MN-02: Tyler Kistner (R)
Tyler Kistner is a native Minnesotan who grew up in the Champlin/Brooklyn Park area and graduated from the University of Minnesota. Right after college, he married his high school sweetheart Marie and they made an unconventional career decision – Kistner commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.
He served nine years on active duty, mostly in the elite Marine Special Operations Forces unit known as the Marine Raiders. During his active service, Tyler had command and control of Special Operations programs totaling over $100 million in budget and assets.
After active duty, he transitioned to the Marine reserves so that he and his wife could move back home to Minnesota. They put down roots in Prior Lake where they now have a daughter Elodie and a son Gabriel.
He believes Congress would be a whole lot more functional if every representative viewed their job as a service, not a status. And that’s why he’s running for Congress – to serve Minnesota’s 2nd District for America’s future.
The biographical information above was sourced from the candidate’s campaign website, see links above for more information.