Nels T. Pierson
Republican · MN
Lifelong southern Minnesotan who grew up on a dairy farm in Butterfield. He campaigns on reducing regulation and taxes on small businesses and on protecting life.
Where Nels T. Pierson stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (3 records), Labor Rights (1 record), Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 3 support
Wrote, as chief author, House File 1186, changing who can provide mental health services and adding peer specialist rules. The governor signed it (Chapter 79).
May 23, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: revisor.mn.gov
Wrote, as chief author, House File 1712, letting dental hygienists work with dentists to treat patients in places like nursing homes and Head Start. It became law (Chapter 30).
May 11, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: revisor.mn.gov
Publicly backed Senate File 1, which cut health insurance premiums by 25% for people who buy their own coverage without federal tax credits. The House passed the final bill 108-19.
January 26, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Backed a House bill making sure first responders who get COVID-19 receive full workers' compensation benefits. The Minnesota House passed it.
April 7, 2020Supports Labor Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Wrote parts of the 2018 state bonding law that the governor signed: nearly $23 million to rebuild two Rochester college halls and $2.5 million to finish the Chester Woods trail.
June 1, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Voted for a $1.35 billion tax relief plan for middle-class Minnesotans. The Minnesota House passed it 80-52.
March 30, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Publicly backed a $1.37 billion state bonding bill with a Section 179 tax fix for farmers and businesses. The Minnesota House passed it 100-34.
October 15, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: house.mn.gov
Wrote parts of the 2018 state bonding law that the governor signed: nearly $23 million to rebuild two Rochester college halls and $2.5 million to finish the Chester Woods trail.
June 1, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Publicly urged House Democrats to reverse an unemployment insurance tax increase on employers and refill the state unemployment fund.
April 21, 2022
Source: house.mn.gov
Faced a state Campaign Finance Board complaint that his 2020 campaign left a $100 filing fee off a report. The board found probable cause but dismissed it after a corrected report was filed.
September 9, 2020
Source: cfb.mn.gov
Publicly criticized Gov. Tim Walz's COVID-19 reopening rules for keeping churches limited to 10 people while bars and salons reopened.
May 20, 2020
Source: house.mn.gov
Publicly criticized the 2019 state budget deal for being made in private by a few leaders. He also opposed keeping the health care provider tax.
May 29, 2019
Source: house.mn.gov
Publicly criticized a state board plan to fine farmers up to $500 per foot for breaking the stream buffer law. He called the fines an unreasonable burden.
April 11, 2018
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted for a bill to start getting Minnesota ready for REAL ID, the federal ID rules needed to board planes. The Minnesota House approved it.
March 30, 2016
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted in the Minnesota House against raising the state gas tax. He said a higher gas tax would cost district families over $600 a year.
May 15, 2015
Source: house.mn.gov
Past race Nels T. Pierson ran in:
- Minnesota State Senate, District 24 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 24; Minnesota