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Louise Hinz

Director (At Large) · South Washington County Schools (ISD 833)

Serves or has served in 1 government: South Washington County Schools (ISD 833)

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Pioneer Press

Louise Hinz, who had been appointed to the board in March 2025, was elected to a full term in the November 4, 2025 election with 14.5% of the vote.

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The ISD 833 school board unanimously appointed Louise Hinz, a retired district teacher who had previously served a board term, to fill the vacancy left by Pat Driscoll's resignation.

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Director · At Large
December 31, 2029

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The school district is its own filing officer for school board campaign finance reports. ISD 833 posts candidate filings in the Campaign Finance Documents section of its Finance page, which the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board lists as the authoritative location under Minn. Stat. 211A.02 subd. 6.

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Eric Tessmer
  • Served with on South Washington County Schools (ISD 833), current
Elizabeth Bockman Eckberg
  • Served with on South Washington County Schools (ISD 833), current
Katie Schwartz
  • Served with on South Washington County Schools (ISD 833), current
Ryan Clarke
  • Served with on South Washington County Schools (ISD 833), current
Abby Baker
  • Served with on South Washington County Schools (ISD 833), current
Simi Patnaik
  • Served with on South Washington County Schools (ISD 833), current
Melinda Dols
  • Served with on South Washington County Schools (ISD 833), current
Kris Blackburn
  • Served with on South Washington County Schools (ISD 833), current
Julie Nielsen
  • Served with on South Washington County Schools (ISD 833), current
Sharon Van Leer
  • Served with on South Washington County Schools (ISD 833), current
Pat Driscoll
  • Served with on South Washington County Schools (ISD 833), current

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Occupation as filed: Retired teacher

A longtime teacher in the district: began teaching elementary school in South Washington County Schools in 1996 and later taught math at Woodbury Middle School from 2009 until retiring in 2018. Resides in Afton.

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Disclosure notes

Minnesota school board members are not covered by the state's Statement of Economic Interest requirement, which applies to metropolitan governmental units. A 2025 bill (SF 2412) proposed extending the requirement to more local elected officials; it was laid over in committee. School board candidates do file campaign finance reports with the county filing officer.

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Potential conflicts

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No documented potential conflicts on file. If you know of a financial relationship between Louise Hinz (or a household member) and a government they serve — a contract, payment, grant, or appointment — report it below with a link to the public source.

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  1. Louise Hinz appointed to South Washington County School board — St. Paul Pioneer Press (via Yahoo News) (checked 2026-09-20)
  2. School Board — South Washington County Schools (checked 2026-09-20)

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