Nathan Coulter

Nathan Coulter (born March 9, 1986) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor-Party (DFL), Coulter represents District 51B in the southwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the city of Bloomington and parts of Hennepin County. Early life, education, and career Coulter grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and received his bachelor's degree in political science and music from St. Olaf College. He earned an Master of Public Administration in health, housing, education policy and leadership from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Coulter worked at the Minnesota Senate for ten years as a legislative assistant and DFL researcher. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education and twice as the Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority Commissioner-from 2015 to 2019 and from 2022 to 2023. Coulter served on the Bloomington City Council from 2018 until he was elected to the legislature. While on the council in 2022, Coulter said he supported a city mask mandate to slow the spread of COVID-19, but that a statewide mandate would be more effective.