Collin Clark Peterson is an American accountant and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 7th congressional district from 1991 to 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,or the DFL. he was chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture from 2019 to 2021 and previously holding the office from 2007 to 2011;he had been ranking member from 2011 to 2019 and 2005 to 2007. Peterson was the most senior U.S. Representative from Minnesota and the dean of Minnesota's congressional delegation. In 2020,Peterson was defeated by Michelle Fischbach,ending his 30-year tenure in the United States House of Representatives.
Margaret Anderson Kelliher is an American politician,Director of the Minneapolis Department of Public Works,former Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation,and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,she represented District 60A,which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County,located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. First elected in 1999,she served until 2011,also serving as the Speaker from 2007 to 2011. She is the second woman to hold the position of House speaker. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the DFL nomination for Governor of Minnesota in the 2010 gubernatorial election,losing to former Senator Mark Dayton. Anderson left the Minnesota House of Representatives at the conclusion of her term in 2011 and re-entered politics when she ran for the DFL nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota's 5th congressional district in 2018,losing to Ilhan Omar. Since 2019 Kelliher,has worked in transportation management roles for the government,first as Commissioner of MnDOT,and later as Director of Public Works for the city of Minneapolis.
Minnesota is known for a politically active citizenry,with populism being a longstanding force among the state's political parties. Minnesota has consistently high voter turnout;in the 2008 U.S. presidential election,77.8% of eligible Minnesotans voted –the highest percentage of any U.S. state or territory –versus the national average of 61.7%. This was due in part to its same day voter registration laws;previously unregistered voters can register on election day,at their polls,with evidence of residency.
Erik Philip Paulsen is an American businessman and politician who represented Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009 and as majority leader from 2003 to 2007.
Carlos Mariani is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 65B,which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County,which is part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Thomas E. Huntley is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 7A,which includes portions of the city of Duluth in St. Louis County in the northeastern part of the state. He is a retired associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth and former director of Institutional Relations at the University's School of Medicine.
Mary Catherine Murphy is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She is a retired history and social studies teacher at Duluth Central High School in Duluth (1964–97). She is active in historical preservation and works as a grounds manager.
Thomas M. Hackbarth is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represented District 31B,which included portions of Anoka County in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Karla Bigham is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate,representing District 54. She is also a former Washington County Commissioner and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL).
Sandra A. Masin is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 51A,which includes portions of the city of Eagan in Dakota County,which is in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is also a business woman,working in financial services,real estate sales and insurance.
Kurt Louis Daudt is an American politician and former Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He is a former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 27B,which includes portions of Anoka,Isanti,and Sherburne counties in east-central Minnesota,north of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He lives on his family farm in Crown,Minnesota.
James Lee Hagedorn was an American politician from Minnesota. A Republican,he was the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district from 2019 until his death. The district stretches across southern Minnesota along the border with Iowa and includes Rochester,Austin,and Mankato.
Cedrick Rommel Frazier is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 43A,which includes the cities of New Hope and Crystal in Hennepin County.
Jordan Rasmusson is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 8A district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 6,2021.
John Thompson is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for the 67A district from 2021 to 2023. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 5,2021. Prior to seeking elected office,Thompson was an activist supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and directed a local social justice organization.
Brian Pfarr is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Pfarr represents District 22B south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area,including the cities of Belle Plaine and Le Sueur and portions of Blue Earth,Le Sueur,Rice and Scott Counties.
Erik Mortensen is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from House District 55A. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 5,2021. Brad Tabke defeated incumbent Erik Mortensen and Ryan Martin in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 54A on November 8,2022.
Bradley Howard Finstad is an American farmer,agricultural consultant,and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district. Finstad represents a large section of southern Minnesota situated along the border with Iowa. The district is mostly rural and includes the cities of Rochester,Mankato,Winona,Austin,Owatonna,and Worthington. A member of the Republican Party,Finstad served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003 until 2009.
The 2022 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8,2022,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 93rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9,2022. The election coincided with the election of the other chamber of the Legislature,the Senate.
Matt Norris is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL),Norris represents District 32B in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Blaine and Lexington in Anoka County.
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