Dan Schoen (D) versus Leilani Holmstadt (R)
Senate District 54 – Cottage Grove, Afton, South St. Paul, Hastings, Newport, St. Paul Park
Leilani Holmstadt (R) has been defeated by former MN House of Representatives member, Dan Schoen (D-54A) for the Senate seat vacated by Senator Katie Sieben (D).
Dan Schoen has served as a Representative for the Grey Cloud Island Township, Newport, St. Paul Park, South St. Paul and Cottage Grove since 2012.  He is also a police officer and a paramedic.
It was Holmstadt’s second time running for office; in 2013 she ran for South Washington County School District ISD 833 school board with 16 other candidates vying for five seats. Â She was not elected. In April, she and Afton resident Lynn Kaye asked for SD 54 delegates’ support during the Senate nominating convention. Â Holmstadt received the nomination with a vote of 65 – 13. Despite very little assistance from the MNGOP or the SD54 BPOU, Holmstadt ran a grass-roots style campaign and earned 46.16% of the vote in the district.
