Current Members
Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
Chair - Daniel N. Rosen
Daniel N. Rosen was appointed in July, 2014, by Governor Dayton for a term ending in January of 2018. He fills a Board position requiring a member who has not been a public official, held any political party office other than precinct delegate, or been elected to public office for which party designation is required by statute in the three years preceding the member's appointment to the Board. A lawyer in Minneapolis, Mr. Rosen is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and the lead Minnesota partner of the Kluger Kaplan law firm, where he practices in the field of business and real estate litigation. Prior to law school Mr. Rosen was as an officer in the United States Navy and served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Carol Flynn
Carol Flynn was appointed to the Board in February of 2015 by Governor Dayton for a term ending in January of 2019. She fills a Board position requiring a former DFL legislator. Flynn served as a state senator from 1990-2000 where she was Majority Whip and Chaired the Judiciary and Transportation Committees. She studied at the University of Minnesota. A retired public employee, she volunteers on the Minneapolis Transportation Management Organization and as Vice President of the Loring Green West Association Board.
Margaret Leppik
Margaret (Peggy) Leppik was appointed to the Board in May of 2015 by Governor Dayton, and re-appointed in January 2016 for a term ending in January of 2020. She fills a Board position requiring a former Republican legislator. Leppik served as a state representative from 1991-2003 where she chaired the Higher Education Finance Committee. She served on the Metropolitan Council from 2003-2011 where she was vice chair for three years and chaired the Environmental Committee. A graduate of Smith College, Leppik is an active volunteer for numerous nonprofit organizations.
Robert Moilanen
Robert Moilanen was appointed by Governor Dayton to the Board in October, 2016. His term expires in January of 2019. He occupies a Board position for a member who has not been a public official, held any political party office other then precinct delegate, or been elected to public office for which party designation is required by statute in the three years preceding the member's appointment. Mr. Moilanen is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College and George Washington University Law School. Mr. Moilanen spent the early part of his legal career working in the public sector. Subsequently, he spent nearly thirty years in the private practice of law with the majority of that time spent as a partner at the law firm of Popham, Haik, Schnobrich, Kaufman and Doty. His private practice career primarily focused on securities fraud. Mr. Moilanen concluded his professional career working as the Director of Securities for the State of Minnesota from 2011-2014.
Stephen Swanson
Stephen D. Swanson was appointed to the Board in July, 2017, by Governor Dayton for a term ending in January of 2020. He occupies an unrestricted Board position and supports the DFL party. Mr. Swanson is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and holds a Master of Laws degree from New York University. Following a career as an attorney with Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, Inc., Mr. Swanson served as a Hennepin County District Court Judge from July, 1989, to February, 2007, and as a Senior Judge from January, 2009, to April, 2014. Most recently, he served as a temporary administrative law judge with the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings from May, 2014, to May, 2017. Mr. Swanson has served as an international judge on the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and worked in USAID-sponsored rule of law projects in Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Lebanon. He volunteers with the Conflict Resolution Center, and is a member of the Volunteer Lawyer’s Network.