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Statement of economic interest for a public official

Official: Thissen, Paul

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Statement last updated: 1/26/2025

Occupation: Justice Minnesota Supreme Court
Employer: Minnesota Courts
25 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Saint Paul, MN 55155

Positions held

Agency Position held Appointment date Appointment ends Appointment authority
Supreme Court Associate Justice 1/5/2021 12/31/2026 Elected After Appointment
House of Representatives Representative 1/3/2017 4/20/2018 Elected
House of Representatives Representative 1/2/2013 1/5/2015 Elected

Sources of income

Name of source Relationship to source
Director Officer Owner Member Partner Employer Employee Honorarium
Cohen and Steers
General Mills
Minnesota Supreme Court
University of St Thomas

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

None reported

Business ownership

None reported

Independent contracting

None reported

Securities

Name of securityName of securityName of securityName of securityName of security
AAON Inc ALBANY MN IND SCH DIST 745 BLDG SER A B/E Ameriprise Financial Inc Aspen Technology Autotrader Group PLC
Battle Lake MV Indep Schl Dist 542 Bldg Ser A B/E Cr Enh BLACKROCK STRATEGIC MUN OPPTYS INST CL Blackrock Strategic Opportunities Institutional CL (2021) Blackrock Tactical Opptys Insti Cl Blackrock Technology Opportunities Inst. CL 1 (2021)
BNY Melon Dynamic Value Cl 1 Cohen and Steers COLUMBIA MULTI SECTOR MUNICIPAL INCOME ETF COLUMBIA STRATEGIC MUN INCOME INST CL Commissioner IRRRB EDL FAC Rev Sep Ser A
Dream Finders Homes Inc. Cl A DULUTH MN IND SCH DIS 709 CTF PARTN RFDG SER A REV B/E ST STAND APPROPR EDINA MN IND SCL DIST 273 FAC MAINT HENN COUNTY SER A B/E Endava PLC ADS Repsts Cl A Ord Enerpac Tool Group Corp
Evangeline Parish LA Law Enforcement Dist Rev BAM Sales Tax B/E Factset Rsch Sys Inc Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core (2021) FEDERATED HERMES TOTAL RETURN BOND INSTL CL Federated Hines Prime Cash Obligs Serv Cl
Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities CL 1 (2021) FIDELITY ADVISOR INTL CAP APPREC CL 1 Fox Factory Holding Corp General Mills Golden Valley MN DB Ser A B/E B/Q
Goldman Sachs CQG Partners International Opportunities Investor CL (2021) Goldman Sachs Dynamic Mun Income Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal Investor CL Goldman Sachs PEM 2021 LP GOLDMAN SACHS US EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM INVESTOR CL
Goosehead Insurance Inc Cl A GROVE CITY PA AGM B/E CPN 4% 2034 Guggenheim Total Return Bond Intl Cl HARRIS CTY TX MUD 423 AGM B/E HENN CTY MN SALES TAX REV SER C DB B/E
Hines Global Income Trust Inc. Holley Inc I-Shares 20plus Year Treasury Bonds ETF IShares Consumer Holdings MSCI EATF ETF ISHARES CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF
IShares Core MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF IShares Core S&P Midcap ETF (2021) IShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF IShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF IShares GLOBAL ENERGY ETF
IShares MSCI USA Quality Favor ETF John Hancock Bond Cl 1 JP Morgan Active Growth ETF JP Morgan Equity Income Cl 1 Kinsdale Capital Group Inc.
LAKE SUPERIOR MN IND SCH DIST 381 BLDG PUB SER A B/E CR ENH Lancaster PA B/E Cpn 4% Locorr Macro Strategies Class 1 Mahtomedi MN Ind Schl Dist 832 Fac Maint Series A B/E B/Q Mainstay Mackay Tax Free Bond Cl 1
Mankato MN Indep Schl Dist 77 B/E Cpn 5% Morningstar Inc. MPLS MN SP SCH DIS 1 LONG TERM FAX MAINT SER C B/E CR ENH National Rsch Corp Cl A NB Crossroads Private Market Fund VI
NB CROSSROADS PRIVATE MARKETS FUND VII NCOINO Inc. Northside TX Indep Schl Dist Rfdg Novanta Inc NUVEEN ALL AMERICAN MUN BOND CL 1
NUVEEN DIVIDEND GROWTH Nuveen GLOCAL CITIES REIT INCOME CL 1 NUVEEN MN INTERIM MUN BOND CL 1 NVE Corp Ollies Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc
Omega Flex Inc. Onestream Inc Cl A Owendale Gagetown ASI MI Huron and Tuscla County QSBLF Rfdg B/E B/Q PGIM Jennison Corp Growth Cl 2 Pimco Income Cl 12
Pricesmart Inc Putnam Small Cap Growth Cl Y Revolve Group Inc Rightmore PLC Rochester MN Elec Util Rev Rfdg Ser A B/E PTC
Rothsay MN Indep Schl Dist 850 Bldg Rfdg Ser A RSRSRC RAVA S ADV VAR Ryan Specialty Holding Inc SAF Lexington Capitol Partners X LP SELECT SECTOR FINANCIAL SPDR ETF
Select Sector SpDr EFT Communications Services Select Sector SpDr EFT Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SpDr EFT Consumer Staples Select Sector SpDr EFT Healthcare Select Sector SpDr EFT Industrial
Select Sector SpDr EFT Technology Servisfirst Bancshares Inc Smith Douglas Homes Corp Cl A SPDR PORTFOLIO DEVELPPED WORLD EX-US ETF Springville IA Community School Dist Infrastructure Services and Tex Rev BAM B/E B/Q
SPS Commerce Inc Delaware SPS Commerce Inc Delware St Louis Park MN Indep Schl Dist 283 School Bldg Ser B/E Cr Enh St Paul MN Indep School Dist 625 FACS Maint Ser B B/E STILLWATER MN IND SCH DIST 834 SCH BLDG SER A B/E STAND APPROP PTC
Thissen, Inc. Triumph Financial Inc UNIVERSITY MN SER A REV B/E PTC CPN 5% 2035 US Physical Therapy Inc. VAN ALSTYNE TX COMB TAX & REV CTF OBLIG DB SER A BAM B/E PTC
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Vanguard Consumer Services ETF Vanguard Financials ETF Vanguard Health Care ETF Vanguard Industrials ETF
Vanguard Info Technology ETF Vanguard Municipal Bond Tax Exempt Bond Index ETF (2021) VANGUARD S&P 500 INDEX ETF Vanguard Small Cap ETF VB Vanguard Small Cap ETF (2021)
Virtus ALPHASIMPLEX MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY CL Y Virtus Kar Intl Small Mid Cap Cl 1 (2021) VIRTUS KAR LONG SHORT EQUITY CL 1 VIRTUS Kar Mid Cap Core Cl 1 Waseca MN Indep School Dist 829 School Building Serv A B/E
West View PA Wtr Auth B/E Whispering Pines Met. Dist. 1 Arapahoe County DB AGM RFDG B/E Wisdomtree Trust Div Growth Fund YSELTA TX INDEP SCH DIST REFDG B/E PSF GTD

Real property

None reported

Government agency interests

None reported

Honoraria

None reported

Pari-mutuel horse racing interests

None reported

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