Nurses announce endorsement for Minnesota State Senate District 47

(St. Paul, MN) – September 19, 2025 – Nurses of the Minnesota Nurses Association today announced their endorsement of Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger for Senate District 47.

Endorsed candidates are recognized for their leadership and collaboration with nurses to address critical issues affecting both nurses and patients. To earn nurses’ endorsement, candidates must show dedication to MNA priorities, including resolving the nurse retention and patient care crisis, opposing the growing corporatization and consolidation in healthcare, and advocating for workers’ rights to a collective voice that upholds dignity and respect in the workplace.

Nurses in the screening specifically cited Hemmingsen-Jaeger’s strong record on healthcare access and her leadership in addressing consolidation in healthcare as reasons for their support.

Nurses Care, Nurses Vote

MNA endorsements follow screening sessions where nurses pressed the candidates for their commitment to key issues for nurses and patients. Following screening sessions with the candidates, recommendations for endorsement were approved by the MNA Political Committee and Board of Directors, both comprised of elected nurse members.

MNA nurses will encourage fellow nurses and the public to elect endorsed candidates in 2025 through phone- and text-banking, door-knocking, digital advertisements and more.

More information on the MNA endorsement process and on endorsed candidates can be found at nursescarenursesvote.com.

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