The Regent Candidate Advisory Council is composed of 24 members appointed to six-year, staggered terms. One-half of the members are appointed by the Speaker of the House, and one-half are appointed by the Senate Majority Leader. Each appointing authority must appoint one member who is a student enrolled in a degree program at the University of Minnesota at the time of appointment. Reference to the council can be found in Minn. Stat. 137.0245.
Members |
Term Expires |
Appointed By |
Congressional District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Clausen, Chair* | January 2026 | Senate | Congressional District 2 |
| Barb Farrell, Vice-Chair* | January 2026 | House | Congressional District 3 |
| Edward Reynoso, Vice-Chair* | January 2028 | House | Congressional Disrict 6 |
| Rahma Ali (Student Member) | January 2026 | House | Congressional District 2 |
| Richard Andolshek* | January 2028 | Senate | Congressional District 5 |
| Connie Bernardy | January 2026 | House | Congressional District 4 |
| Rep. Brian Daniels | January 2026 | House | Congressional District 1 |
| Kenny Devine | January 2030 | House | Congressional District 3 |
| Debjyoti Dwivedy | January 2026 | Senate | Congressional District 3 |
| Brenda Hilbrich | January 2030 | Senate | Congressional District 4 |
| Matt Hill | January 2028 | Senate | Congressional District 4 |
| Mark Jessen | January 2028 | House | Congressional District 5 |
| Amanda Matchett | January 2030 | House | Congressional District 6 |
| Cal Mergendahl (Student Member) | January 2026 | Senate | Congressional District 4 |
| Sen. Zaynab Mohamed | January 2030 | Senate | Congressional District 5 |
| Quentin Moore | January 2026 | House | Congressional District 5 |
| Wendy Ojala* | January 2026 | Senate | Congressional District 2 |
| Bill Otto | January 2030 | House | Congressional District 7 |
| Shivangi Pandey | January 2030 | House | Congressional District 6 |
| Sen. Jason Rarick* | January 2026 | Senate | Congressional District 8 |
| Lucas Sjostrom | January 2030 | Senate | Congressional District 7 |
| Megan Thielfoldt | January 2028 | Senate | Congressional District 2 |
| Steven Tyacke | January 2030 | Senate | Congressional District 5 |
| Ryan Winkler | January 2028 | House | Congressional District 5 |
| * Executive Committee Members |