Dawn Gillman

Dawn Gillman (born October 8, 1973) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Gillman represents District 17A in central Minnesota, which includes the cities of Hutchinson and Glencoe and parts of McLeod, Meeker, Sibley, and Wright Counties.[1][2]

Dawn Gillman
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 17A district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byGlenn Gruenhagen
Personal details
Born (1973-10-08) October 8, 1973
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBrian
Children5
Residence(s)Dassel, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationSt. Cloud Technical and Community College
Occupation
WebsiteGovernment website Campaign website

Early life, education and career

Gillman attended St. Cloud Technical and Community College, earning a dental R.D.A. and C.D.A.[1] She served six years on the Dassel city council before her election to the state legislature.[1]

Gillman founded "Let Them Play", an organization advocating for reopening youth sports while statewide COVID-19 restrictions were in place.[3][4] She said, "Our government should not restrict our kids' freedom. It's causing harm to their well-being without factual basis".[5] The group sued the state of Minnesota, saying the measures violated youth athletes' right to equal protection, but a judge rejected the challenge.[6][7][8]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Gillman was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022. She first ran after six-term Republican incumbent Glenn Gruenhagen announced he would run for a seat in the Minnesota Senate.[1]

Gillman serves on the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy, Human Services Finance, and Sustainable Infrastructure Policy Committees.[1]

Electoral history
2022 Minnesota State House - District 17A[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dawn Gillman 13,431 70.25
Democratic (DFL) Jennifer Carpentier 5,659 29.60
Write-in 29 0.15
Total votes 19,119 100.0
Republican hold

Personal life

Gillman lives in Dassel, Minnesota, with her husband, Brian, and has five children.[1]

References
  1. "Gillman, Dawn - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  2. "Rep. Dawn Gillman (17A) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  3. Peterson, Roz (2022-07-15). "Actually, it's gonna be the Year of the Republican Women". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  4. MPR News Staff (2020-09-14). "Sept. 14 update on COVID-19 in Minnesota". MPR News. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  5. Olson, Jeremy. "Youth sports groups question Minnesota COVID-19 restrictions". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  6. Paulsen, Jim; Klauda, Paul (December 11, 2020). "Let Them Play MN sues Walz seeking to end youth sports pause". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  7. Klauda, Paul (December 21, 2020). "Minnesota judge denies Let Them Play MN's bid to protest youth sports pause". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  8. Klauda, Paul (February 8, 2021). "Minnesota judge quickly denies legal challenge to youth sports mask mandate". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  9. "2022 Results for State Representative District 17A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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