State Representative Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn

08/27/2026

It’s always great to meet the incredible undergrads who participate in this program and have a hand in crafting policy and supporting constituents in various ways during the legislative session. Please share with your networks!

Are you a college student interested in the legislative process? Learn more about the Minnesota House of Representatives' 2027 Undergraduate Internship Program! https://www.house.mn.gov/sergeant/internship

Deadline to apply is Oct. 29 ⏳

08/13/2026

Minnesota schools and child care providers can now apply for AGRI Farm to Kids Programs, which reimburse eligible purchases of food grown or raised in Minnesota. With $1.47 million available, that means more Minnesota food on kids’ plates and more opportunities for local farmers!

📣 Know a school, early care center, or family child care provider who should hear about this? Be sure to share this post with them.

📅 Deadline to apply is Oct. 15 at 4 p.m.

🔗 www.mda.state.mn.us/funding-available-bring-more-minnesota-foods-kids

📸 A school lunch tray featuring locally sourced menu items at Winona Senior High School

08/10/2026

I was honored to make my stage debut alongside Representative Athena Hollins at the Minnesota Fringe Festival yesterday with a cameo during “A Woman’s Place is in the House.” The play follows the first four female legislators as they journey to today’s time, in the fight for equal rights.

Minnesota Fringe

07/26/2026

Thank you to Eden Prairie Community Education for hosting another incredible PeopleFest! Diversity is what makes us great. It’s an absolute honor to represent our vibrant community and even more special when we get to celebrate unique traditions and talents.

07/16/2026

Huge thanks to everyone who came to our first ever open-mic style listening session on Tuesday! This new format gave us a chance to have real, in-depth conversations about everything from taxes to climate to ranked choice voting. In a chaotic political environment, it’s a privilege to get to peel back the hard shell of partisanship and get to what matters most. We have more in common than what divides us, and Tuesday was a great example of that. I’m looking forward to the next one!

07/10/2026

Great news!

Lake Riley, Rice Marsh Lake, and Hyland Lake have been removed from the impaired waters list. 👏

The Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District is excited to announce the delistings of Riley, Rice Marsh, and Hyland lakes from the impaired waters list!

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) maintains an impaired waters list as required by the federal Clean Water Act. These three lakes were on the list due to an excess of nutrients such as phosphorus. After projects implemented by the District and its partners, these lakes now meet state water quality standards.

RPBCWD was featured in an article from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) newsletter about work that was done to help get Lake Riley and Rice Marsh Lake delisted. Read the full article: rpbcwd.org/riley-rice-marsh-and-hyland-lakes-removed-from-impaired-waters-list

Photo by Maya Chang, Lake Riley.

07/04/2026

Happy Independence Day! ❤️ 🤍 🩵

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

I’m grateful and proud to be an American. Loving our country means knowing that we’ve got a lot of work to do to become a more perfect union. I wouldn’t want to do that work anywhere else. 🇺🇸

07/01/2026

The MGA was proud to present a $1,000 donation to PROP Food Supports in recognition of State Representative Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn for her work as a Hunger Champion in the Minnesota House. We were also honored to recognize PROP - People Reaching Out to People retiring Executive Director, Jennifer Loon, for her outstanding leadership and dedication to helping feed those in need throughout our communities. Thank you both for your commitment to fighting hunger and serving Minnesotans.

Thank you to Jerry's Foods - Eden Prairie for hosting.

07/01/2026

It didn’t take long after the first official day of summer for the classic Minnesota combination of heat and humidity to set in!

Read about what I've been up to so far this interim in my latest legislative update.

It didn’t take long after the first official day of summer for the classic Minnesota combination of heat and humidity to set in.

06/30/2026

Calling all rising juniors & seniors!

Want hands-on experience in how government actually works? The Academy for Public Service is recruiting students for the Minnesota Model House of Representatives on July 8–10 at the Minnesota State Capitol.

Students will draft and debate bills (use existing legislation, propose amendments, or write your own!), learn the ins and outs of legislative procedure, and build real skills in collaboration, networking, and policy analysis.

Sessions are open to the public, so parents, friends, family, and legislators are welcome to stop by and watch democracy in action.

Sign up at academyforpublicservice.org.