Thomas Trehus, Spring Grove School Board member and fifth generation Houston County resident, received his party’s endorsement to run for a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives this November. Local delegates of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota endorsed Trehus in Rushford on Saturday, April 7.
“I would be honored to serve the communities of Fillmore and Houston counties in the State Legislature,” Trehus stated. “In this highly toxic and partisan political environment, we need reasonable voices willing to work with both parties to serve the citizens of Minnesota, I am stepping up to be that voice.”
Trehus is running for office to provide more affordable health care options for those of us in living in rural areas, to improve our infrastructure, and to maintain our strong public school system.
“We have so much to offer here in Southeastern Minnesota, it’s time we seize our potential while making sure there are opportunities for generations to come,” Trehus remarked, “As the fifth generation living on my family farm, I understand the need to keep our communities viable so that five generations from now our descendants can live, work and thrive here.”
Besides serving on the Spring Grove School Board of Education, Trehus enjoys substitute teaching in several area school districts, working on his family farm, volunteering with area non-profit organizations, helping coach high school speech teams and teach firearms safety classes. In addition, Trehus is the vice president of his local Sons of Norway lodge and a board member at Giants of the Earth Heritage Center in Spring Grove.
Voters will decide between Thomas Trehus and the 13-term Republican Representative Greg Davids on November 6, 2018.