MN Lawmaker Jailed After Suspected Drunk Driving Crash

ST. CLOUD, MN — A St. Cloud state lawmaker was in the Stearns County Jail on Thursday morning after police arrested him on suspicion of drunk driving in a crash that left someone hurt, according to jail records.

Rep. Dan Wolgamott, DFL-St. Cloud, 36, was arrested by St. Cloud police at 9:09 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, and booked into the jail the same day, according to the Stearns County Sheriff's Office jail roster.

He is being held on three gross misdemeanor counts: criminal vehicular operation causing bodily harm while under the influence of alcohol, third-degree driving while impaired with one aggravating factor, and driving while impaired by alcohol.

Wolgamott represents House District 14B and co-chairs the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee, according to his House profile. He was first elected in 2018.

Wolgamott did not seek another House term this year and will leave office in January. He ran for state auditor instead but missed the August primary ballot after failing to win the DFL endorsement, FOX 9 reported.

Previous conviction

In July 2023, a State Patrol trooper stopped Wolgamott on Highway 23 in Kanabec County, and he was arrested on suspicion of DWI. He later pleaded guilty to driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, KARE 11 reported. In exchange, prosecutors dropped a second DWI count, and he received a 45-day jail term that was stayed for two years. He completed probation in that case in September 2025, according to court records cited by FOX 9.