# Susan Akland > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Susan_Akland > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Susan_Akland.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Akland > Source revision: 1350433171 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Susan Akland | image = | state_house = Minnesota | district = 19A | term_start = January 5, 2021 | term_end = January 2, 2023 | preceded = [Jeff Brand](/source/Jeff_Brand) | succeeded = [Brian Daniels](/source/Brian_Daniels_(politician)) | party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|3|7}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [Oklahoma Baptist University](/source/Oklahoma_Baptist_University) ([BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science)) | profession = [nurse](/source/nurse), [legislator](/source/legislator) | spouse = Mark Akland | children = 1 }} '''Susan Akland''' (born March 7, 1949) is an American politician and former member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives). A [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)), she was elected in 2020 and represented District 19A in [south-central Minnesota](/source/Geography_of_Minnesota),{{Cite web|title=Rep. Susan Akland (19A) - Minnesota House of Representatives|url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15565|access-date=2021-07-26|website=[Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives)}} which encompasses the whole of [Nicollet County](/source/Nicollet_County%2C_Minnesota), as well as small portions of [Le Sueur](/source/Le_Sueur_County%2C_Minnesota) and [Blue Earth](/source/Blue_Earth_County%2C_Minnesota) counties, and includes the city of [St. Peter](/source/St._Peter%2C_Minnesota) and [North Mankato](/source/North_Mankato%2C_Minnesota).{{Cite web|title=Minnesota Legislative Maps|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/election-administration-campaigns/data-maps/minnesota-legislative-maps/|access-date=2021-07-26|website=Minnesota Secretary Of State}} == Political career == Akland was first elected in [2020](/source/2020_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_election), narrowly defeating [DFL](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party) incumbent [Jeff Brand](/source/Jeff_Brand).{{Cite web|last=Rinehart|first=Jake|date=December 3, 2020|title=Akland wins House District 19A following recount|url=https://www.keyc.com/2020/12/03/akland-wins-house-district-following-recount/|access-date=2021-07-26|website=[KEYC-TV](/source/KEYC-TV)|language=en}} Brand then defeated her in a rematch in 2022. Akland received criticism in 2021, when she was one of many Republican legislators to appear and speak at a self-styled "Storm the Capitol" rally outside of the [Minnesota State Capitol](/source/Minnesota_State_Capitol) in Saint Paul on January 6, which ran concurrent to and endorsed the [2021 United States Capitol attack](/source/2021_United_States_Capitol_attack).{{Cite web|last=Rinehart|first=Jake|date=January 6, 2021|title=Brand calls for Akland's resignation after attending 'Storm the Capitol' rally|url=https://www.keyc.com/2021/01/06/brand-calls-aklands-resignation-after-attending-storm-capitol-rally/|access-date=2021-07-26|website=[KEYC-TV](/source/KEYC-TV)|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Mewes|first=Trey|date=January 9, 2021|title=St. Peter freshman lawmaker regrets rally controversy|url=https://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/st-peter-freshman-lawmaker-regrets-rally-controversy/article_e78f11fc-52c2-11eb-b7d1-a77565c45a51.html|access-date=2021-07-26|website=Mankato Free Press|language=en}} She defended herself against calls from the former Representative Brand to step down, claiming that she had been invited to the event by colleague [Glenn Gruenhagen](/source/Glenn_Gruenhagen) and did not know of its nature beforehand.{{Cite web|last=Brooks|first=Jennifer|date=January 28, 2021|title=Minnesota legislators vote to denounce violence at U.S. Capitol – most of them, anyway|url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-legislators-vote-to-denounce-violence-at-u-s-capitol-most-of-them-anyway/600016349/|access-date=2021-07-26|website=Star Tribune}} She would later vote to pass a resolution in the House that specifically condemned the Capitol attack in Washington, D.C., and affirmed the results of the 2020 election.{{Cite web|title=Minnesota House of Representatives - H.R. NO. 1|url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/votes/votes.asp?ls_year=92&billnum=HR0001&session_number=0&year=2021&id=23|access-date=2021-07-26|website=Minnesota House of Representatives}} A former healthcare worker, Akland has been supportive of the wearing of masks during the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic). == Personal life == Akland is a Christian. She is married to Mark Akland, a physician at the [St. Peter Mayo clinic](/source/Mayo_Clinic_Health_System).{{Cite web|last=Wright|first=Mark|date=Oct 11, 2020|title=Akland would be faithful servant to Southern Minnesota|url=https://www.mankatofreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/akland-would-be-faithful-servant-to-southern-minnesota/article_0a41ccda-09b7-11eb-b016-9f52d2f1c538.html|access-date=2021-07-26|website=[Mankato Free Press](/source/Mankato_Free_Press)|language=en}} They have one son, John, and two grandchildren.{{Cite web|last=Weyhe|first=Philip|date=Jan 29, 2020|title=St. Peter woman announces candidacy for local Minnesota House seat|url=https://www.southernminn.com/st_peter_herald/news/article_5dc8d6e7-0150-5b2c-8a7d-1eeacc681241.html|access-date=2021-07-26|website=St. Peter Herald|language=en}} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == {{MN-legdb|15565}} * [https://www.susanakland.com/ Susan Akland's campaign website] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Akland, Susan}} Category:Living people Category:Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Category:21st-century American women politicians Category:Women state legislators in Minnesota Category:1949 births Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature Category:Oklahoma Baptist University alumni Category:Nurses from Minnesota Category:People from St. Peter, Minnesota --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Susan Akland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Akland) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Akland?action=history)). 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