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Dave Senjem
Nonpartisan · Minnesota · 2026Former Rochester City Council member and a 20 year Minnesota state senator, per KTTC. He told KTTC his focus is on costs the state has shifted onto counties, including Medicaid and nutrition programs. He is described by KTTC as the sitting District 2 commissioner, but that could not be confirmed against an official county roster in this review, so incumbency is recorded as false.
Priorities
- Pushing back on state cost shifts for Medicaid and nutrition programs, per KTTC
- Affordable housing and environmental sustainability, per KTTC
- Mental health infrastructure including a possible new state hospital in Rochester, per KTTC
On the ballot
Olmsted County Commissioner District 2 · Minnesota · 2026
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