Judy Seeberger, attorney, paramedic, teacher, and former city councilmember, announced that she is running for the open seat in the newly created State Senate District 41, which includes the communities of Afton, Cottage Grove, Grant, Hastings, Lake Elmo, Lake St. Croix Beach, Lakeland, Lakeland Shores, St. Mary’s Point, and the townships of Baytown, Denmark, Nininger, and West Lakeland.

“As a life-long resident of the St. Croix Valley, former city councilwoman and schoolteacher, and an active member of my local fire department, I understand what’s important to voters in these beautiful river communities,” said Seeberger. “With my experience in education, city government and public safety, I know how lawmakers’ decisions directly impact local families and communities. I will take that first-hand knowledge to fight for better support for our students, stronger protections for our environment, and real safety for our neighborhoods.”

Seeberger will seek the local Democratic-Farmer- Labor endorsement at the Senate District 41 convention on March 26 at Oltman Middle School in Cottage Grove.

“I look forward to an exciting, hard-working campaign, and I am eager to listen to voters, regardless of political persuasion, on shaping the future we share.”

Seeberger lives in Afton with her husband Mike, a captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve, and two teenage sons. She is a licensed public school teacher, an active paramedic, and a practicing attorney.