Nels Pierson

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Nels Pierson
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 26B district
Assumed office
January 6, 2015
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[edit]

Pierson was raised in Butterfield, Minnesota.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gustavus Adolphus College and a Juris Doctor from the Hamline University School of Law.[2]

Career[edit]

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[edit]

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".[3][4][5][6]

Personal life[edit]

Pierson and his wife, Nicole, have five children.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nels Pierson for State House". Nels for House. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "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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Category:Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections