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.