Nathan Coulter
TLDR: Nathan Coulter has represented House District 51B in the Minnesota House since January 2023 and serves as Assistant DFL Floor Leader. He grew up in Bloomington and lives there with his wife, Charity, and two children. Before joining the House he served on the Bloomington City Council from 2018 to 2023 and worked for about 10 years on Minnesota Senate staff. He holds a bachelor's degree from St. Olaf College and a master's in public administration from the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School. He says his top priority is affordable, good-quality child care.
Nathan CoulterDemocratic-Farmer-Labor, incumbent- Running for
- Minnesota House, District 51B
- Now
- State Representative, House District 51B (since 2023); Assistant DFL Floor Leader
- Lives in
- Bloomington
- Background
- Minnesota House, District 51B, 2023–present; Assistant DFL Floor Leader (2025–26) lrl.mn.gov
- Committees (2025–26): Higher Education Finance and Policy (co-vice chair); Rules and Legislative Administration; Children and Families Finance and Policy; Elections Finance and Government Operations house.mn.gov
- Bloomington City Council, 2018–2023 lrl.mn.gov
- Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority commissioner (2015–2019; 2022–2023); Perpich Center for Arts Education board (2015–2019) lrl.mn.gov
- About 10 years on Minnesota Senate staff as a legislative assistant and in DFL research lrl.mn.gov
- B.A. in political science and music, St. Olaf College; M.P.A., Humphrey School of Public Affairs (2019) lrl.mn.gov
- Listed his occupation as "stay-at-home dad" in the Sun Current's 2024 voters guide hometownsource.com
- In office
- Says his 2026 bills on food shelf and regional food bank funding and on modernizing child care licensing passed; reported $4 million for the Bloomington North Central Sanitary Sewer in the 2026 infrastructure bill house.mn.gov
- Authored HF 4994 (2024), prevailing-wage requirements for publicly financed housing projects; passed the House May 2024 house.mn.gov
- Authored provision in the 2024 House higher education policy bill (HF 4024) regulating online program managers house.mn.gov
- Authored HF 1653 (2023) to turn the renter's credit into a refundable income-tax credit; heard and laid over for possible inclusion in a larger bill house.mn.gov
- Co-authored and voted for the PRO Act, HF 1, on reproductive rights (January 2023) house.mn.gov
- Co-authored and voted for Earned Sick and Safe Time, HF 19 (passed the House 69-54, February 2023) house.mn.gov
- Co-authored and voted for Paid Family and Medical Leave, HF 2 (May 2023) house.mn.gov
- Website
- neighborsfornathan.com
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 952-239-0531
- Social
- Raised
- $14,106, $7,691 on hand cfb.mn.gov
- Also running
- Jim Lund (Republican)
Q: Where does Coulter stand on taxes?
A: Says "budget decisions are policy decisions" and that budget and tax priorities should focus on "supporting and growing the middle class, not rewarding the people and businesses who are already more than well-off."
neighborsfornathan.comQ: Where does Coulter stand on fraud in state programs?
A: Says fraud is unacceptable and the state's response "was not as speedy as it should have been"; points to the new Office of Inspector General and the attorney general's Medicaid fraud unit, and wants a closer look at what the state contracts out to private groups.
youtube.comQ: Where does Coulter stand on guns?
A: Supports banning "semi-automatic military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines," plus safe-storage rules and mandatory reporting of lost or stolen guns.
youtube.comQ: Where does Coulter stand on housing?
A: Says the best way to make housing affordable is "to build more housing"; supports state zoning and land-use reform.
youtube.comQ: Where does Coulter stand on schools?
A: Says he will work to ensure schools "have the resources needed to succeed" and that policies "support students rather than target them," and wants to continue the 2023 budget's work of "correcting the decades of underfunding" of public schools.
neighborsfornathan.comQ: Where does Coulter stand on immigration enforcement?
A: Says the 2026 federal enforcement surge hurt Bloomington families and businesses; wants to use state law to protect residents' constitutional rights.
youtube.comQ: Where does Coulter stand on child care?
A: Calls affordable child care "the biggest social and economic issue we face"; wants to build on the state's Early Learning Scholarships, modernize licensing, and pay providers as professionals.
youtube.comQ: Where does Coulter stand on elections and redistricting?
A: Says Minnesota's elections are safe and secure; supports an independent redistricting commission and term limits for governor and lieutenant governor, but not for legislators.
youtube.comQ: Where does Coulter stand on environment and climate?
A: Supports protecting the 2040 clean-energy standard, PFAS protections and the Boundary Waters from mining; raises concerns about data centers' water and energy use.
youtube.comQ: Where does Coulter stand on equal Rights Amendment and abortion?
A: Supports putting the Equal Rights Amendment on the ballot; voted for the 2023 PRO Act and says abortion decisions belong to patients and their doctors.
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