House 1951-62 (District 30)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/6/1918
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/3/2015
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Presbyterian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Former Name: Fletcher
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Newspaperwoman, Newspaper Reporter
EDUCATION
Vassar College; College Graduate; Drama, 1940
State University of New York; M.A.; African Studies, 1974, After She Left Office
Ph.D.; Political Sociology
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Government:
Hennepin County, Minnesota (County Public Welfare Council's Committtee on Relocation Problems);
19?? to 19??
Municipal Board/Commission:
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Charter Review Committee);
195? to 19??
U.S. Executive Branch:
White House Conference on Aging (Delegate);
1961 to 1961
Municipal Government:
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Aide to Mayor Arthur E. Naftalin);
1963 to 196?
State Governor Staff:
Minnesota Governor Karl F. Rolvaag's Office (Executive Assistant);
1965 to 1966
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Charles Hamilton "C.H." Luther Sr. (while in office, divorced in 1963); John J. Neumaier (married in September 1969, after she left office)
Children:
Three children (with Charles): Charles Hamilton Jr., and Mark (he was born while she was in office), (sons); Sara Lee (daughter, she was born while she was in office)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
She was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. (Minnesota Legislative Commission on the Economic Status of Women)
"...and by 1948 had become an active DFL party worker..." "In early January, 1951, she attended the liberal (DFL) caucus..." (Women of Minnesota: Selected Biographical Essays, 1998, p. 267 and 268)
"Rep. Sally Luther has established herself as one of the main gears in the DFL-liberal majority of the Minnesota house of representatives." (Minneapolis Star?, 1956 or 1957)
She moved to Poughkeepsie, New York in 1968.
She ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 1962 election. Part of her defeat was attributed to the way names were aligned on the voting machines. In several districts her name appeared to be under the Republican column.
She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1959-60.