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Wagenius, Jean D.

House 1987-92 (District 62B); House 1993-2002 (District 63A); House 2003-2012 (District 62B); House 2013-2020 (District 63B)

Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Counties Served:  Hennepin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 10/??/1941
Birth Place: ,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender: Female
Religion: Congregational
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected): Attorney

EDUCATION

George Washington University; B.A.; 1963
William Mitchell College of Law; J.D.; 1983

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Judicial Administration: Minnesota Court of Appeals (Staff Attorney); 19?? to 19??

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Dwight
Children: Two children: Stuart and Peter (he ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party endorsement for the Minnesota Senate in a 2012 special election primary) (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Religion provided by the Natural Resources Defense Council's State Directories 2005 and Politics in Minnesota the Directory, 2005-2006.

She did not seek reelection in 2020.

Total Days Served: 12418

SESSIONS SERVED

91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 63B
Elected: 11/6/2018
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/2019 to 1/4/2021
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Environment and Natural Resources Policy Minutes
  • Ways & Means Minutes
  • Ways & Means: Energy and Climate Finance & Policy Division (Chair) Minutes
  • Ways & Means: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division Minutes
  • Ways & Means: Legacy Finance Division Minutes

90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 63B
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/2017 to 1/7/2019
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2017 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Environment & Natural Resources Policy and Finance Minutes
  • Job Growth & Energy Affordability Policy and Finance Minutes
  • Legacy Funding Finance Minutes
  • Ways & Means Minutes

89th Legislative Session (2015-2016)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 63B
Elected: 11/4/2014
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/6/2015 to 1/2/2017
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2015 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Capital Investment Minutes
  • Job Growth & Energy Affordability Policy & Finance Minutes
  • Ways and Means Minutes

88th Legislative Session (2013-2014)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 63B
Elected: 11/6/2012
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/2013 to 1/5/2015
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Agriculture Policy Minutes
  • Environment and Natural Resources Policy Minutes
  • Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance (Chair) Minutes
  • Legacy Minutes
  • Ways and Means Minutes

87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/2/2010
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/4/2011 to 1/7/2013
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2011 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Minutes
  • Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance: Legacy Funding Division Minutes
  • Ways and Means Minutes

86th Legislative Session (2009-2010)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/4/2008
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/6/2009 to 1/3/2011
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Environment Policy and Oversight Minutes
  • Finance Minutes
  • Finance: Capital Investment Finance Division Minutes
  • Finance: Cultural and Outdoor Resources Finance Division Minutes
  • Finance: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division (Chair) Minutes

85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/7/2006
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/2007 to 1/5/2009
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Environment and Natural Resources Minutes
  • Environment and Natural Resources: Game, Fish and Forestry Division Minutes
  • Finance Minutes
  • Finance: Capital Investment Finance Division Minutes
  • Finance: Energy Finance and Policy Division Minutes
  • Finance: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division (Chair) Minutes
  • Finance: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division: Drinking Water Source Protection Minutes - Ex Officio Member
  • Finance: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division: Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers Minutes - Ex Officio Member

84th Legislative Session (2005-2006)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/2/2004
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/4/2005 to 1/2/2007
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2005 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance Minutes
  • Environment and Natural Resources Minutes
  • Ways and Means Minutes

83rd Legislative Session (2003-2004)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/5/2002
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/7/2003 to 1/3/2005
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2003 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Environment and Natural Resources Finance Minutes
  • Environment and Natural Resources Policy Minutes
  • Regulated Industries Minutes
  • Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes
  • Ways and Means Minutes

82nd Legislative Session (2001-2002)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 63A
Elected: 11/7/2000
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/2001 to 1/6/2003
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2001 1st Sp.S. - Author
   2002 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Environment and Natural Resources Finance Minutes
  • Environment and Natural Resources Policy Minutes
  • Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes

81st Legislative Session (1999-2000)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 63A
Elected: 11/3/1998
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/5/1999 to 1/2/2001
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Commerce Minutes
  • Environment and Natural Resources Finance Minutes
  • Environment and Natural Resources Policy Minutes
  • Ethics Minutes [Alternate member]

80th Legislative Session (1997-1998)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 63A
Elected: 11/5/1996
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/7/1997 to 1/4/1999
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Environment and Natural Resources Minutes
  • Regulated Industries and Energy
  • Transportation and Transit (Chair) Minutes
  • Transportation and Transit: Policy, Safety and Administration Minutes
  • Transportation and Transit: Transportation and Transit Finance Division Minutes
  • Transportation and Transit: Transportation Efficiency and Standards Minutes
  • Transportation and Transit: Transportation Operations Minutes

79th Legislative Session (1995-1996)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 63A
Elected: 11/8/1994
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/1995 to 1/6/1997
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • International Trade and Economic Development
  • Taxes
  • Taxes: Sales and Income Tax Division
  • Transportation and Transit
  • Transportation and Transit: Transportation Safety

78th Legislative Session (1993-1994)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 63A
Elected: 11/3/1992
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/5/1993 to 1/2/1995
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
  • Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs: Transit
  • Taxes
  • Taxes: Property Tax
  • Taxes: State Taxes (Chair)
  • Transportation and Transit

77th Legislative Session (1991-1992)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/6/1990
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/1991 to 1/4/1993
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • Judiciary
  • Judiciary: Criminal Justice Division
  • Judiciary: Family Law (Chair)
  • Taxes
  • Taxes: Property Tax
  • Transportation
  • Transportation: Air, Rail, and Toll Roads

76th Legislative Session (1989-1990)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/8/1988
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/1989 to 1/7/1991
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Attorney
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
  • Education
  • Education: Joint Senate/House Library
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • Environment and Natural Resources: Environment
  • Judiciary
  • Judiciary: Criminal Justice Division
  • Judiciary: Criminal Justice Division: Children's Justice (Chair)
  • Transportation
  • Transportation: Air Transportation

75th Legislative Session (1987-1988)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/4/1986
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/6/1987 to 1/2/1989
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Attorney
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
  • Education
  • Education: Joint Senate/House Library
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • Judiciary
  • Judiciary: Crime and Family Law Division
  • Judiciary: Sentencing Guidelines
  • Metropolitan Affairs
  • Metropolitan Affairs: Environment
  • Metropolitan Affairs: Government Structure
Session Interviews
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District Files

District File - 2002 District 63A
District File - 2003 District 62B
District File - 2004 District 62B
District File - 2005 District 62B
District File - 2006 District 62B
District File - 2007 District 62B
District File - 2008 District 62B
District File - 2009 District 62B

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