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Growe, Joan Ruth

House 1973-74 (District 40A)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus

Counties Served:  Hennepin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 9/28/1935
Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County: Hennepin
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Female
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Former Name: Anderson
City of Residence (when first elected): Minnetonka
Occupation (when first elected): Former Teacher

EDUCATION

St. Francis Elementary School; Elementary School;
Buffalo High School; Secondary;
St. Cloud State College; B.S.; Teaching, 1956
University of Minnesota; Attended Graduate School; Graduate Work, Special Education Certificate

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota State Board of Investment; 19?? to 19??
State Secretary of State: Minnesota; 01/06/1975 to 01/03/1999 [Elected]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Divorced (in the early 1960s); Glen H. Growe (remarried in the late 1960s)
Children: Four children: Michael, Colleen, David "Dave", and Patrick
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

She ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsed candidate for the United States Senate in the 1984 election. She lost to Rudy Boschwitz.

She was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

When she was elected Minnesota Secretary of State, she became the first woman to be elected to a Minnesota statewide office without having been appointed first.

Her father served as Mayor of Buffalo, Minnesota.

Total Days Served: 735

SESSIONS SERVED

68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 40A
Elected: 11/7/1972
Residence: Minnetonka
Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/5/1975
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Former Teacher
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
Committees:
  • Crime Prevention and Corrections
  • Education
  • Judiciary
  • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs

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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.