Leah Phifer is a Progressive who ran for the Minnesota 8th Congressional District in 2018.

She has worked at the FBI and in Homeland Security's ICE as a Spanish speaker to help the immigration process.

Leah's positive campaign on issues is a model to be studied by other candidates. We discussed her background, employment experience, her campaign and the future.

Wimmer's Wilderness is an informed look at Politics, Community, Government, Environment and Education from a local perspective.

Our regions, states and countries are simply a collection of local communities working together. If we are able to make a positive change in our local communities then that will lead to better outcomes at the regional, state and national level.