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Women in the Minnesota Legislature, 2011

Session
Year
No. of Women Name House/
Senate
District
Number
Party
2011 66 Ellen Anderson Senate 66 DFL
    Michelle Benson Senate 49 R
    Linda Berglin Senate 61 DFL
    Terri Bonoff Senate 43 DFL
    Michelle Fischbach Senate 14 R
    Barbara Goodwin Senate 50 DFL
    Linda Higgins Senate 58 DFL
    Gretchen Hoffman Senate 10 R
    Debbie Johnson Senate 49 R
    Amy Koch Senate 19 R
    Mary Jo McGuire(30) Senate 66 DFL
    Carla Nelson Senate 30 R
    Gen Olson Senate 33 R
    Julianne Ortman Senate 34 R
    Sandra Pappas Senate 65 DFL
    Patricia Torres Ray Senate 62 DFL
    Ann Rest Senate 45 DFL
    Claire Robling Senate 35 R
    Julie Rosen Senate 24 R
    Linda Scheid Senate 46 DFL
    Kathy Sheran Senate 23 DFL
    Katie Sieben Senate 57 DFL
    Pam Wolf Senate 51 R
           
    Sarah Anderson House 43B R
    Kathy Brynaert House 23B DFL
    Karen Clark House 61A DFL
    Denise R. Dittrich House 47A DFL
    Connie Doepke House 33B R
    Sondra Erickson House 16A R
    Mary Franson House 11B R
    Patti Fritz House 26B DFL
    Marion Greene House 60A DFL
    Mindy Greiling House 54A DFL
    Alice Hausman House 66B DFL
    Debra Hilstrom House 46B DFL
    Mary Liz Holberg House 36A R
    Melisssa Hortman House 47B DFL
    Phyllis Kahn House 59B DFL
    Andrea Keiffer House 58B R
    Debra Kiel House 1B R
    Mary Kiffmeyer House 16B R
    Kate Knuth House 50B DFL
    Carolyn Laine House 50A DFL
    Ann Lenczewski House 40B DFL
    Tina Liebling House 30A DFL
    Diane Loeffler House 59A DFL
    Kathy Lohmer House 56A R
    Jenifer Loon House 42B R
    Tara Mack House 37A R
    Carolyn McElfatrick House 3B R
    Carol McFarlane House 53B R
    Carly Melin(29) House 5B DFL
    Rena Moran House 65A DFL
    Erin Murphy House 64A DFL
    Mary Murphy House 6B DFL
    Pam Myhra House 40A R
    Kim Norton House 29B DFL
    Joyce Peppin House 32A R
    Sandra Peterson House 45A DFL
    Jeanne Poppe House 27B DFL
    Linda Runbeck House 53A R
    Bev Scalze House 54B DFL
    Peggy Scott House 49A R
    Nora Slawik House 55B DFL
    Linda Slocum House 63B DFL
    Jean Wagenius House 62B DFL
(29)Carly Melin was elected 2/15/11 to fill the term of Tony Sertich who was appointed to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) by Governor Mark Dayton.
(30)Mary Jo McGuire was elected 4/12/11 to replace Ellen Anderson, who was appointed to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission by Governor Mark Dayton.

Compiled by the Office on the Economic Status of Women


Last Updated: 04/13/11 (ab)