Dan Wolgamott

Dan Wolgamott (born October 24, 1990)[1] is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Wolgamott represents District 14B in central Minnesota, which includes the city of St. Cloud and parts of Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns Counties.[1]

Dan Wolgamott
Speaker pro tempore of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byLiz Olson
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 14B district
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
Preceded byJim Knoblach
Personal details
Born (1990-10-24) October 24, 1990
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationSaint John's University (BA)

Early life, education, and career

Wolgamott attended Saint John's University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. He was an intern in U.S. Representative Tim Walz's office.[1]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Wolgamott ran for the Minnesota Senate in District 14 in 2016, losing to Republican Jerry Relph by 141 votes.[2] He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018 and has been reelected every two years since.[1]

In 2021-22, Wolgamott was an assistant majority leader for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party House Caucus. He was sworn in as speaker pro tempore of the House on January 3, 2023. Wolgamott is the vice chair of the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee and sits on the Capital Investment, Labor and Industry Finance and Policy, and Rules and Legislative Administration Committees.[1]

Electoral history
2016 Minnesota State Senate - District 14[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Relph 17,519 47.40
Democratic (DFL) Dan Wolgamott 17,378 47.02
Libertarian Stephen Zilberg 2,021 5.47
Write-in 41 0.11
Total votes 39,959 100.0
Republican hold
2018 Minnesota State House - District 14B[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Dan Wolgamott 7,950 58.07
Republican Jim Knoblach 5,705 41.67
Write-in 36 0.26
Total votes 13,691 100.0
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican
2020 Minnesota State House - District 14B[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Dan Wolgamott 9,422 55.93
Republican Paul Brandmire 7,383 43.82
Write-in 42 0.25
Total votes 16,847 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold
2022 Minnesota State House - District 14B[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Dan Wolgamott 7,652 51.80
Republican Aaron Henning 7,112 48.14
Write-in 9 0.06
Total votes 14,773 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

Personal life

Wolgamott has two children. He resides in St. Cloud, Minnesota.[1]

References
  1. "Wolgamott, Dan". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  2. "District 14 recount confirms Relph as winner, GOP to have Senate majority". FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  3. "2016 Results for State Senator District 14". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  4. "2018 Results for State Representative District 14B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  5. "2020 Results for State Representative District 14B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  6. "2022 Results for State Representative District 14B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
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