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Demuth, Lisa

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House 2019-2022 (District 13A); House 2023-Present (District 13A)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Stearns

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 2/10/1967
Birth Place: Paynesville, Minnesota
Birth County: Stearns
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender: Female
Religion: Assemblies of God
Reported Minority: Biracial, Black
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Cold Spring
Occupation (when first elected): Business owner

EDUCATION

Bloomington Kennedy High School; Secondary; 1985

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

School Board/Administration: ROCORI School District, Cold Spring, Minnesota (School Board); 2007 to 12/31/2018 [Elected]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

She was first elected to the ROCORI School District school board as a write-in candidate.

She was the first biracial House Minority Leader. (Sahan Journal)

She is the first female Republican and first Black person Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. (Session Daily)

She announced her intention to run for Governor in the 2026 election.

Religion provided by her 2018 campaign website.

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Total Days Served: 2571

SESSIONS SERVED

94th Legislative Session (2025-2026)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/14/2025
Body: House
District: 13A
Elected: 11/5/2024
Residence: Cold Spring
Term of Office: 1/6/2025 to 1/3/2027
Oath Date: 1/14/2025
Counties Represented: Stearns
Occupation: Business owner
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2025 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
Leadership Position: Speaker of the House
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93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
Body: House
District: 13A
Elected: 11/8/2022
Residence: Cold Spring
Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
Oath Date: 1/3/2023
Counties Represented: Stearns
Occupation: Business owner
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes
Leadership Position: Minority Leader
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92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
Body: House
District: 13A
Elected: 11/3/2020
Residence: Cold Spring
Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
Oath Date: 1/5/2021
Counties Represented: Stearns
Occupation: Business owner
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader
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91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2019
Body: House
District: 13A
Elected: 11/6/2018
Residence: Cold Spring
Term of Office: 1/7/2019 to 1/3/2021
Oath Date: 1/8/2019
Counties Represented: Stearns
Occupation: Business owner
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:  2020 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 1st Sp.S. - Author
2020 4th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 4th Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Ways & Means: Education Finance Division Minutes
  • Ways & Means: Education Finance Division/Health and Human Services Finance Division: Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division Minutes
  • Ways & Means: Greater Minnesota Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division Minutes
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OTHER INFORMATION

Session Interviews

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.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.
House Speaker Lisa Demuth, left, is congratulated by House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman following Demuth's election as House speaker.
Rep. Lisa Demuth, alongside her husband Nick, sends greetings to family members seated in the House Gallery before Tuesday's opening of the 2025 legislative session.
A television reporter jockeys for position as newly elected Speaker Lisa Demuth speaks to the media following the opening of the 2025 legislative session Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Surrounded by her Republican colleagues, House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth speaks to the press late Sunday after walking out of the House Chamber during a recess and after nine conference committee reports were rolled into one and passed without debate.
House Speaker Melissa Hortman and House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth confer during a May 18 floor session.
House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth repeats as champion of the Minnesota Grocers Association Bipartisan Bag-Off in a competition against other legislators in the Capitol Rotunda March 5.
House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth speaks with a group of Minnesota FFA Association members visiting the State Capitol Feb. 26. The group is participating in the FFA's Agricultural Policy Experience.
House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth speaks with the media on the opening day of the 2024 legislative session Feb. 12.

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