Josiah Hill

American politician

Josiah Hill

Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 33B district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Shelly Christensen

Personal details
Born	(1976-12-15) December 15, 1976 (age 47)
Political party	Democratic (DFL)
Spouse	Emily
Children	3
Residence	Stillwater, Minnesota
Education	University of Wisconsin (B.A.) (M.S.E.) Hamline University (Ed.D.)
Occupation	Teacher Legislator
Website	Government website Campaign website

Josiah Hill (born December 15, 1976) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), Hill represents District 33B in the eastern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Stillwater, Forest Lake, and Bayport, and parts of Washington County.^[1]^[2]

Early life, education and career

Hill grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota. He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a Master of Science in education for English/language arts and a doctorate in education from Hamline University.^[1]

Hill is an English teacher at Stillwater Area High School and has been president of the St. Croix Education Association since 2010.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Hill was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022. He first ran for the Minnesota Senate in 2020, losing to two-term Republican incumbent Karin Housley. Hill ran for the House in 2022 and won after the retirement of two-term DFL incumbent Shelly Christensen.^[1]

Hill serves as vice chair of the Education Policy Committee, and also sits on the Labor and Industry Finance and Policy and Education Finance Committees.^[1]

Political positions

Hill campaigned on a platform focused on environmental protection, more funding for schools, expanding healthcare, and racial equity.^[3] In 2023, he authored legislation that would help a power plant in Oak Park Heights decommission its coal power plant as a part of Xcel Energy's plan to move toward renewable energy sources.^[6]

Electoral history

2020 Minnesota State Senate - District 39^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karin Housley (incumbent)	29,246	52.97
	Democratic (DFL)	Josiah Hill	25,921	46.95
	Write-in		45	0.08
Total votes			55,212	100.0
	Republican hold

2022 Minnesota State House - District 33B^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Josiah Hill	12,074	53.94
	Republican	Mark Bishofsky	10,277	45.91
	Write-in		33	0.15
Total votes			22,384	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold

Personal life

Hill lives in Stillwater, Minnesota, with his wife, Emily, and has three children.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Hill, Josiah - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
^ "Rep. Josiah Hill (33B) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
^ ^a ^b Lopez, Ricardo (2020-10-19). "Two GOP state senators face challengers aided by outside money". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
^ Eischens, Rilyn (2020-09-24). "50 Minnesota state and federal races to watch in the 2020 election". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
^ McKinney, Matt (November 9, 2020). "Stillwater school board hoping to move beyond contentious year with five new members". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
^ McKinney, Matt (February 20, 2023). "Oak Park Heights, facing closure of power plant, still looking for help". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
^ "2020 Results for State Senate District 33". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^ "2022 Results for State Representative District 33B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 25, 2023.