Tony Albright | |
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| Speaker pro tempore of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office January 3, 2017 –January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tim O'Driscoll |
| Succeeded by | Laurie Halverson |
| Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 55B district | |
| Assumed office January 8,2013 | |
| Preceded by | Redistricted |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 2,1962 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Marianne |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Minnesota State University Moorhead (BS) |
Anthony Albright (born April 2,1962) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represented District 55B in the southwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area. On March 17,2022,he announced that he would not seek reelection to a sixth term to follow other personal career goals. He then resigned on August 5,2022 following an outcry about comments defending requiring a 10-year-old rape victim to give birth to her rapist's child. [1]
Albright attended Moorhead State University,graduating with a B.S. in business administration. [2]
Albright was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012.
In December 2021,Albright signed a letter along with 37 other Republicans in opposition of the Mayo Clinic for its vaccine mandate policy for employees,calling for a halt in state funding for health care facilities that fire employees "due to unrealistic vaccine mandate policies". [3] [4] [5] [6]
Albright is anti-abortion-rights with "no exceptions" [7] and,when specifically asked,claimed that he believed a 10-year-old rape victim should be forced to give birth to her rapist's child. [8]
Albright is married to his wife,Marianne. They have three children and reside in Prior Lake,Minnesota. [9] He is a financial advisor. [2]