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Meet your Olmsted County commissioners!

Learn more about Olmsted County’s elected officials

  • News
  • Mar 26, 2025

Seven individuals comprise the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners and their job is to represent Olmsted County residents. Commissioners enact ordinances, approve budgets, and provide leadership and direction to the county. 

In an effort to get to know our county commissioners better, a video series was created to highlight more about the commissioners’ personal and professional lives.

Do you know which Olmsted County district you live in, and which commissioner represents you? Just type your address into our election district finder tool to find out!

Links are provided below for each “Meet the commissioner” video.

  • First district – Laurel Podulke-Smith
  • Second district – David Senjem 
  • Third district – Gregg Wright
  • Fourth district – Brian Mueller
  • Fifth district – Michelle Rossman
  • Sixth district – Bob Hopkins (No video available. See Commissioner Hopkins’ webpage on the Olmsted County website) 
  • Seventh district – Mark Thein

The Olmsted County Board of Commissioners meet twice a month for public board meetings. The board meets on Tuesdays – their first meeting of each month is at 11 a.m. and the second meeting of the month is at 6 p.m. A calendar of Olmsted County’s public meetings, including Board of Commissioner meetings, is available on our public website. 
 

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