The following Mitchell Hamline graduates currently serve as elected or appointed officers in Minnesota. If you know of another alum serving in elected or appointed office in Minnesota or elsewhere in the U.S., please contact us at alumni @mitchellhamline.edu.
Legislative Branch
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Federal
U.S. House of Representatives (2)
Tom Emmer ’88 (Sixth Congressional District – Minnesota)
Michelle Fischbach ’11 (Seventh Congressional District – Minnesota) -
State
Minnesota State Senate (6)
Bobby Joe Champion ’95 (District 59)
Jen McEwen ’09 (District 08)
Nick Frentz ’87 (District 18)
Bonnie Westlin ’95 (District 42)
Torrey N. Westrom ’03 (District 12)
Tou Xiong ’15 (District 44)Minnesota State House (6)
Jamie Becker-Finn ’11 (District 40B)
Sandra Feist ’07 (District 39B)
Cedrick Frazer ’07 (District 43A)
Mike Freiberg ’05 (District 43B)
Kelly O. Moller ’98 (District 40A)
Ruth A. Richardson ’06 (District 52B) -
Local
County Commissioners (4)
Joe Atkins ’91 (Dakota County)
Tarryl L. Clark ’92 (Stearns County)
Nicole Joy Frethem ’22 (Ramsey County)
Kathleen A. Gaylord ’79 (Dakota County)City Council Members (3)
Jane Prince ’07 (Saint Paul)
Chris Tolbert ’08 (Saint Paul)
Lori Saroya ’13 (Blaine)
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Judicial Branch
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Federal
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (1)
Eric C. Tostrud ’90U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota Senior Judges (2)
Donovan W. Frank ’77
Paul A. Magnuson ’63U.S. Magistrate Judges for the District of Minnesota (5)
Leo I. Brisbois ’87
Jeanne J. Graham ’85
Steven E. Rau ’83
Becky R. Thorson ’95
Elizabeth Cowan Wright ’06Federal Administrative Law Judges, Social Security Administration (3)
Virginia Kuhn ’89
Raymond Souza ’01
Richard Thrasher ’90 -
Tribal
Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe
Megan Treuer ’05Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Mary Al Balber ’90Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Lenor Scheffler Blaeser ’88 (Court of Appeals)Red Lake Nation
Elizabeth Royal ’02Upper Sioux Community
Lenor Scheffler Blaeser ’88White Earth Nation
David DeGroat ’95
Megan Treuer ’05
Lenor Scheffler Blaeser ’88 (Court of Appeals) -
State
Minnesota Supreme Court (1)
Anne K. McKeig ’92Minnesota Court of Appeals (6)
Matthew E. Johnson ’92
Michelle A. Larkin ’92
Denise D. Reilly ’83
Peter M. Reyes Jr. ‘97
Randall J. Slieter ’86
Renee L. Worke ’83First Judicial District (25)
Jerome B. Abrams ’81 (Dakota County)
Patrick Biren ’02 (Goodhue)
Janet L. Barke Cain ’89 (Carver County)
Jamie L. Cork ’98 (Dakota County)
Amber Donley ’08 (Sibley County)
Bryce Ehrman ’07 (Dakota County)
Martin Fallon ’00 (Carver County)
Patrick Goggins ’01 (Le Sueur County)
Kathryn Iverson ’08 (Dakota County)
Colleen G. King ’00 (Scott County)
David L. Knutson ’86 (Dakota County)
Christopher J. Lehmann ’94 (Dakota County)
Caroline “Carrie” H. Lennon ’89 (Scott County, Assistant Chief Judge)
Michael Mayer ’85 (Dakota County)
Cynthia L. McCollum ’85 (Dakota County)
Timothy J. McManus ’85 (Dakota County)
Shawn M. Moynihan ’82 (Dakota County)
Tanya O. O’Brien ’03 (Dakota County)
Arlene Perkkio ’81 (Dakota County)
Mark Vandelist ’83 (Scott County)
Vicki Vial Taylor ’92 (Dakota County)
Paula Vraa ’91 (Scott County)
Richelle M. Wahi ’03 (Dakota County)
Christian S. Wilton ’94 (Scott County)
Jody L. Winters ’92 (McLeod County)Second Judicial District (18)
Reynaldo A. Aligada ’02 (Ramsey County)
Shawn M. Bartsh ’82 (Ramsey County)
Joy D. Bartscher ’86 (Ramsey County)
Kellie Charles ’97 (Ramsey County)
Thomas A. Gilligan ’89 (Ramsey County)
Sara R. Grewing ’03 (Ramsey County, Assistant Chief Judge)
John Guthmann ’80 (Ramsey County)
JePaul Harris ’03 (Ramsey County)
DeAnne M. Hilgers ’00 (Ramsey County)
Richard H. Kyle Jr. ’89 (Ramsey County)
Kelly Olmstead ’05 (Ramsey County)
George T. Stephenson ’85 (Ramsey County)
Sophia Y. Vuelo ’98 (Ramsey County)
Teresa R. Warner ’86 (Ramsey County)
Adam Yang ’98 (Ramsey County)
Paul Yang ’00 (Ramsey County)
Referee Elizabeth Clysdale ’04 (Ramsey County)
Referee Victoria Elsmore ’09 (Ramsey County)Third Judicial District (15)
Karie Anderson ’11 (Rice County)
Joseph A. Bueltel ’87 (Steele County, Chief Judge)
Nancy Buytendorp ’91 (Winona County)
Jeremy Clinefelter ’02 (Fillmore County)
Christa M. Daily ’98 (Mower County)
Debra Groehler ’99 (Dodge County)
Carol M. Hanks ’06 (Waseca County)
Christy Hormann ’04 (Freeborn County)
Jeffrey Johnson ’92 (Rice County)
Pamela A.W. King ’00 (Olmstead County)
Mary Carroll Leahy ’90 (Winona County)
Natalie Martinez ’09 (Mower County)
Kevin H. Siefken ’95 (Mower County)
Christina K. Stevens ’97 (Olmstead County)
Kathy M. Wallace ’96 (Olmsted County)Fourth Judicial District (23)
Anna Andow ’08 (Hennepin County)
Shereen M. Askalani ’02 (Hennepin County)
Bev Benson ’85 (Hennepin County)
Gina M. Brandt ’91 (Hennepin County)
Tanya Bransford ’83 (Hennepin County)
Michael Browne ’99 (Hennepin County)
Jean Burdorf ’94 (Hennepin County)
Michael E. Burns ’01 (Hennepin County)
Charlene Hatcher ’87 (Hennepin County)
Michelle Hatcher ’98 (Hennepin County)
Melissa Houghtaling ’07 (Hennepin County)
Juan G. Hoyos ’92 (Hennepin County)
Lisa K. Janzen ’94 (Hennepin County)
John Lucas ’88 (Hennepin County)
James Moore ’85 (Hennepin County)
Christian M. Sande ’96 (Hennepin County)
Sarah West ’05 (Hennepin County)
Referee George Borer ’80 (Hennepin County)
Referee Mary Madden ’88 (Hennepin County)
Referee Danielle Mercurio ’10 (Hennepin County)
Referee Ngoc Nguyen ’01 (Hennepin County)
Referee Christy Snow-Kaster ’04 (Hennepin County)
Referee Richard Stebbins ’93 (Hennepin County)Fifth Judicial District (12)
Darci J. Bentz ’94 (Jackson County, Assistant Chief Judge)
Mark E. Betters ’05 (Blue Earth County)
Michelle Dietrich ’94 (Lyon County)
Robert A. Docherty ’87 (Brown County)
Sherry Haley ’02 (Nobles County)
Krista J. Jass ’93 (Blue Earth County)
Allison Krehbiel ’91 (Nicollet County)
Andrea Lieser ’10 (Blue Earth County)
Patrick R. Rohland ’00 (Redwood County)
Todd W. Westphal ’87 (Nicollet County)
Christina M. Wietzema ’93 (Cottonwood County)
Kristine Weeks ’07 (Blue Earth County)Sixth Judicial District (10)
Jill Eichenwald ’92 (St. Louis County)
Robert C. Friday ’99 (St. Louis County)
Dale O. Harris ’93 (St. Louis County)
Amy Lukasavitz ’07 (Carlton County)
Theresa M. Neo ’01 (St. Louis County)
Bhupesh Pattni ’12 (St. Louis County)
Andrew Peterson ’01 (St. Louis County)
Rebekka Stumme ’99 (Carlton County)
Rachel Sullivan ’01 (St. Louis County)
Sally L. Tarnowski ’86 (St. Louis County)Seventh Judicial District (10)
Bill Cashman ’87 (Stearns County)
Timothy M. Churchwell ’89 (Douglas County)
Michael S. Jesse ’85 (Benton County)
Andrew R. Pearson ’98 (Stearns County)
Matthew M. Quinn ’99 (Mille Lacs County)
Robert J. Raupp ’89 (Benton County)
Greta Smolnisky ’99 (Clay County)
Leonard Weiler ’91 (Morrison County)
Nathaniel Welte ’04 (Stearns County)
Antoinette Wetzel ’95 (Morrison County)Eighth Judicial District (9)
Stephanie Beckman ’03 (Meeker County, Chief Judge)
Amy J. Doll ’03 (Grant County)
Jennifer K. Fischer ’93 (Kandiyohi County)
Rodney C. Hanson ’85 (Pope County, Assistant Chief Judge)
Keith Helgeson ’91 (Yellow Medicine County)
David L. Mennis ’85 (Swift County)
Laurence Stratton ’02 (Renville County)
Stephen J. Wentzell ’01 (Kandiyohi County)
Benjamin Wilcox ’09 (Stevens County)Ninth Judicial District (11)
Patricia Alander Aanes ’97 (Crow Wing County)
Jana Austad ’91 (Cass County, Assistant Chief Judge)
Jeanine Brand ’90 (Beltrami County)
Heidi M. Chandler ’95 (Itasca County)
Kristine R. DeMay ’95 (Crow Wing County)
Charles Halverson ’88 (Cass County)
David F. Hermerding ’93 (Aitkin County)
Matthew Mallie ’96 (Crow Wing County)
Sarah McBroom ’09 (Itasca County)
John G. Melbye ’95 (Beltrami County)
Robert D. Tiffany ’87 (Hubbard County)Tenth Judicial District (24)
Suzanne Bollman ’86 (Chicago County)
Amy R. Brosnahan ’99 (Isanti County)
Suzanne Brown ’97 (Anoka County)
Brianne J. Buccicone ’05 (Sherburne County)
Michele A. Davis ’98 (Wright County)
John Dehen ’88 (Anoka County)
Patrick W. Flanagan ’93 (Pine County)
Juanita Freeman ’08 (Washington County)
Stoney L. Hiljus ’95 (Kanabec County, Chief Judge)
Jenny Walker Jasper ’87 (Anoka County)
Jonathan Jasper ’84 (Anoka County)
John D. Klossner ’02 (Isanti County)
Thomas R. Lehmann ’87 (Anoka County)
Nancy J. Logering ’85 (Anoka County)
Catherine McPherson ’94 (Wright County)
Siv Mjanger ’05 (Washington County)
Melissa Saterbak ’04 (Anoka County)
Todd R. Schoffelman ’94 (Anoka County)
Jennifer Stanfield ’01 (Anoka County)
Kristi Stanislawski ’05 (Sherburne County)
Elizabeth Strand ’98 (Wright County, Assistant Chief Judge)
Dyanna L. Street ’94 (Anoka County)
Kari Willis ’04 (Wright County)
Heather M. Wynn ’06 (Pine County)District Court Senior Judges (45)
Diane Alshouse ’84
Hunter Anderson ’69
Karen Asphaug ’82
Robert A. Awsumb ’86
Gary W. Bastian ’74
Robert Birnbaum ’82
John T. Cajacob ’78
Jay D. Carlson ’79
Gail Chang Bohr ’91
Lawrence F. Clark ’80
Elizabeth Cutter ’80
Margaret Daly ’81
James Dehn ’75
Kevin W. Eide ’79
B. William Ekstrum ’79
Thomas M. Fitzpatrick ’81
Paulette K. Flynn ’74
Kathleen R. Gearin ’75
Sharon L. Hall ’79
Debra Jacobson ’80
Kurt D. Johnson ’83
Philip T. Kanning ’74
William H. Leary III ’79
Kevin A. Lund ’80
John R. McBride ’77
Kathryn Davis Messerich ’87
Leslie M. Metzen ’79
Kathleen A. Mottl ’89
Mark A. Munger ’81
Roseanna Nathanson ’80
Cara Lee Neville ’75
Matthew J. Opat ’77
Richard Perkins ’78
Hellen Schellhas ’80
John H. Scherer ’81
Martha M. Simonett ’84
Joanne M. Smith ’77
John P. Smith ’75
Jeffrey D. Thompson ’75
Michael J. Thompson ’80
Terrence Walters ’76
Teresa Warner ’86
Dale A. Wolf ’74
Richard Zimmerman ’80
Executive Branch
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State
Minnesota Tax Court (1)
Jane Bowman ’08Administrative Law Judges (6)
Steven Bialick ’80
Kristien Butler ’09
James LaFave ’83
Kimberly Middendorf ’02
James Mortenson ’95
Adam Wolkoff ’90Workers’ Compensation Court (10)
Kathleen Behounek ’85
Stacy Bouman ’96
James Kohl ’93
Radd Kulseth ’04
Cheryl LeClair-Sommer ’86
Kirsten Marshall ’02
William Marshall ’01
Elisa Murillo ’08
N. Amee Pham ’14
Adam Wolkoff ’90Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals (3)
Thomas Christenson ’81
Patricia Milun ’85
Deborah Sundquist ’88
Other
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Elected
County Attorneys (44)
Matti Adam ’12 (Itasca County)
James Austad ’03 (Lake of the Woods County)
Shane Baker ’97 (Kandiyohi County)
Julie Bruggeman ’02 (Mahnomen County)
John Choi ’95 (Ramsey County)
Brent Christian ’96 (Le Sueur County)
Rachel Cornelius ’02 (Waseca County)
Brett Corson ’89 (Fillmore County)
Jeffrey Edblad ’88 (Isanti County)
Michelle Eldien ’93 (Otter Tail County)
Reese Frederickson ’06 (Pine County)
Jonathan Frieden ’07 (Hubbard County)
Chuck Hanson ’07 (Brown County)
Jeffrey L. Haubrich ’00 (Rock County)
Kathleen A. Heaney ’85 (Sherburne County)
Brad Johnson ’98 (Anoka County)
Aaron Jordan ’01 (Stevens County)
Kathryn Keena ’89 (Dakota County)
Lauri Ketola ’93 (Carlton County)
Paul Kiltinen ’86 (Dodge County)
Maggie Kluver ’20 (Big Stone County)
Kyra Ladd ’02 (Wadena County)
Donald Everett Lannoye ’01 (Sibley County)
Chad Larson ’00 (Douglas County)
Stephen Lindee ’05 (Watonwan County)
Ben Lindstrom ’07 (Cass County)
Kathryn Lorsbach ’15 (Clearwater County)
Barbara A. McFadden (Kanabec County)
Daniel McIntosh ’01 (Steele County)
Mark Metz ’97 (Carver County)
Kristen Nelson ’96 (Mower County)
Stephen O’Keefe ’92 (Goodhue County)
Danielle Olson ’05 (Swift County)
Mark A. Ostrem ’97 (Olmsted County)
James Ratz ’94 (Aitkin County)
Janet Reiter ’94 (Chisago County)
Donald F. Ryan ’88 (Crow Wing County)
Damain D. Sandy ’93 (Pipestone County)
Joseph Sanow ’13 (Nobles County)
Karl Schmidt ’93 (Benton County)
Travis Smith ’06 (Murray County)
Karin Sonneman ’89 (Winona County)
Matthew Stinson ’14 (Wabasha County)
Michelle Zehnder Fischer ’94 (Nicollet County) -
Appointed
City Attorneys (3)
Renee Courtney ’06 (St. Cloud)
Lyndsey Olson ’03 (St. Paul)
Rebecca St. George ’13 (Duluth)