John Nagel

John Nagel lives in the St. Louis Park home his grandfather built.¹ His grandfather was a volunteer firefighter in Golden Valley and took him to the fire station as a child.¹ Nagel and his wife, Connie, married in 1988; he is a father of two and a grandfather.¹

Nagel studied criminal justice at the University of St. Thomas, interned with Edina police and entered the Minnesota State Patrol Academy in 1981.¹ His work included patrolling Hennepin County highways, serving on the governor's security detail and working as a traffic safety consultant.¹ He spent 30 years with the State Patrol and has taught defensive driving and worked in schools.²

He also worked as a sergeant at the State Patrol Training Academy, overseeing traffic safety programs.¹ After retiring as a field lieutenant in 2011, Nagel taught college courses and worked on the Minnesota Twins' security team.¹ His career has included training first responders through Minnesotans for Safe Driving and teaching firearm safety to young people.¹ He was also a candidate for Minnesota House District 46A in the 2024 election.³

Nagel supports cutting taxes, expanding domestic energy production, funding police and accelerating processing for legal immigration.¹ He favors tighter border enforcement, lower federal spending and schools focused on reading, math and science.¹