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    McElfatrick, Carolyn

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 2011-2012 (District 3B)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Aitkin, Itasca

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1944 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: Minnesota
    Birth County: Mower
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Deer River
    Occupation (when first elected): Retired Registered Nurse

    EDUCATION

    Austin High School, Minnesota; Secondary; Graduate
    Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing; R.N.; 1965
    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Attended Graduate School; Nurse Anesthesia

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    U.S. Executive Branch: United States Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health (Cancer Clinical Drug Trials, Coordinator); [Dates Unknown]
    County Government: Itasca County, Minnesota (Health and Human Services Committee); [Dates Unknown]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Robert
    Children: Two children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    She was raised on a farm near Austin, Minnesota. She moved to Denver, Colorado. She returned to Minnesota in 2002.

    She ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2008 election.

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    Total Days Served: 735

    SESSIONS SERVED

    87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 03B
    Elected: 11/2/2010
    Residence: Deer River
    Term of Office: 1/3/2011 to 1/6/2013
    Counties Represented: Aitkin, Itasca
    Occupation: Retired Registered Nurse
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2011 1st Sp.S. - Author
       2012 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance Minutes
    • Health and Human Services Finance Minutes
    • Health and Human Services Reform Minutes
    • State Government Finance Minutes
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About

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