Heather Arndt was raised on her family farm in Belle Creek Township and graduated from Wanamingo High School.  A long-time community champion and defender of rural Minnesota, Heather has spent her adult life in service to our country. She helped lead the bipartisan fight against Zip Rail and for a safer highway 52 corridor for area residents. Arndt, a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Army National Guard serving 28 years with two tours in Afghanistan, earning a Combat Action Badge and a Bronze Star, will bring her history of leadership to deliver results for the residents of House Seat 20A.  

Heather is the former Chair of the Goodhue County DFL, has a bachelor’s in political science, a Master of Science in Plant Science and a Master of Science in International Agriculture. She works in emergency preparedness, planning how agencies can step up in times of local man-made and natural disasters.

Heather believes in: the importance of protecting long-term care healthcare in our communities; keeping our local economies strong by working together to find ways for folks to earn a livable wage while allowing our small businesses to thrive; the importance of helping our public schools succeed; continuing to build ways for family farms to grow and succeed; and protecting the rights of all to be who they are and make their own decisions.