Minnesota House District 17A: 2026 candidates

Candidates

Mali Anderson

Democratic–Farmer–Labor

Mali Anderson earned an associate's degree from Ridgewater College in 2015.

Sources for Anderson

Mali Anderson (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Dawn Gillman

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 17A (since 2022)
Work: State Representative, Minnesota House District 17A; small business owner; communications consultant

Dawn Gillman has served as State Representative for District 17A in the Minnesota Legislature since 2022.

Dawn Gillman was first elected to the Minnesota House in 2022. She is a small business owner and communications consultant, served six years on the Dassel City Council, and trained as a dental assistant.

Gillman's committees

Human Services Finance and Policy (Co-Chair)
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Health Finance and Policy

Sources for Gillman

Dawn Gillman: official member information (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Minnesota Legislature: current member roster (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Dawn Gillman - Legislator Record (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Public record)
Dawn Gillman (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))