2022 NASW-MN PACE Endorsements

Congratulations to candidates who have been endorsed by NASW-MN PACE! We believe these candidates are sufficiently in line with social work values and priorities to earn our endorsement. We hope our endorsements encourage NASW-MN members to support these candidates by volunteering for their campaigns, through financial donations, and by all means, voting for them.

List of Candidates

Steve Simon

Secretary of State
Steve Simon

stevesimonmn.com

WINNER


Julie Blaha

State Auditor
Julie Blaha

Blahaforauditor.org

WINNER


Keith Ellison

Attorney General
Keith Ellison

keithellison.org

WINNER


Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan

Governor and Lt. Governor
Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan

walzflanagan.org

WINNER


House

Erika Bailey-Johnson

2B
Erika Bailey-Johnson

erikaformnhouse.com


Rob Ecklund

3A
Rob Ecklund

robecklund.com


John Hest

4B
John Hest

hestforhouse.com


Brian Hobson

5A
Brian Hobson

hobsonforhouse5a.com


Alicia Kozlowski

8B
Alicia Kozlowski

aliciaforduluth.com

WINNER


Pete Radosevich

11A
Pete Radosevich

PeteRadosevichForHouse11A.com


Tami Calhoun

14A
Tami Calhoun

tamiformn.com


Jeff Brand

18A
Jeff Brand

brandforhouse.org

WINNER


Luke Frederick

18B
Luke Frederick

frederickforhouse.com

WINNER


Elise Diesslin

20B
Elise Diesslin

ediesslin.com


Marcia Stapleton

22B
Marcia Stapleton

marciaforminnesota22b.com

Social Worker


Tina Liebling

24B
Tina Liebling

TinaLiebling.com

WINNER


Kim Hicks

25A
Kim Hicks

kimhicksformnhouse25a.com

WINNER


Bill Fisher

31B
Bill Fisher

Facebook Profile


Josiah Hill

33B
Josiah Hill

josiahhill.org

WINNER


Melissa Hortman

34B
Melissa Hortman

melissahortman.com

WINNER


Susie Strom

36A
Susie Strom

stromformn.com


Brion Curran

36B
Brion Curran

brioncurran.com

WINNER


Sandra Feist

39B
Sandra Feist

feistforhouse.org

WINNER


Jamie Becker-Finn

40B
Jamie Becker-Finn

becker-finn.org

WINNER


Tina Folch

41B
Tina Folch

Tinafolch.com


Peter Fischer

43A
Peter Fischer

fischerforrep.com

WINNER


Cedrick Frazier

45A
Cedrick Frazier

Cedrickfrazier.com

WINNER


Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger

47A
Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger

amandaformnhouse.com

WINNER


Lucy Rehm

48B
Lucy Rehm

lucyrehm.com

WINNER


Heather Edelson

50A
Heather Edelson

heatheredelson.com

Social Worker

WINNER


Nathan Coulter

51B
Nathan Coulter

neighborsfornathan.com

WINNER


Liz Reyer

52A
Liz Reyer

lizreyer.com

WINNER


Mary Frances Clardy

53A
Mary Frances Clardy

clardyforhouse.com

WINNER


Rick Hansen

53B
Rick Hansen

votehansen.com

WINNER


Brad Tabke

54A
Brad Tabke

tabkeformn.com

WINNER


Jess Hanson

55A
Jess Hanson

jesshansonforhouse.com

WINNER



Social Worker

Erin Preese

57B
Erin Preese

erinpreese.com


Kristi Pursell

58A
Kristi Pursell

kristipursell.com

WINNER


Esther Agbaje

59B
Esther Agbaje

estheragbaje.com

WINNER


Dave Pinto

64B
Dave Pinto

davepinto.com

WINNER


Leigh Finke

66A
Leigh Finke

leighformn.com

WINNER



Senate

Alan Roy

2
Alan Roy

alanroyforsenate.com


Rob Kupec

4
Rob Kupec

Kupec4mnsenate.com

WINNER


Ben DeNucci

7
Ben DeNucci

denucciforsenate.com


Michelle Boyechko

11
Michelle Boyechko



Kari Dorry

12
Kari Dorry

kariformnsenate.com


Aric Putnam

14
Aric Putnam

aricformn.com

WINNER


Nick Frentz

18
Nick Frentz

FrentzForSenate.com

WINNER


Brandon Lawhead

23
Brandon Lawhead

brandonlawhead.com


Aleta Borrud

24
Aleta Borrud

aleta4mnsenate.com


Liz Boldon

25
Liz Boldon

lizboldon.com

WINNER


Kate Luthner

32
Kate Luthner

kateluthnermnsenate.com/


Nancy McLean

33
Nancy McLean

nancymcleanforsenate.com


Heather Gustafson

36
Heather Gustafson

voteheathergustafson.com

WINNER


Mary Kunesh

39
Mary Kunesh

marykunesh.com

WINNER


Judy Seeberger

41
Judy Seeberger

judyforsenate.com

WINNER


Bonnie Westlin

42
Bonnie Westlin

bonniewestlinformnsenate.com

WINNER


Nicole Mitchell

47
Nicole Mitchell

NicoleMitchell.org

WINNER


Dan Kessler

48
Dan Kessler

KesslerForSenate.com


Steve Cwodzinski

49
Steve Cwodzinski

cwodforsenate.com

WINNER


Alice Mann

50
Alice Mann

Dralicemann.com

WINNER


Alicia Donahue

54
Alicia Donahue

aliciafor54.com

Social Worker

Lindsey Port

55
Lindsey Port

lindseyportmn.com

WINNER


Erin Maye Quade

56
Erin Maye Quade

Erinmayequade.com

WINNER


Kari Dziedzic

60
Kari Dziedzic

Kari4senate.com

WINNER


Scott Dibble

61
Scott Dibble

scottdibble.com

WINNER


Erin Murphy

64
Erin Murphy

murphyfor64.com

WINNER


Sandy Pappas

65
Sandy Pappas

sandypappas.com

WINNER



Local

Emelie Rivera

Bemidji Council Member Ward 4
Emelie Rivera

Social Worker

WINNER


Jennifer Andrashko

Nicollet County Commissioner District 1
Jennifer Andrashko

jenniferandrashko.org

Social Worker


Mary Moriarty

Hennepin County Attorney
Mary Moriarty

maryforhennepin.com

WINNER


Angela Conley

Hennepin County Commissioner District 4
Angela Conley

Social Worker

voteconley.com

WINNER