Timothy James "Tim" Walz (born April 6, 1964) is the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL).

The district comprises the state's southern end, running along the entire border with Iowa. It includes Rochester, Austin, Winona and Mankato.

Walz was born in West Point, Nebraska, the son of Darlene R. and James F. "Jim" Walz. His ancestry includes German, Irish, and Swedish. Walz, the son of a public school administrator and community activist, was raised in Chadron, Nebraska, a rural community in the northwestern portion of the state.

Walz graduated from Butte High School in a class of 25 students, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in social science education from Chadron State College. Walz's first teaching experience was at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Walz then accepted a teaching position with WorldTeach, teaching in the People's Republic of China.

Walz enlisted in the National Guard in 1981, and over the course of his 24-year career rose to the rank of command sergeant major. In 1989, he earned the title of Nebraska Citizen-Soldier of the Year. After a deployment to Italy with his Guard unit as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, Walz retired from the National Guard and resumed teaching as a geography teacher and football coach at Mankato West Senior High School.

Allen J. Quist (born October 1944) is a Minnesota politician, a former state representative, and a two-time candidate for governor of the state.

A Republican, Quist was first elected to the House in 1982. He served four terms until 1989 when he was defeated for re-election by St. Peter School Board Chair and Gustavus Adolphus College Professor Don Ostrom. He represented the old District 23B, which included portions of Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet and Renville counties in the south central part of the state. He chaired the Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Social Services during the 1985-1986 biennium.

In December 1986, Quist's first wife, Diane, died in a car accident. He subsequently married conservative activist Julie Morse in 1987. He has ten children, nine by his first wife and one by his second.

A conservative stalwart, Quist challenged incumbent Governor Arne Carlson in the 1994 gubernatorial election, with former U.S. Senate candidate Doug McFarland as his running mate. He campaigned on the premise that the pro-choice Carlson was too liberal to lead the Republican Party. Although he won endorsement at his party's convention, he was soundly defeated by Carlson in the state's open primary. He ran for governor again in 1998, but withdrew before the state convention in favor of Saint Paul Mayor Norm Coleman.

Terry Morrow (born October 22, 1963) is Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 23A, which includes portions of Nicollet and Sibley counties. A Democrat, he was first elected in 2006, and was re-elected in 2008 and 2010.

Morrow is a communication studies professor at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota, where he also resides. Prior to running for the House, Morrow served on the Saint Peter School Board for several years, and co-created a local acting group, SPact (St. Peter act).

Morrow served as an assistant majority leader during the 2009-2010 biennium. He is currently a member of the House Agriculture, Rural Economies & Veterans Affairs Committee and the House State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology & Elections Committee, and is also a member of the Finance subcommitteees for the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division and the Transportation Finance and Policy Division. On November 16, 2010, incoming Minority Leader Paul Thissen announced that he will be one of four Minority Whips during the 2011-2012 legislative session.