Michael Dahl (he/him)
Public Policy Director
Email: michaeld@homelinemn.org
(612) 728-5770 x101
Michael has more than 30 years of professional experience advancing economic and social justice, primarily through advocacy at the Minnesota State Capitol, including 11 years as HOME Line’s Public Policy Director.
During his first tenure at HOME Line, Michael developed successful grassroots organizing and direct-lobbying strategies that helped secure significant portions of what became known as the Minnesota Tenant Bill of Rights. This campaign, conducted in partnership with the Legal Services Advocacy Project, has saved Minnesota tenants millions of dollars each year through reforms addressing screening fees, late fees, attorney fees, and improperly withheld security deposits. HOME Line, with Michael leading its advocacy efforts and working in partnership with the Minnesota Budget Project, also successfully fought attempts to reduce the Renter’s Property Tax Refund.
During the 2023 legislative session, Michael led HOME Line’s legislative advocacy and helped secure multiple new laws that represented the most substantial single-session change to Minnesota landlord-tenant law in the state’s 165-year history. During the 2026 legislative session, he secured additional funding for HOME Line’s tenant hotline and successfully advocated for legislation prohibiting minors from being named as dependents in eviction proceedings.
Michael’s other professional experience includes 11 years as Executive Director of the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, three years as Director of the Minnesota Food Charter Network, three years as Advocacy Coordinator for Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative, and three years as Social and Economic Justice Advocate with the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group.
Michael lives in St. Paul with his wonderful wife, Rebecca, and their rambunctious pup, Luca. He is an avid heirloom vegetable gardener, loves dark chocolate, and often closes his emails with the phrase, “Do justice and stay snazzy.”