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    Lehto, Arlene Ione

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1977-82 (District 8A)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  St. Louis

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 9/14/1939
    Birth Place: Duluth, Minnesota
    Birth County: St. Louis
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion: United Methodist
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Duluth
    Occupation (when first elected): Manager-Partner, Printing Business/Licensed Cosmetologist

    EDUCATION

    Two Harbors High School; Secondary; Graduate, With Honors, 1957
    University of Minnesota, Duluth; Attended College; Speech and Political Science; 1968-71
    Vocational-Technical School; Licensed Cosmetologist

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children: One child
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    She ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party endorsement for Minnesota Lieutenant Governor with Warren Spannus for Minnesota Governor in 1982. Carl Johnson received the Lieutenant Governor endorsement.

    She was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

    Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1979-80.

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    Total Days Served: 2191

    SESSIONS SERVED

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1981
    Body: House
    District: 08A
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: Duluth
    Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
    Oath Date: 1/6/1981
    Counties Represented: St. Louis
    Occupation: Legislator/Business Woman/Environmentalist/Licensed Cosmetologist
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Criminal Justice
    • Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement and Corrections (Chair)
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Environment and Natural Resources: Recreation and Open Space
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Pensions and Investments
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Physical Development
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    71st Legislative Session (1979-1980)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1979
    Body: House
    District: 08A
    Elected: 11/7/1978
    Residence: Duluth
    Term of Office: 1/1/1979 to 1/4/1981
    Oath Date: 1/3/1979
    Counties Represented: St. Louis
    Occupation: Legislator/Business/Cosmetologist/Environmentalist
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Criminal Justice
    • Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement and Corrections
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Governmental Operations [She served in 1980 only.]
    • Labor-Management Relations
    • Labor-Management Relations: Negotiation, General Labor and Legislation

    70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1977
    Body: House
    District: 08A
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Duluth
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 12/31/1978
    Oath Date: 1/4/1977
    Counties Represented: St. Louis
    Occupation: Manager-Partner, Printing Business/Licensed Cosmetologist
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Criminal Justice
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • General Legislation and Veterans Affairs
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    News Sources

    The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.
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