Senate 2007-2010 (District 4)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/23/1958
Birth Place:
Willmar, Minnesota
Birth County:
Kandiyohi
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Former Name: Gandrud
City of Residence (when first elected):
Bemidji
Occupation (when first elected):
Attorney
EDUCATION
Bemidji High School; Secondary;
Concordia College, Moorhead; Attended College;
University of North Dakota; B.A.; English and Journalism
University of North Dakota, Law School; J.D.;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Attorney:
Crow Wing County, Minnesota (Assistant County Attorney);
[Dates Unknown]
Military:
United States Air Force (March Air Force Base, California, Attorney/JAG Officer);
1985 to 1989
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
John
Children:
Four children: Michelle, Annalise, Alyson, and John
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Peter Anners Gandrud
- Great Great Grandfather
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: health care, higher education, economic development, environmental issues, judiciary issues, civil justice issues.
She had some Norwegian ancestry.
She moved to Bemidji, Minnesota in 1963, with her parents.
She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church.
Birth city provided by her father.
Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota the Directory, 2007-2008 and Project Vote Smart, 2009.