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    Flanagan, Peggy

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 2015-2018 (District 46A)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 9/22/1979
    Birth Place: ,
    Birth County:
    Birth Country:
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: American Indian
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Louis Park
    Occupation (when first elected): Executive director, Children's Defense Fund--Minnesota

    EDUCATION

    St. Louis Park Public Schools; Secondary;
    University of Minnesota; B.A.; 2002, American Indian Studies, Child Psychology

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Board/Commission: Minneapolis, Minnesota (School Board); 2005 to 2009 [Elected]
    State Lieutenant Governor: Minnesota; 01/07/2019 to ? [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Tim Hellendrung (when first elected, divorced around 2017)
    Children: One child: Siobhan (daughter)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    She was the first Native American woman Lieutenant Governor in the United States. (MPR, November 7, 2018)

    She is the first Native woman elected to state-wide, executive office in the United States (Teen Vogue, December 3, 2018)

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

    She is a citizen of the White Earth Nation of Ojibwe. (MinnPost, March 23, 2017)

    She was sworn in on November 9, 2015.

    She announced her intention to run for the U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 election.

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    Total Days Served: 1155

    SESSIONS SERVED

    90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2017
    Body: House
    District: 46A
    Elected: 11/8/2016
    Residence: Saint Louis Park
    Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/6/2019
    Oath Date: 1/3/2017
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Nonprofit Management
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2017 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Health & Human Services Reform Minutes
    • Health & Human Services Reform: Subcommittee on Childcare Access & Affordability Minutes
    • Rules & Legislative Administration Minutes
    • State Government Finance Minutes
    Session Notes: She resigned from her House seat at 11:59 am on January 7, 2019 to be sworn in as lieutenant governor.
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    89th Legislative Session (2015-2016)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/2015
    Body: House
    District: 46A
    Elected: 11/3/2015
    Residence: Saint Louis Park
    Term of Office: 11/9/2015 to 1/1/2017 (Special Election)
    Oath Date: 11/9/2015
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Executive director, Children's Defense Fund--Minnesota
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Education Innovation Policy Minutes [She was a member in 2016 only.]
    • Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy & Finance Minutes [She was a member in 2016 only.]
    • Rules & Legislative Administration Minutes [She was a member in 2016 only.]
    Session Notes: She won the House special election held due to the resignation of Ryan Winkler. She was sworn in on November 9, 2015.
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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.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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