Daniel Kirk Wolgamott (born October 24, 1990) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Wolgamott represents District 14B in central Minnesota, which includes the city of St. Cloud and parts of Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns Counties.
Early life, education, and career Wolgamott was raised in the Elkhorn neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from Elkhorn High School. He attended Saint John's University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. In 2011, he was an intern in U.S. Representative Tim Walz's office.
Minnesota House of Representatives Wolgamott ran for Minnesota House in District 14A in 2014, losing to Republican Tama Theis. He then ran for the Minnesota Senate in District 14 in 2016, losing to Republican Jerry Relph by 141 votes. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018 and has been reelected every two years since.
In the 2021–22 legislative session, Wolgamott was an assistant majority leader for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party House Caucus. He was sworn in as speaker pro tempore of the House on January 3, 2023. Wolgamott is the vice chair of the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee and sits on the Capital Investment, Labor and Industry Finance and Policy, and Rules and Legislative Administration Committees.
Legislative record
Wolgamatt and Representative Bernie Perryman co-authored the "Minnesota Bitcoin Act", introduced on April 1, 2025. The proposal would allow payments to the state in cryptocurrency and authorize the State Board of Investment to invest in cryptocurrencies. It would also allow payment of property taxes, interest, and penalties to county treasurers in cryptocurrency, and modify how cryptocurrencies affect calculation of how "investment income" and alternative minimum taxable income affects state income tax.Office of the Revisor of Statues, "HF 2946", 94th Legislature (2025-2026), posted 4/24/2025, See also Minnesota Senate SF 2661
State Auditor candidacy
On September 4, 2025, incumbent Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha announced her decision not to run for reelection in 2026. The same day, Wolgamott announced his candidacy for state auditor.
Personal life Wolgamott has two children. He resides in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He married Nicole Swanson in 2014; the couple divorced in 2021. In June 2024, Wolgamott announced his engagement to Erika Mejía. They married in August 2025.
Legal issues On January 9, 2021, Wolgamott's vehicle was found abandoned in a yard in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Police investigated, noted the roads were icy at the time, and cited Wolgamott with a misdemeanor for abandoning his vehicle on private property without the property owner's consent.
On July 7, 2023, Wolgamott was arrested in Kanabec County, Minnesota, for driving while intoxicated. Two weeks later, surveillance video from a liquor store showed him drinking from a bottle of alcohol in the parking lot before getting in his car and driving away. On August 7, after blood test results showed a blood alcohol content of 0.09, above Minnesota's legal limit of 0.08, Wolgamott was charged with two counts of driving under the influence. He pleaded guilty in September and was sentenced to two years of supervised probation.
Electoral history
References
External links
Official House of Representatives website Official campaign website