24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Notable alumni of Mitchell Hamline School of Law include Sean Duffy (US Secretary of Transportation), Tom Emmer (Minnesota congressman and House majority whip) and Floyd B. Olson (22nd governor of Minnesota).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

Sean Duffy 1971–

US Secretary of Transportation

Also attended: Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Spouse: Rachel Campos-Duffy (Arizona State University-Tempe, University of California-San Diego)
Tom Emmer 1961–

Minnesota congressman and House majority whip

Also attended: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Floyd B. Olson 1891–1936

22nd governor of Minnesota

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Elmer Austin Benson 1895–1985

Minnesota lawyer and politician, appointed US Senator
Thomas D. Schall 1878–1935

Former US Senator and Representative from Minnesota

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
August H. Andresen 1890–1958

Republican U.S. congressman from Minnesota

Also attended: St. Olaf College
Luther Youngdahl 1896–1978

27th governor of Minnesota and federal judge

Also attended: Gustavus Adolphus College

Sibling: Oscar Youngdahl (Gustavus Adolphus College, Hamline University)
Dewey Johnson 1899–1941

Lawyer and politician from Minnesota

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Arthur E. Nelson 1892–1955

US Senator from Minnesota

Also attended: Macalester College
Oscar Youngdahl 1893–1946

Minnesota lawyer and politician

Also attended: Gustavus Adolphus College, Hamline University

Sibling: Luther Youngdahl (Gustavus Adolphus College, Mitchell Hamline School of Law)
Corey Stewart 1968–

Chairman of Prince William County Board of Supervisors

Also attended: Georgetown University
Ray P. Chase 1880–1948

U.S. representative and Minnesota State Auditor

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Greg Davis 1966–

Attorney and former mayor of Southaven, Mississippi

Also attended: Mississippi State University
Dick Cohen 1949–

Former Minnesota state senator and lawyer

Also attended: Northwestern University
Linda Scheid 1942–2011

Minnesota state senator and lawyer

Also attended: Coe College
Jean Wagenius 1941–

Minnesota state representative, 1987–2021

Also attended: George Washington University
Scott Newman 1947–

Attorney and former Minnesota state senator

Also attended: Minnesota State University-Mankato
Tarryl Clark 1961–

Former Minnesota state senator and attorney

Also attended: Drake University
Bobby Joe Champion 1963–

Minnesota state senator and lawyer

Also attended: Macalester College
Ted Mondale 1957–

Former Minnesota state senator, son of Walter Mondale

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Father: Walter Mondale (Macalester College, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)

Mother: Joan Mondale (Macalester College)
Debra Hilstrom 1968–

Former Minnesota House member

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Joe Atkins 1965–

Minnesota attorney and former state representative

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
G. Aaron Youngquist 1885–1959

Minnesota Attorney General who prosecuted Al Capone

Sports

Fred McNeill 1952–2015

Minnesota Vikings linebacker and lawyer

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Mitchell Hamline School of Law (people who attended both).