Endorsement Announcement: Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie

LAKELAND, Minn. ─ On Thursday, October 6th 2022 Minnesota Senate District 41 Candidate
Judy Seeberger (DFL- Afton) announced the endorsement of Dakota County Sheriff Tim
Leslie via social media. Accompanying the announcement, Sheriff Leslie and Seeberger
released the following statements:

“I am proud to endorse Judy Seeberger in her race for Minnesota Senate District 41. Judy’s
experience as a first responder means she knows how to partner with law enforcement, and will be a tremendous asset in her service at the State Capitol,” said Dakota County Sheriff Leslie.

“Law enforcement needs legislators that will have their back, and who will choose their
constituents and solving problems over partisanship. I have the utmost confidence that Judy will be a public servant and ally to law enforcement, and that she will work to create safer
communities across Minnesota.”

Seeberger serves as a paramedic with Allina Health and on the Lower St. Croix Valley Fire
Department. She previously announced the endorsement of the Minnesota Professional
Firefighters. In her announcement of Sheriff Leslie’s endorsement, Seeberger said:
“I am honored to earn the endorsement of a deeply respected local law enforcement leader in Sheriff Tim Leslie. As a first responder, I am committed to building safer communities and
thriving neighborhoods, and that starts with partnering with local law enforcement in my own community,” said Judy Seeberger (DFL- Afton). “The voters I am talking to across Senate
District 41 tell me time and again that they are sick of the extremism, partisanship, and division in our politics. I am determined to be an independent voice and to bring people together, and I am proud to have Sheriff Leslie’s trust to do just that.”

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LAKELAND, Minn.—About Judy Seeberger
Judy Seeberger is the DFL-endorsed candidate for Minnesota Senate District 41, which includes parts of Washington and Dakota Counties. Judy is a paramedic, a teacher, a small business owner, former city council member, and the wife of a Captain in the U.S. Navy.