Jason Metsa | |
Office1: | Deputy Commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board |
Governor1: | Tim Walz |
Term Start1: | February 22, 2019 |
Term End1: | 2022 |
Preceded1: | Mary Finnegan |
State House2: | Minnesota |
District2: | 6B |
Term Start2: | January 8, 2013 |
Term End2: | January 7, 2019 |
Preceded2: | Tom Rukavina |
Successor2: | Dave Lislegard |
Birth Date: | 17 July 1980 |
Party: | Democratic–Farmer–Labor |
Spouse: | Amanda |
Children: | 1 |
Residence: | Virginia, Minnesota |
Alma Mater: | Mesabi Range Community and Technical College (A.A.) |
Jason Metsa (born July 17, 1980) is an American politician, a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and the former Deputy Commissioner at the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he represented District 6B in northeastern Minnesota from 2013 to 2019.
On July 6, 2024, Metsa was arrested for "3rd degree criminal sexual conduct — force or coercion."[1]
Metsa attended Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, graduating with an associate degree.[2]
Metsa was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012.
Metsa was a Democratic candidate for Minnesota's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House. Metsa lost in the primary election on August 14, 2018.
On February 22, 2019, Metsa became the Deputy Commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. His predecessor was Mary Finnegan.
Metsa and his wife, Amanda, have one child.