{{Short description|American politician (born 1990)}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Dan Wolgamott |image = Dan Wolgamott with LG Flanagan (cropped).jpg |caption = Wolgamott in 2022 |office = Speaker pro tempore of the Minnesota House of Representatives |term_start = January 3, 2023 |term_end = January 14, 2025 |predecessor = Liz Olson |successor = Bjorn Olson |state_house1 = Minnesota |district1 = 14B |term_start1 = January 8, 2019 |term_end1 = |predecessor1 = Jim Knoblach |successor1 = |birth_name = Daniel Kirk Wolgamott |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|24}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |spouse = {{marriage|Erika Mejía|2025}} |children = 2 |education = Saint John's University (BA) }} '''Daniel Kirk Wolgamott''' (born October 24, 1990)<ref name="lpp">{{cite web |title=Wolgamott, Dan |url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=15499 |publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library |access-date=November 8, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Wolgamott represents District 14B in central Minnesota, which includes the city of St. Cloud and parts of Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns Counties.<ref name="lpp" />
==Early life, education, and career== Wolgamott was raised in the Elkhorn neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from Elkhorn High School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From private colleges to state capitol |url=https://www.mnprivatecolleges.org/news-events/news/private-colleges-state-capitol |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=www.mnprivatecolleges.org |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dan Wolgamott - Football |url=https://gojohnnies.com/sports/football/roster/dan-wolgamott/7589 |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Saint John's University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> He attended Saint John's University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. In 2011, he was an intern in U.S. Representative Tim Walz's office.<ref name="lpp" />
==Minnesota House of Representatives== Wolgamott ran for Minnesota House in District 14A in 2014, losing to Republican Tama Theis.<ref name="2014Results14A">{{cite web |title=State & Federal Results in Legislative District 14A |url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=20&scenario=StateFedMNHouse&DistrictId=381&show=Go |website=Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=11 July 2023 |date=28 January 2015}}</ref> He then ran for the Minnesota Senate in District 14 in 2016, losing to Republican Jerry Relph by 141 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-07 |title=District 14 recount confirms Relph as winner, GOP to have Senate majority |url=https://www.fox9.com/news/district-14-recount-confirms-relph-as-winner-gop-to-have-senate-majority |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul |language=en-US}}</ref> He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018 and has been reelected every two years since.<ref name="lpp" />
In the 2021–22 legislative session, Wolgamott was an assistant majority leader for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party House Caucus. He was sworn in as speaker pro tempore of the House on January 3, 2023. Wolgamott is the vice chair of the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee and sits on the Capital Investment, Labor and Industry Finance and Policy, and Rules and Legislative Administration Committees.<ref name="lpp" />
== Legislative record ==
Wolgamatt and Representative Bernie Perryman co-authored the "Minnesota Bitcoin Act", introduced on April 1, 2025. The proposal would allow payments to the state in cryptocurrency and authorize the State Board of Investment to invest in cryptocurrencies. It would also allow payment of property taxes, interest, and penalties to county treasurers in cryptocurrency, and modify how cryptocurrencies affect calculation of how "investment income" and alternative minimum taxable income affects state income tax.<ref>Office of the Revisor of Statues, "HF 2946", 94th Legislature (2025-2026), posted 4/24/2025, See also Minnesota Senate SF 2661</ref>
== State Auditor candidacy == {{Main|2026 Minnesota State Auditor election}} On September 4, 2025, incumbent Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha announced her decision not to run for reelection in 2026. The same day, Wolgamott announced his candidacy for state auditor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skluzacek |first=Josh |date=2025-09-04 |title=Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha says she won't seek reelection in 2026; others launch bids |url=https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/minnesota-state-auditor-julie-blaha-says-she-wont-seek-reelection-in-2026/ |access-date=2025-09-08 |website=KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Electoral history == {{Election box begin no change | title = 2014 Minnesota State House - District 14A<ref name="2014Results14A" /> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Tama Theis | party = Republican Party of Minnesota | votes = 7,292 | percentage = 54.90 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Dan Wolgamott | party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | votes = 5,972 | percentage = 44.96 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 18 | percentage = 0.14 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 13,282 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Republican Party of Minnesota }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = 2016 Minnesota State Senate - District 14<ref>{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=100&scenario=StateSenate&DistrictId=502&show=Go|title=2016 Results for State Senator District 14|access-date=February 16, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jerry Relph | party = Republican Party of Minnesota | votes = 17,519 | percentage = 47.40 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Dan Wolgamott | party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | votes = 17,378 | percentage = 47.02 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Stephen Zilberg | party = Libertarian Party of Minnesota | votes = 2,021 | percentage = 5.47 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 41 | percentage = 0.11 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 39,959 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Republican Party of Minnesota }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = 2018 Minnesota State House - District 14B<ref>{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=115&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=382&show=Go|title=2018 Results for State Representative District 14B|access-date=February 16, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Dan Wolgamott | party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | votes = 7,950 | percentage = 58.07 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jim Knoblach | party = Republican Party of Minnesota | votes = 5,705 | percentage = 41.67 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 36 | percentage = 0.26 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 13,691 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing | winner = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | loser = Republican Party of Minnesota }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = 2020 Minnesota State House - District 14B<ref>{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=136&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=382&show=Go|title=2020 Results for State Representative District 14B|access-date=February 16, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Dan Wolgamott | party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | votes = 9,422 | percentage = 55.93 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Paul Brandmire | party = Republican Party of Minnesota | votes = 7,383 | percentage = 43.82 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 42 | percentage = 0.25 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 16,847 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = 2022 Minnesota State House - District 14B<ref>{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=149&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=382&show=Go|title=2022 Results for State Representative District 14B|access-date=February 16, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Dan Wolgamott | party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | votes = 7,652 | percentage = 51.80 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Aaron Henning | party = Republican Party of Minnesota | votes = 7,112 | percentage = 48.14 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 9 | percentage = 0.06 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 14,773 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = 2024 Minnesota State House - District 14B<ref>{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/results/Index?ErsElectionId=170&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=382&show=Go|title=2024 Results for State Representative District 14B|access-date=September 8, 2025|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Dan Wolgamott | party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | votes = 10,005 | percentage = 50.36 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Sue Ek | party = Republican Party of Minnesota | votes = 9,814 | percentage = 49.40 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 48 | percentage = 0.24 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 19,867 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party }} {{Election box end}}
==Personal life== Wolgamott has two children. He resides in St. Cloud, Minnesota.<ref name="lpp" /> In 2014, he married Nicole Wolgamott (née Swanson); the couple divorced in 2021.<ref>{{Cite court|litigants=In the Marriage of Daniel Kirk Wolgamott and Nicole Lee Swanson Wolgamott|vol=71-FA-21-285|court=Sherburne County District Court (Minnesota)|date=2021-08-17|litigants-force-plain=In the Marriage of DANIEL KIRK WOLGAMOTT and Nicole Lee Swanson Wolgamott}}</ref> In June 2024, Wolgamott announced his engagement to Erika Mejía.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cordes |first1=Kelly |title=Minnesota State Representative Announces Engagement |url=https://minnesotasnewcountry.com/minnesota-state-representative-announces-engagement/ |website=98.1 - Minnesota's New Country |access-date=27 August 2024 |language=en |date=5 June 2024}}</ref> They married in August 2025.
=== Legal issues === On January 9, 2021, Wolgamott's vehicle was found abandoned in a yard in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Police investigated, noted the roads were icy at the time, and cited Wolgamott with a misdemeanor for abandoning his vehicle on private property without the property owner's consent.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Ryan Faircloth Star |title='I take full responsibility': DFL state Rep. Dan Wolgamott apologizes for recent DWI arrest |url=https://www.startribune.com/i-take-full-responsibility-dfl-state-rep-dan-wolgamott-apologizes-for-recent-dwi-arrest/600291121/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Star Tribune|date=20 July 2023 }}</ref>
On July 7, 2023, Wolgamott was arrested in Kanabec County, Minnesota, for driving while intoxicated.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/07/10/state-rep-dan-wolgamott-arrested-for-dwi |title=State Representative Dan Wolgamott Arrested for DWI|date=10 July 2023|access-date=10 July 2023|website=MPR News}}</ref> Two weeks later, surveillance video from a liquor store showed him drinking from a bottle of alcohol in the parking lot before getting in his car and driving away.<ref name=":0" /> On August 7, after blood test results showed a blood alcohol content of 0.09, above Minnesota's legal limit of 0.08, Wolgamott was charged with two counts of driving while intoxicated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Rochelle Olson Star |title=DFL Rep. Dan Wolgamott charged with drunken driving |url=https://www.startribune.com/dfl-rep-dan-wolgamott-charged-with-dwi/600295471/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Star Tribune|date=7 August 2023 }}</ref> He pleaded guilty in September and was sentenced to two years of supervised probation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Altmann |first=Erik |date=2023-09-14 |title=DFL Rep. Wolgamott sentenced for DWI |url=https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/dfl-rep-wolgamott-sentenced-for-dwi/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== {{MN-legdb|15499}} * [https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15499 Official House of Representatives website] * [http://www.danformn.com/ Official campaign website]
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