Erin Koegel

Erin Koegel (; born April 6, 1982) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Koegel represents District 39A in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the city of Fridley and parts of Anoka and Ramsey Counties.

Early life, education, and career Koegel was born in Duluth, Minnesota, and grew up in Maple Grove, Minnesota. She graduated from Osseo High School in 2000, and from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a Bachelor of Applied Science in psychology and a minor in political science, and later a master's degree in advocacy and political leadership.

Koegel completed an internship with the Duluth City Council and worked as a page at the Minnesota House of Representatives. She works as a volunteer coordinator at Community Action Partnership of Ramsey County, and previously was executive director of the nonprofit Health Care for All.

Health care and child care Koegel supports extending the eligibility of MinnesotaCare, a public health care program for low-income families. She also supports increasing investments in child care, preschool, and financial assistance for those attending college.

Koegel authored legislation to increase consumer protections and place limits on settlement-payment deals, requiring judges to scrutinize the payments. She was part of an advisory council on how to spend funding through Minnesota's opioid epidemic response law.

Transportation Koegel supported legislation to increase the state's gas tax to keep up with inflation and increase dedicated funding for roads and bridges. She has also supported other tax increases to fund transportation needs, including a 75-cent fee on home deliveries as an alternative to the gas tax.

She sponsored bipartisan legislation to create speciality license plates commemorating the Minnesota Vikings and a bill that would allow teen drivers to take driver's education courses online. She authored legislation that would restrict wake boats within 200 feet of shore, and prohibit them in small lakes and waterways.

Electoral history

Personal life Koegel is married to her spouse, Steve, and resides in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota. A GoFundMe page set up to support Koegel's recovery surpassed its goal of $5,000, but attracted the notice of officials when it appeared that many contributions came from lobbyists. Minnesota state law prohibits gifts from lobbyists to lawmakers worth more than $5. The GoFundMe page announced that gifts from lobbyists would be returned immediately.