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 |
Rahma Ali (Student Member) | January 2026 | House | Congressional District 2 |
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 |
Kenny Devine | January 2030 | House | Congressional District 3 |
Debjyoti Dwivedy | January 2026 | Senate | Congressional District 3 |
Brenda Hilbrich | January 2030 | Senate | Congressional District 4 |
Matt Hill | January 2028 | Senate | Congressional District 4 |
Mark Jessen | January 2028 | House | Congressional District 5 |
Amanda Matchett | January 2030 | House | Congressional District 6 |
Cal Mergendahl (Student Member) | January 2026 | Senate | Congressional District 4 |
Sen. Zaynab Mohamed | January 2030 | Senate | Congressional District 5 |
Quentin Moore | January 2026 | House | Congressional District 5 |
Wendy Ojala* | January 2026 | Senate | Congressional District 2 |
Bill Otto | January 2030 | House | Congressional District 7 |
Shivangi Pandey | January 2030 | House | Congressional District 6 |
Sen. Jason Rarick* | January 2026 | Senate | Congressional District 8 |
Lucas Sjostrom | January 2030 | Senate | Congressional District 7 |
Megan Thielfoldt | January 2028 | Senate | Congressional District 2 |
Steven Tyacke | January 2030 | Senate | Congressional District 5 |
Ryan Winkler | January 2028 | House | Congressional District 5 |
* Executive Committee Members |