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    Klein, Matt D.

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    Senate 2017-2022 (District 52); Senate 2023-Present (District 50)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Dakota, Washington

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 9/29/1967
    Birth Place: ,
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    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Mendota Heights
    Occupation (when first elected): Physician, Hennepin County Medical Center

    EDUCATION

    Highland Park High School; Secondary; 1985
    University of Wisconsin, Madison; B.S.; Zoology, 1989
    Mayo Medical School; M.D.; 1993

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    School Board/Administration: School District 197: West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan (School Board); 11/2013 to 11/2016 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Kristine
    Children: Five children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special legislative concerns: Health care, state government operations, elections and election integrity, education, transportation, energy, taxation.

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    Total Days Served: 3032

    SESSIONS SERVED

    94th Legislative Session (2025-2026) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/14/2025
    Body: Senate
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Mendota Heights
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
    Oath Date: 1/2/2023
    Counties Represented: Dakota, Washington
    Occupation: Physician
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Consumer Protection (Chair) [He was chair beginning 2/3/2025. He was co-chair from 1/14/2025 to 2/3/2025.]
    • Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
    • Taxes
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    93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
    Body: Senate
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Mendota Heights
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
    Oath Date: 1/3/2023
    Counties Represented: Dakota, Washington
    Occupation: Physician at Mayo Clinic
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Consumer Protection (Chair)
    • Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate
    • Taxes
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    92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
    Body: Senate
    District: 52
    Elected: 11/3/2020
    Residence: Mendota Heights
    Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
    Oath Date: 1/5/2021
    Counties Represented: Dakota
    Occupation: Physician
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
    • Taxes
    • Taxes: Subcommittee on Property Taxes
    Session Notes: Senators Klein, Bigham, Clausen, and Representatives Reyer, Hansen, Richardon, Hanson, Bierman, and Huot's elections were contested by their opponents. The contests were dismissed by the courts for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim.
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    91st Legislative Session (2019-2020) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2019
    Body: Senate
    District: 52
    Elected: 11/8/2016
    Residence: Mendota Heights
    Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
    Oath Date: 1/3/2017
    Counties Represented: Dakota
    Occupation: Physician, Hennepin County Medical Center
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2020 1st Sp.S. - Author
       2020 6th Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
    • Human Services Reform Finance and Policy
    • Transportation Finance and Policy
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    90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2017
    Body: Senate
    District: 52
    Elected: 11/8/2016
    Residence: Mendota Heights
    Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
    Oath Date: 1/3/2017
    Counties Represented: Dakota
    Occupation: Physician, Hennepin County Medical Center
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment
    • Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
    • Human Services Reform Finance and Policy
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    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.

    Photographs

    Matt Klein and Zach Duckworth on the Minnesota Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota 4/19/2022. Matt Klein and Zach Duckworth converse after the adjournment of a floor session. Matt Klein is a Democrat from Mendota Heights and Zach Duckworth is a Republican from Lakeville. Photo credit: A.J. Olmscheid, Senate Media Services.
    Matt Klein and Matt Little on the Minnesota Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota 3/16/2017. Matt Klein and Matt Little converse on the Senate Floor. Matt Klein is a Democrat from Mendota Heights and Matt Little is a Democrat from Lakeville. Photo credit: David Oakes, Senate Media Services.

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