Senate 1983-92 (District 43); Senate 1993-2002 (District 34); Senate 2003-2012 (District 33)
Party when first elected: Independent Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin, Wright
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/20/1938
Birth Place:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birth County:
Ramsey
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Mound
Occupation (when first elected):
Director, Secondary Vocational Education Education, Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District/Former High School Teacher
EDUCATION
Minnehaha Academy High School; Secondary;
Wheaton College; Attended College;
University of Minnesota; B.S.Ed.; Home Economics, With Distinction, 1959
University of Minnesota; Ed.D.; Education
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Agency:
Minnesota Department of Education (Consultant);
19?? to 19??
Municipal Board/Commission:
Minnetrista, Minnesota (Police Commission);
19?? to 19??
Municipal Board/Commission:
Minnetrista, Minnesota (Park and Recreation Commission);
19?? to 19??
[Appointed]
Municipal Board/Commission:
Minnetrista, Minnesota (Planning and Zoning Commission);
19?? to 19??
[Appointed]
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
Minnetrista, Minnesota (City Council);
1979 to 1980
[Elected]
Municipal Mayor:
Minnetrista, Minnesota (City Mayor);
1981 to 1982
[Elected]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Statehood Sesquicentennial Commission;
2006 to 12/31/2008
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: education, property tax reform, cost of government, environmental issues, tax policy, agriculture, environment and natural resources, economic development, local government.
She ran for the Independent Republican endorsement for the United States Senate in the 1994 election. She lost the nomination to Rod Grams at the state party convention.
She was the Republican endorsed candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota with Norm Coleman as Governor in 1998. They lost to Jesse Ventura.
She was a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Deephaven, Minnesota.
Religion provided by a newspaper article.