Statement of economic interest for a public official

Official: Petersen, Thom

Statement last updated: 1/3/2026

Occupation:	Commissioner
Employer:	Department of Agriculture


	Saint Paul, MN 55155

Positions held

Agency	Position held	Appointment date	Appointment ends	Appointment authority
Agriculture, Department of	Commissioner	1/2/2023	1/4/2027	Governor
Agricultural and Economic Development Board	Agriculture Commissioner	1/2/2023	1/4/2027	Statutory
Agricultural Chemical Response Compensation Board	Agriculture Commissioner	1/2/2023	1/4/2027	Statutory
Environmental Quality Board	Agriculture Commissioner	1/2/2023	1/4/2027	Statutory
Public Facilities Authority	Agriculture Commissioner	1/2/2023	1/4/2027	Statutory
Rural Finance Authority	Agriculture Commissioner, Chair	1/2/2023	1/4/2027	Statutory
Water and Soil Resources, Board of	Agriculture Commissioner	1/2/2023	1/4/2027	Statutory

Sources of income

Name of source	Relationship to source
Name of source	Director	Officer	Owner	Member	Partner	Employer	Employee	Honorarium
MN Department of Agriculture

Compensation from lobbyist, lobbyist principal, or interested person, for services as an independent contractor or consultant

None reported

Business ownership

Business or professional activity category
Unclassified establishments (unable to classify)

Independent contracting

Business or professional activity category
Administrative and support services

Securities

Name of security
American Funds Capital World Growth and Income Fund
American Funds Capitol Income Builder Fund
American Funds New World Fund
American Funds, American Balance Fund
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund

Real property

County	Address or section information	Owner	Mortgagee	Contract for deed	Option to buy $2500 rule	Option to buy $50000 rule
Pine	9347 Wildflower Rd.
Ramsey	676 Ashland Ave

Government agency interests

Interest name
Interest name	Professional consulting

Honoraria

None reported

Pari-mutuel horse racing interests

None reported