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 |
---|---|---|---|
Sen. Greg Clausen, Chair* | January 2026 | Senate | Congressional District 2 |
Barb Farrell, Vice-Chair* | January 2026 | House | Congressional District 3 |
Stacia Wakefield, Vice Chair* | January 2024 | House | Congressional District 6 |
Richard Andolshek | January 2028 | Senate | Congressional District 5 |
Rep. Connie Bernardy | January 2026 | House | Congressional District 4 |
Drew Christensen | January 2024 | Senate | Congressional District 2 |
Rep. Brian Daniels | January 2026 | House | Congressional District 1 |
Debjyoti Dwivedy | January 2026 | Senate | Congressional District 3 |
John Engelen | January 2024 | Senate | Congressional District 5 |
Matt Hill | January 2028 | Senate | Congressional District 4 |
Mark Jessen | January 2028 | House | Congressional District 5 |
Charles Krause | January 2024 | Senate | Congressional District 6 |
Chloe Loberg | January 2024 | Senate | Congressional District 3 |
Kathy Madson* | January 2024 | House | Congressional District 2 |
Kowsar Mohamed | January 2026 | House | Congressional District 5 |
Quentin Moore | January 2024 | Senate | Congressional District 5 |
Wendy Ojala | January 2026 | Senate | Congressional District 2 |
Bill Otto | January 2024 | House | Congressional District 7 |
Shivangi Pandey | January 2024 | House | Congressional District 6 |
Sen. Jason Rarick | January 2026 | Senate | Congressional District 8 |
Edward Reynoso* | January 2028 | House | Congressional Disrict 6 |
Megan Thielfoldt | January 2028 | Senate | Congressional District 2 |
Rep. Ryan Winkler | January 2028 | House | Congressional District 5 |
Dan Wolter* | January 2024 | House | Congressional District 2 |
* Executive Committee Members |