Assistant Republican Caucus Leader
Senator Gary Dahms was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2010 and re-elected in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2022. He proudly represents Senate District 15, including communities in the Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine counties. Dahms is the Republican lead of the Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee and serves on the Finance and Agriculture, Broadband and Rural Development committees.
Dahms was born and raised in Clements, Minnesota, and graduated from Redwood Falls High School. He received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business administration from the University of Minnesota and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.
For 25 years, Dahms owned and operated Dahms Insurance Agency in Redwood Falls. A lifelong member of the Redwood Falls community, Dahms has served as a Redwood County commissioner, president of the Redwood Area Educational Foundation, and a board member for the FFA Alumni Association.
Dahms and his wife, Barb, make their home in Redwood Falls. They have two grown children and multiple grandchildren.
- Republican Lead, Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy
- Finance
- Agriculture, Broadband and Rural Development
