Former Austin Mayor Tom Stiehm to run on DFL ticket in House District 27B election in 2022

Former Austin Mayor Tom Stiehm has announced that he will run as a DFL candidate in Minnesota House District 27B in the 2022 general election.

Stiehm served five terms as Mayor of Austin from 2006 to 2020, plus he served in the Austin Police Department for 30 years, and he also served a three-year stint in the U.S. Marine Corps. District 27B is currently served by State Representative Patricia Mueller, a Republican from Austin, who defeated long-time DFL incumbent Jeanne Poppe in the 2020 general election.