Simon Trautmann Cordova
TLDR: Simon Trautmann Cordova is the DFL-endorsed candidate for Senate District 51. He was born in Bloomington, attended Bloomington and Richfield public schools, and lives in Richfield with his wife, Jennifer, and two children. He is a lawyer and partner at Trautmann Martin Law, which represents small businesses and nonprofits. He served on the Richfield City Council from 2018 to 2024 and says he left office in 2024 to focus on his family and law practice. His campaign, which uses the name "Simon Trautmann," lists universal primary care, school funding and protecting residents from government abuse as priorities.
Simon Trautmann CordovaDemocratic-Farmer-Labor- Running for
- Minnesota Senate, District 51
- Now
- Attorney and partner at Trautmann Martin Law PLLC; former Richfield City Council member (2018–2024)
- Work
- Attorney
- Lives in
- Richfield
- Background
- Born in Bloomington; attended Bloomington and Richfield public schools; his mother ran a small business on Old Shakopee Road simonfor51.com
- Richfield City Council member, 2018–2024 trautlaw.com
- Says he left elected office in 2024 to focus on his family and law practice youtube.com
- Partner, Trautmann Martin Law PLLC; practices business, nonprofit, real estate and employment law trautlaw.com
- J.D., University of St. Thomas School of Law (2008); B.A., North Central University (2003); admitted to the Minnesota bar in 2008 trautlaw.com
- Says he previously worked as an ESL teacher before becoming a lawyer youtube.com
- Member, Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association and Puerto Rican Bar Association; former DFL Central Committee member simonfor51.com
- In office
- As a Richfield council member, says he pushed for city-sponsored legal clinics, language-access measures and infrastructure funding, including the 77th Street underpass and I-494 pedestrian bridge (candidate's own account) youtube.com
- Website
- simonfor51.com
- Raised
- $32,075, $8,875 on hand cfb.mn.gov
- Interviews
- MNCPA Election Guide
- Also running
- Juline Birgersson (Republican)
Q: Where does Trautmann Cordova stand on taxes, spending and fraud?
A: Says the state must balance revenue and spending and prioritize children, health care and the most vulnerable; told the MNCPA "every dollar must be accounted for."
mncpa.orgQ: Where does Trautmann Cordova stand on taxes, spending and fraud?
A: Supports standing up the new Office of Inspector General, holding third-party program authorizers accountable, and adding staff to the attorney general's office.
youtube.comQ: Where does Trautmann Cordova stand on health care?
A: Calls health costs "unaffordable and unsustainable" for small employers; supports universal health care, starting with primary care and pilot programs.
youtube.comQ: Where does Trautmann Cordova stand on schools?
A: Says "no dollar invested in children is wasted"; wants continued state investment and fair statewide standards, and supports teaching state history from multiple viewpoints.
youtube.comQ: Where does Trautmann Cordova stand on guns and public safety?
A: Would vote for a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines; also stresses tools to intervene during mental-health crises.
youtube.comQ: Where does Trautmann Cordova stand on abortion?
A: At the Sept. 16 forum he said the Legislature "has passed good legislation to protect reproductive health" and the courts have found a constitutional right to privacy; said the task now is to preserve those protections by electing people who "won't dismantle it."
youtube.comQ: Where does Trautmann Cordova stand on immigration enforcement?
A: Sharply criticizes federal ICE tactics in Minnesota; supports state legislation such as the North Star Act to hold law-breakers, including federal agents, accountable.
youtube.comQ: Where does Trautmann Cordova stand on housing?
A: Points to Richfield's use of federal block-grant money for down-payment assistance and new multifamily housing as models he would continue.
youtube.comQ: Where does Trautmann Cordova stand on paid family and medical leave?
A: As a small-business owner, says the program is "critical" and should be kept.
youtube.comQ: Where does Trautmann Cordova stand on yes/no questions at Sept. 16 forum?
A: Answered yes to increasing state investment in renewable energy, yes to the Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment, and yes to banning flavored tobacco sales.
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