Dan Wolgamott

Wolgamott was raised in the Elkhorn neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from Elkhorn High School.^[2][3] He attended Saint John's University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. In 2011, he was an intern in U.S. Representative Tim Walz's office.^[1]

Wolgamott ran for Minnesota House in District 14A in 2014, losing to Republican Tama Theis.^[4] He then ran for the Minnesota Senate in District 14 in 2016, losing to Republican Jerry Relph by 141 votes.^[5] He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018 and has been reelected every two years since.^[1]

In the 2021–22 legislative session, Wolgamott was an assistant majority leader for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party House Caucus. He was sworn in as speaker pro tempore of the House on January 3, 2023. Wolgamott is the vice chair of the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee and sits on the Capital Investment, Labor and Industry Finance and Policy, and Rules and Legislative Administration Committees.^[1]

Wolgamatt co-authored, along with Republican 14A Representative Bernie Perryman the "Minnesota Bitcoin Act", introduced April 1, 2025. The proposal would allow payments to the state by cryptocurrency and authorize the State Board of Investment to invest in cryptocurrencies. The proposal would also allow payment of property taxes, interest and penalties to county treasurers using crytocurrency, and modifies how cryptocurrencies affect calculation of how "investment income" and alternative minimum taxable income affect state incomes taxes. ^[6]

On September 4, 2025, incumbent Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha announced her decision not to run for reelection in 2026. The same day, Wolgamott announced his candidacy for state auditor.^[7]