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 Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration. 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 |