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    Walker, Neva

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 2001-08 (District 61B)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/??/1971
    Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Birth County: Hennepin
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion: Muslim
    Reported Minority: Black
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
    Occupation (when first elected): Community Organizer; Jordan Neighborhood Association, Family and Social Services, and The United Way

    EDUCATION

    Minneapolis South High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1990
    University of Minnesota; Attended College; Sociology

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Single (when first elected); Steve (married in December 2007)
    Children: One child: Shae (son, when first elected)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    She was the first African American woman to serve in the Minnesota Legislature. (Session Weekly, February 16, 2001)

    On May 16, 2008 she became the first African American woman to gavel the House into Session.

    Religion provided by the 2006 WCCO TV Voters' Guide.

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    Total Days Served: 2926

    SESSIONS SERVED

    85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2007
    Body: House
    District: 61B
    Elected: 11/7/2006
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/4/2009
    Oath Date: 1/3/2007
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Community Educator, Organizer and Public Speaker
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2007 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Finance Minutes
    • Finance: Health Care and Human Services Finance Division Minutes
    • Health and Human Services Minutes
    • Health and Human Services: Mental Health Division (Chair) Minutes
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    84th Legislative Session (2005-2006)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/2005
    Body: House
    District: 61B
    Elected: 11/2/2004
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/3/2005 to 12/31/2006
    Oath Date: 1/4/2005
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Community Educator, Organizer and Public Speaker
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2005 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
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    83rd Legislative Session (2003-2004)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/2003
    Body: House
    District: 61B
    Elected: 11/5/2002
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/6/2003 to 1/2/2005
    Oath Date: 1/7/2003
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Community Activist
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2003 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
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    82nd Legislative Session (2001-2002)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2001
    Body: House
    District: 61B
    Elected: 11/7/2000
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/1/2001 to 1/5/2003
    Oath Date: 1/3/2001
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Community Organizer; Jordan Neighborhood Association, Family and Social Services, and The United Way
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
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    OTHER INFORMATION

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    News Sources

    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.

    District News Files

    2001 (61B)
    2002 (61B)
    2003 (61B)
    2004 (61B)
    2005 (61B)
    2006 (61B)
    2007 (61B)
    2008 (61B)
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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