Josiah Hill (born December 15, 1976) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), Hill represents District 33B in the eastern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Stillwater, Forest Lake, and Bayport, and parts of Washington County.[1][2]

Early life, education and career

Hill grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota. He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a Master of Science in education for English/language arts and a doctorate in education from Hamline University.[1]

Hill is an English teacher at Stillwater Area High School and has been president of the St. Croix Education Association since 2010.[3][4][5]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Hill was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022. He first ran for the Minnesota Senate in 2020, losing to two-term Republican incumbent Karin Housley. Hill ran for the House in 2022 and won after the retirement of two-term DFL incumbent Shelly Christensen.[1]

Hill serves as vice chair of the Education Policy Committee, and also sits on the Labor and Industry Finance and Policy and Education Finance Committees.[1]

Political positions

Hill campaigned on a platform focused on environmental protection, more funding for schools, expanding healthcare, and racial equity.[3] In 2023, he authored legislation that would help a power plant in Oak Park Heights decommission its coal power plant as a part of Xcel Energy's plan to move toward renewable energy sources.[6]

Electoral history

2020 Minnesota State Senate - District 39[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karin Housley (incumbent) 29,246 52.97
Democratic (DFL) Josiah Hill 25,921 46.95
Write-in 45 0.08
Total votes 55,212 100.0
Republican hold
2022 Minnesota State House - District 33B[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Josiah Hill 12,074 53.94
Republican Mark Bishofsky 10,277 45.91
Write-in 33 0.15
Total votes 22,384 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

Personal life

Hill lives in Stillwater, Minnesota, with his wife, Emily, and has three children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Hill, Josiah - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  2. ^ "Rep. Josiah Hill (33B) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  3. ^ a b Lopez, Ricardo (2020-10-19). "Two GOP state senators face challengers aided by outside money". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  4. ^ Eischens, Rilyn (2020-09-24). "50 Minnesota state and federal races to watch in the 2020 election". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  5. ^ McKinney, Matt (November 9, 2020). "Stillwater school board hoping to move beyond contentious year with five new members". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  6. ^ McKinney, Matt (February 20, 2023). "Oak Park Heights, facing closure of power plant, still looking for help". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  7. ^ "2020 Results for State Senate District 33". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "2022 Results for State Representative District 33B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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