ABOUT STEVE
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Already Your Neighbor
Steve Holm isn't a career politician, and he'll be the first to tell you so. He's a farm kid from St. Charles who grew up learning that hard work, resourcefulness, and looking out for your neighbors aren't just good values — they're survival skills.
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Steve was born and raised in rural Minnesota, and though life took him in many directions, District 20B has always been home. He's the kind of person who never really left, because this community is woven into who he is.
Problem-Solver By Nature
Growing up on a farm, Steve learned that there's almost always a solution — even if you have to get creative to find it. That instinct followed him into a 41-year career at Mayo Clinic, where he started as a computer operator and worked his way up to Lead Analyst Programmer, managing teams enhancing the Electronic Medical Record system. Along the way, he identified an operational change that saved Mayo thousands of dollars, helped double the size of the Help Desk team through a training program he co-developed, and led projects that improved both healthcare efficiency and patient safety. He worked alongside physicians, nurses, and staff at every level — because he understood that the best solutions come from listening to the people closest to the problem.
A Public Servant At Heart
Steve's commitment to community runs deep and long. He served on the original Saratoga Township Planning and Zoning Variance Board, then spent seven years as an elected Saratoga Township Supervisor. He currently serves on the Winona County Planning and Zoning Board, sits on the MiEnergy Advisory Committee, and serves as president of two local cemetery associations.
When the American Rescue Plan Act became available to townships during COVID, many Minnesota townships walked away from the daunting paperwork. Steve didn't. He navigated the IRS filing requirements and secured over $62,000 for Saratoga Township — funds that went toward a bridge replacement, upgraded parking lot access, and new road gravel. That's Steve in a nutshell: he does the work, even when it's hard, because he knows his community is counting on him.
Why He's Running
​Steve was approached by community leaders and asked to represent the DFL in District 20B. After talking it over with his family and reflecting on a lifetime of local service, the answer was clear. This was the next logical step — a chance to serve his state with the same dedication he's given his community for decades.
He's not running to make a name for himself. He's running because 20B deserves a voice in St. Paul — and he believes that voice should belong to someone who cares deeply about the future of this place we call home.
MISSION STATEMENT
Bring It Holm
Home means something to people in District 20B. It's the land your family has worked for generations. It's the neighbor who shows up when things get hard. It's the small town where everybody waves, everybody helps, and everybody knows that what happens here matters — even if St. Paul doesn't always act like it.
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For too long, the issues closest to our daily lives have been drowned out by political noise from Washington and overlooked by legislators who don't know what it's like to watch a farm family struggle, drive forty-five minutes to a clinic, or worry about what's getting into the groundwater. That stops now.
I'm Steve Holm, and I'm running for Minnesota House District 20B because I believe the people of this district deserve a voice that sounds like theirs — plain-spoken, solutions-focused, and grounded in real experience. Whether it's protecting our water, making farming viable again, growing our regional economy, or ensuring every rural resident has access to healthcare, these are not abstract policy debates to me. These are the realities of the community I grew up in, worked in, and have served for decades.
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Minnesotans are responsible, resilient, and above all, good neighbors. We have always had what it takes to solve our own problems. It's time to stop waiting for someone else to fix things and bring the focus back where it belongs — home.