# Liz Boldon *Minnesota state senator (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party), representing District 25* Liz Boldon is a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the [[Minnesota Senate]]. She represents District 25, which covers much of Rochester and [[Olmsted County, Minnesota]].[^1] Before entering the Senate, she held a seat in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] from 2021 to 2023.[^1] In the 2022 election she won the Senate seat left open by the retirement of Dave Senjem, taking 59% of the vote to 39% for Republican nominee Ken Navitsky.[^1] Her Wikipedia entry, as retrieved on 26 October 2026, lists her as Assistant Majority Leader in the 93rd [[Minnesota Legislature]].[^1] ## Early life and education Boldon is a native of Waterloo, Iowa.[^1] She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Allen College and a master's degree in nursing education from the University of Phoenix.[^1] ## Career Boldon has been employed as a nurse at the Mayo Clinic since 2002.[^1] In November 2021 she was among 200 activists arrested in Washington, D.C., for obstructing a sidewalk close to the White House. The demonstration backed two voting rights bills, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.[^1] The protest was organized by the [[League of Women Voters]], People For the American Way and Declaration for American Democracy.[^1] She received a $50 citation and paid it.[^1] ## Minnesota House of Representatives Her tenure in the House ran from 2021 to 2023.[^1] ## Minnesota Senate Boldon ran in 2022 to replace Dave Senjem, a state senator who was retiring, and defeated Republican nominee Ken Navitsky by 59% to 39%.[^1] According to the source as retrieved in October 2026, she holds the post of Assistant Majority Leader in the 93rd Minnesota Legislature.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Liz Boldon, Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the Minnesota Senate for District 25.[^1] ### What - Member of the Minnesota Senate, listed as Assistant Majority Leader in the 93rd Legislature.[^1] - Received a $50 citation, which she paid, after her arrest at a November 2021 protest in Washington, D.C., at which 200 activists were arrested.[^1] ### When - 2021–2023: member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.[^1] - November 2021: arrested and cited in Washington, D.C.[^1] - 2022: elected to the Senate, 59% to 39%, succeeding the retiring Dave Senjem.[^1] ### Where - District 25, covering much of Rochester and Olmsted County, Minnesota.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Liz Boldon* (revision 1373466470, retrieved 26 October 2026; CC BY-SA 4.0) — Boldon's office, party and district; education; nursing career; November 2021 arrest and citation; House service 2021–2023; 2022 Senate election result; and Assistant Majority Leader post. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Boldon