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Members of the Regent Candidate Advisory Council

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 Majority Leader. 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

Greg Clausen, Chair* January 2026 Senate Congressional District 2
Barb Farrell, Vice-Chair* January 2026 House Congressional District 3
Edward Reynoso, Vice-Chair* January 2028 House Congressional Disrict 6
Richard Andolshek* January 2028 Senate Congressional District 5
Connie Bernardy January 2026 House Congressional District 4
Rep. Brian Daniels January 2026 House Congressional District 1
Debjyoti Dwivedy January 2026 Senate Congressional District 3
Matt Hill January 2028 Senate Congressional District 4
Mark Jessen January 2028 House Congressional District 5
Kowsar Mohamed January 2026 House Congressional District 5
Wendy Ojala* January 2026 Senate Congressional District 2
Sen. Jason Rarick* January 2026 Senate Congressional District 8
Megan Thielfoldt January 2028 Senate Congressional District 2
Ryan Winkler January 2028 House Congressional District 5
* Executive Committee Members