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American politician
Nels Pierson
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 26B district
In office
January 6, 2015 – January 6, 2023
Preceded byMike Benson
Personal details
Born (1972-12-29) December 29, 1972 (age 51)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseNicole
Children5
EducationGustavus Adolphus College (BA)
Hamline University (JD)

Nels Pierson (born December 29, 1972) is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented the 26B district in southeastern Minnesota. The district includes a large part of the southern half of Rochester and greater Olmsted County to the south and east of the city. He was a candidate in the 2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election.

Early life and education

Pierson was raised in Butterfield, Minnesota. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gustavus Adolphus College and a Juris Doctor from the Hamline University School of Law.

Career

Pierson was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2014. He was a candidate in the 2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election, losing to Brad Finstad in the May 24 primary.

Political Positions

In December 2021, Pierson signed a letter along with 37 other Minnesota House Republicans in opposition of the Mayo Clinic for its vaccine mandate policy for employees, calling for a halt in state funding for health care facilities that fire employees "due to unrealistic vaccine mandate policies".

Personal life

Pierson and his wife, Nicole, have five children.

References

  1. "Nels Pierson for State House". Nels for House. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Pierson, Nels". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  3. December 8th, 2021 Letter to Mayo Clinic signed by 38 Minnesota House Republican Representatives.
  4. Bierschbach, Briana (December 16, 2021). "Minnesota House Republicans criticize Mayo Clinic for employee vaccine mandate". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  5. Star Tribune Editorial Board (December 16, 2021). "EDITORIAL | Ethical decision is protecting patients". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  6. Lopez, Ricardo (2021-12-16). "House GOP leans on Mayo Clinic to call off its vaccine mandate". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved 2023-03-24.

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Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
93rd Minnesota Legislature (2023–2025)
Speaker
Melissa Hortman (DFL)
Majority Leader
Jamie Long (DFL)
Minority Leader
Lisa Demuth (R)
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