Janelle Calhoun

Janelle Calhoun is a local business leader running for the Minnesota House to flip her district blue. Janelle is committed to finding common-sense solutions for the good of all Minnesota communities, and she’s excited to bring her enthusiasm for helping others to the state legislature. Janelle is a fierce  believer in equality for all, and will be a strong champion for LGBTQ+ Minnesotans and protecting reproductive freedoms including abortion care. Janelle is a firm supporter of economic development built on a stable foundation for working families that includes access to high-quality public education and affordable health care, a clean environment, dependable infrastructure, and safe public spaces.

• Former Executive Director of a cancer research non-profit
• Taught financial literacy while working in the finance industry