About Us


Christine Kiel

Christine Kiel

Director of State Relations
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Focus area: Health sciences


Andrew Chelseth

Andrew Chelseth 

Associate Director of State Relations
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Focus areas: Agriculture, energy, environment, K-12 education

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Keeya Steel

Government Relations Communications Analyst
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Focus areas: UMN Advocates, fiscal notes, mandated reports.


Director of Local Government and Community Relations, Tina Erazmus, leaning against a structural column.

Tina Erazmus

Director of Local Government and Community Relations
612-624-4552 | [email protected] 


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Brian Paro

Director of Federal Relations
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Adam Yust

Adam Yust

Government Relations Analyst

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Zach Schultz

Zach Schultz

Executive Legislative Aide

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