: ,
    Birth County:
    Birth Country:
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Rochester
    Occupation (when first elected): Real Estate Developer

    EDUCATION

    Gustavus Adolphus College; B.A.; Political Science and Speech Communication, 1995
    Hamline University; J.D.; 2012

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Nicole
    Children: Three children: Sonja, Nels IV, and Mardoche
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    According to his House of Representatives Member Interview video, he grew up on a dairy farm near Butterfield, Minnesota.

    One of his children, a son, was adopted from the Democratic Republic of Congo. (House of Representatives Member Interview video)

    He lost the primary in the special election for the 1st U.S. Congressional District in 2022 and did not file to run for any elected office in the 2022 general election.

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    Total Days Served: 2919

    SESSIONS SERVED

    92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
    Body: House
    District: 26B
    Elected: 11/3/2020
    Residence: Rochester
    Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
    Oath Date: 1/5/2021
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Real Estate
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment Minutes
    • Human Services Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Human Services Finance and Policy: Behavioral Health Policy Division Minutes
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    91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2019
    Body: House
    District: 26B
    Elected: 11/6/2018
    Residence: Stewartville
    Term of Office: 1/7/2019 to 1/3/2021
    Oath Date: 1/8/2019
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Real Estate
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Health and Human Services Policy Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Capital Investment Division Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Housing Finance & Policy Division Minutes
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    90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2017
    Body: House
    District: 26B
    Elected: 11/8/2016
    Residence: Rochester
    Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/6/2019
    Oath Date: 1/3/2017
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Real Estate
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
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    89th Legislative Session (2015-2016)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/2015
    Body: House
    District: 26B
    Elected: 11/4/2014
    Residence: Rochester
    Term of Office: 1/5/2015 to 1/1/2017
    Oath Date: 1/6/2015
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Real Estate Developer
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture Finance Minutes
    • Education Innovation Policy Minutes
    • Health and Human Services Finance Minutes
    • Health and Human Services Reform Minutes
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Session Interviews

    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

    News Sources

    The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.

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