House 1998-2002 (District 17A); House 2003-2008 (District 16A); House 2011-2012 (District 16A); House 2013-2022 (District 15A)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Benton, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/2/1942
Birth Place:
,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Princeton
Occupation (when first elected):
English Teacher, Princeton High School
EDUCATION
Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro, North Dakota; Secondary;
Concordia College, Moorhead; B.A.; English
St. Thomas University; Attended Graduate School; 90 Hours of Graduate Study
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Board of Teaching;
01/12/1994 to 01/07/1997
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Statehood Sesquicentennial Commission;
2006 to 12/31/2008
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Widow
Children:
One child: Carter
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
She was raised in Taft, North Dakota.
She ran unsuccessfully as the Republican Party endorsed candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2008 election. Her opponent, Gail Kulick Jackson, defeated her by 89 votes so an automatic recount occurred. The recount confirmed that Gail Kulick Jackson had won.
She announced she would not seek reelection in 2022.
She was Rep. Kurt Daudt's high school English teacher.
She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Religion provided by her 2010 campaign website.