Senate 2007-2010 (District 31)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Fillmore, Houston, Winona
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/23/1954
Birth Place:
Two Harbors, Minnesota
Birth County:
Lake
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Former Name: Erickson
City of Residence (when first elected):
Winona
Occupation (when first elected):
Registered Nurse
EDUCATION
Two Harbors High School; Secondary;
College of St. Teresa; B.S.; Nursing, 1976
College of St. Teresa; B.A.; French, 1976
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Attorney General's Task Force on Consumer Rights and Health Care;
[Dates Unknown]
School Board/Administration:
Winona, Minnesota (School Board, Chair, 2000-2001);
19?? to 20??
[Elected]
Military:
United States Navy Nurse Corps (Commissioned Officer, North Carolina and Virginia);
1977 to 1982
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Milton Ropes
Children:
Three children: Lauren and Sharon (daughters), Nathaniel (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: health care, education, environment.
She moved to Winona, Minnesota in the late 1980s.
She was a University of Minnesota Winona County Master Gardener.
Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota, the Directory, 2007-2008.