Heather Keeler

Heather Keeler (born December 18, 1981) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), Keeler represents District 4A in northwest Minnesota, including the city of Moorhead and parts of Clay County. Keeler is an enrolled member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe.

In November 2025, Keeler announced her candidacy for Minnesota's 7th congressional district in the 2026 election.

Early life, education and career Keeler grew up on her tribal homeland in South Dakota, mostly living at Fort Pierre. She is an enrolled member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe with lineage to the Eastern Shoshone.

She moved to the Fargo–Moorhead area while attending Minnesota State University for her B.S. in project management and M.Ed. in educational leadership.

Minnesota House of Representatives Keeler was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2020 and was reelected in 2022.

She serves as vice chair of the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee and also sits on the Education Policy and Human Services Finance Committees.

Native American issues Keeler has been an outspoken advocate of Native American human rights issues and for more native voices to be heard at the state legislature. In 2021, she authored legislation that created an office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives and carried subsequent efforts to increase funding. Indigenous women make up one percent of the state's population but eight percent of women and girls murdered. She proposed legislation that would replace Minnesota's existing Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day. In March 2023, the chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota criticized Keeler after she posted on Facebook about the adoption of native children by white families and wrote, "White saviors are the worst!"

Other political positions Keeler has supported efforts to increase the number of teachers of color in Minnesota. In 2023, she authored legislation that passed with unanimous support to fund emergency food shelves in the midst of rising visits to food shelves.

Electoral history

Personal life Keeler lives in Moorhead, Minnesota and has two children. She is an enrolled member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe.