Meg Luger-Nikolai

Luger-Nikolai has B.A., M.P.P., and J.D degrees from the University of Minnesota.^[1] She represented trade unions and employees as an outside counsel before becoming a labor attorney for Education Minnesota, an education trade union, in 2010.^[2][3] She has chaired the Governing Council of the Minnesota State Bar Association's Labor and Employment Section and is a member of Minnesota's Public Employment Relations Board.^[3] She has been a fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers since 2025.^[4] She has also taught courses at the University of Minnesota Law School.^[1]

District 64A, which is entirely within the city of Saint Paul, was represented by Kaohly Her until she was elected mayor of St. Paul in November 2025.^[5][6] Luger-Nikolai won a six-way Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary election for the seat on December 16, 2025.^[7][8] She was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in a special election on January 27, 2026, with 95% of the vote.^[9][10] Her election came during the backlash against the fatal shootings of two Minnesotans, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.^[11][12]

Luger-Nikolai was sworn in on February 3, 2026, alongside Shelley Buck, who was also elected in a January special election.^[13][14]