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Name Pronunciation Guide for House Members 2023

Patty Acomb - A-come
Esther Agbaje - Ag-Badge-a
Pam Altendorf - Altendorf
Patti Anderson
Paul Anderson
Jeff Backer
Kristin Bahner - Baa-ner
Ben Bakeberg
Dave Baker
Jamie Becker-Finn
Peggy Bennett
Kaela Berg
Robert Bierman
Matt Bliss
Jeff Brand
John Burkel
Ned Carroll
Ethan Cha
Mary Frances Clardy
Nathan Coulter - Nay-then Coal-ter
Brion Curran - Bree-on
Brian Daniels
Kurt Daudt - Doubt
Greg Davids
Ben Davis
Lisa Demuth - day-myth
Jeff Dotseth
Heather Edelson
Steve Elkins
Elliott Engen
Sandra Feist
Leigh Finke - Lee Fin-KEE
Peter Fischer
Marj Fogelman
Mary Franson
Cedrick Frazier
Luke Frederick
Mike Freiberg - Fry-berg
Pat Garofalo - Ga-ra-fa-low
Dawn Gillman
Aisha Gomez
Emma Greenman
Matt Grossell
Rick Hansen
Jessica Hanson
Bobbie Harder
Hodan Hassan - Hah-SAHN
Josh Heintzeman
Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger - Hemm-ing-sen Yay-grr
Kaohly Vang Her - Kah-lee
Kim Hicks
Josiah Hill
Athena Hollins
Frank Hornstein - HORN-steen
Melissa Hortman
Michael Howard
Shane Hudella - WHO-DELL-AH
Walter Hudson
John Huot - Hewitt
Samakab Hussein
Spencer Igo
Steven Jacob
Brian Johnson
Sydney Jordan
Jim Joy
Heather Keeler
Debra Kiel - Keel
Ginny Klevorn - Kle'vorn
Krista Knudsen
Erin Koegel - Kay-guhl
Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn - Coh-tease-uh Wit-Toon
Alicia "Liish" Kozlowski
Jon Koznick
Larry Kraft
Ron Kresha - Kree-shaw
Fue Lee
Liz Lee
Tina Liebling - LEE-bling
Leon Lillie
Dave Lislegard
Jamie Long
Joe McDonald
Shane Mekeland - Mehk - land
Kelly Moller
Patricia Mueller
Tom Murphy
Andrew Myers
Danny Nadeau
Jim Nash
Michael Nelson
Nathan Nelson
Anne Neu Brindley
Jerry Newton
Harry Niska
Mohamud Noor
Matt Norris
Paul Novotny - No-Vot-Nee
Tim O'Driscoll
Bjorn Olson
Liz Olson
Gene Pelowski Jr.
María Isa Pérez-Vega
Bernie Perryman - Burn-ie Perry-men
John Petersburg
Brian Pfarr - far
Dave Pinto
Laurie Pryor
Kristi Pursell
Duane Quam
Marion Rarick
Lucy Rehm
Liz Reyer - RYE-er
Kristin Robbins
Joe Schomacker - Shoe-mah-ker
Isaac Schultz
Peggy Scott
Samantha Sencer-Mura - Sensir-Murra
Roger Skraba
Andy Smith
Zack Stephenson
Chris Swedzinski - Swa –zin-ski
Brad Tabke - Tab-Key
Paul Torkelson
Dean Urdahl
Samantha Vang
Bianca Virnig
Nolan West
Mike Wiener - Wē' nar
Mark Wiens - Weenz
Jeff Witte
Dan Wolgamott - Wal-guh-mott
Jay Xiong
Cheryl Youakim - U-wa-keem
Natalie Zeleznikar