Current members

Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board

Chair - Margaret Leppik

Margaret (Peggy) Leppik was appointed to the Board in May of 2015 by Governor Dayton. Ms. Leppik was reappointed in June of 2017 for a term ending in January of 2020. She fills a Board position requiring a former Republican legislator. Ms. 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, Ms. Leppik is an active volunteer for numerous nonprofit organizations.

Vice Chair - Robert Moilanen

Robert Moilanen was initially appointed by Governor Dayton to the Board in October, 2016. Mr. Moilanen was reappointed in June of 2017 for a term ending 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.

Daniel N. Rosen

Daniel N. Rosen was intitially appointed in July, 2014, by Governor Dayton. Mr. Rosen was reappointed in January of 2018 for a term ending in January of 2022. 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.

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. 

Gary Haugen

Gary J. Haugen was appointed to the Board in September 2017 by Governor Dayton for a term ending in January 2020. He fills a Board position that has no restrictions on previous political activities. Mr. Haugen is an attorney with Maslon LLP where he has handled complex litigation matters for more than 35 years. A central focus of his practice has been the litigation of product liability, mass tort, insurance-related disputes and professional liability claims. He has also been a member of the adjunct faculty at Vanderbilt University Law School and the University of Minnesota Law School, where he currently serves on the Board of Advisors. He is the former chair of the Federal Practice Committee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. He is a graduate of St. Olaf College and the University of Minnesota Law School.

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. Ms. 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.