Nathan Coulter

Nathan Coulter (born March 9, 1986) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor-Party (DFL), Coulter represents District 51B in the southwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the city of Bloomington and parts of Hennepin County.

Early life, education, and career Coulter grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and received his bachelor's degree in political science and music from St. Olaf College. He earned a Master of Public Administration in health, housing, education policy and leadership from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. While on the council in 2022, Coulter said he supported a city mask mandate to slow the spread of COVID-19, but that a statewide mandate would be more effective.

Minnesota House of Representatives Coulter was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022. He first ran for an open seat created by the 2022 legislative redistricting process. He supported legislation that would restore the right to vote to Minnesotans convicted of a felony offense while they are serving parole, citing that the policy had been adopted already by Republican-controlled states like Utah.

Coulter authored legislation in 2023 that would award a $5 million grant for planning for a possible World's Fair Expo in Bloomington in 2027, saying the expo would be an economic benefit to the state. On June 21, 2023, it was announced that the bid went to Serbia, leaving the money unspent.

Electoral history

Personal life Coulter lives in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his spouse, Charity, and has two children.