House 2001-2002 (District 52A); House 2003-2006 (District 50A); Senate 2011-2012 (District 50); Senate 2013-2016 (District 41)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/25/1949
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Barb
City of Residence (when first elected):
Columbia Heights
Occupation (when first elected):
Principal Planner Specializing in Children's Mental Health and Communications
EDUCATION
Edison High School; Secondary;
North Hennepin Community College; A.A.; Liberal Arts
Hamline University; B.A.; Political Science and Sociology, Summa Cum Laude
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Legislative Staff:
Minnesota House of Representatives (House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus; Research Analyst, Labor and Business Issues);
1985 to 1987
State Legislative Staff:
Minnesota House of Representatives (House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus, Manager and Director of Central Staff);
1988 to 1994
School Board/Administration:
Columbia Heights, Minnesota (School Board Member);
12/2009 to 2010
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
David (married around 1970)
Children:
Two children: Anthony and Heather
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: jobs, budget, consumers, health care.
She grew up in northeast Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. She moved to Columbia Heights, Minnesota around 1979.